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Neuropsychological Testing

Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 2005
Neuropsychological testing is important for the diagnosis and follow-up of dementia; it can also help provide consultation on patient care. However, lengthy testing is costly and can be stressful to the subjects. Tests developed for members of the majority culture often are inappropriate for ethnic minorities, especially those who speak a different ...
Evelyn L, Teng, Jennifer J, Manly
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Neuropsychological Testing

Abstract Developmental neuropsychological testing is an important component of the developmental neuropsychiatric examination. This chapter provides an orientation to using developmental neuropsychological testing in assessing mental functioning.
James C. Harris, Joseph T. Coyle
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Psychometrics of a neuropsychological test battery

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1978
Compared factor analysis (linear) and hierarchical cluster analysis (nonlinear) of a neuropsychological battery of tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, the Wechsler Memory Scale, the Graham-Kendall Memory for Designs Test, and the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Designs Test. The results were discussed within the framework of descriptive
J, Arbit, R, Zager
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Preliminary neuropsychological test results

European Journal of Pediatrics, 1990
A series of information processing tasks was administered to 22 PKU children aged 8.5 years who had been under dietary treatment since birth as well as to 20 controls of the same age. This contribution presents the results of two tasks from this series: a continuous performance task and a calculation task.
L M, de Sonneville, E, Schmidt, U, Michel, U, Batzler   +3 more
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Neuropsychological Tests

2004
AbstractThis chapter provides an overview of the seven main categories of behavioral assessment and describes some individual tests of behaviors in each category. It is broken into seven sections that provide overviews on a selection of behavioral tests useful in assessing that behavioral category.
Gerlinde A. Metz, Bryan Kolb, Ian Q. Whishaw   +2 more
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Neuropsychological tests in Alzheimer’s disease

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2001
The recent development of symptomatic pharmacological treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the probable introduction of new therapies in a near future make the assessment of dementia at its different stages an even greater scientific and public health challenge.
F, Boller, G D, Barba
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The SKT Neuropsychological Test Battery

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 1992
The SKT is a brief neuropsychological test battery that includes nine performance subtests that define two independent factors of memory and attention deficit. It requires no more than 15 minutes to administer and has five parallel forms. Developed in Germany, it has been used successfully to document improved performance of patients in trials of ...
J E, Overall, R, Schaltenbrand
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Neuropsychological testing and assessment for dementia

Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2007
This evidence‐based review examines the utility of brief cognitive tests and neuropsychological testing (NPT) in the detection and diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. All patients presenting with cognitive complaints are recommended to have a brief screening test administered to document the presence and severity of memory ...
Claudia, Jacova, Andrew, Kertesz, Mervin, Blair, John D, Fisk, Howard H, Feldman   +4 more
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Executive Dysfunction and Neuropsychological Testing

2008
Publisher Summary A dysexecutive syndrome is expected in brain disorders that affect any of the different parts of the frontostriatal system. Executive functions should thus be systematically assessed in patients with cognitive, behavioral, or motor disturbances.
Bruno, Dubois, Katia, Andrade, Richard, Levy   +2 more
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