Discriminative validity of an abbreviated Semantic Verbal Fluency Test [PDF]
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2019 . Semantic verbal fluency (SVF) is one of the most widely used tests for cognitive assessment due to its diagnostic utility (DU). Objective: our objective is to evaluate the DU to detect cognitive impairment (CI) of a short version of the SVF applied in
José David Herrera-García +7 more
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A Systematic Review of Normative Data for Verbal Fluency Test in Different Languages
Neuropsychology Review, 2022 Verbal fluency tests are easy and quick to use in neuropsychological assessments, so they have been counted among the most classical tools in this context. To date, several normative data for verbal fluency tests have been provided in different languages and countries.
Dolores Villalobos +2 more
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Verbal Fluency Test in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. [PDF]
J Neurosci Rural Pract, 2020 Background The verbal fluency task is a widely used psychometric test to account for cognitive functions, particularly, verbal and executive functions.
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Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2015 Objective: Verbal fluency tests are widely used for the assessment of executive functions. However, traditional versions of the test depend on several cognitive factors beyond these components.
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Adaptation and usage of the verbal fluency test in the world
Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna, 2014 Aim: The verbal fluency test is one of the best known and useful neuropsychological tools based on the language functions diagnosis. The study was aimed at analysis and evaluation of adaptation and use of this test in the world, with a special emphasis
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Semantic Verbal Fluency test in dementia: Preliminary retrospective analysis [PDF]
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2009 The Semantic Verbal Fluency (SVF) test entails the generation of words from a given category within a pre-set time of 60 seconds. Objectives: To verify whether socio-demographic and clinical data of individuals with dementia correlate with the ...
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Semantic Relations in a Categorical Verbal Fluency Test: An Exploratory Investigation in Mild Cognitive Impairment. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2019 Categorical verbal fluency tests (CFT) are commonly used to assess the integrity of semantic memory in individuals with brain damage. Persons with Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type display a reduced output on CFT, and a similar pattern has been reported ...
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How to Assess Executive Functions in a Low-Educated and Multicultural Population Using a Switching Verbal Fluency Test (the TFA-93) in Neurodegenerative Diseases? [PDF]
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen, 2019 Few neuropsychological tests are available to assess executive dysfunction in low-educated and multicultural populations. To address this issue, the TFA-93, a switching verbal fluency test to assess cognitive flexibility, was administered to 70 healthy ...
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Aberrant prefrontal functional connectivity during verbal fluency test is associated with reading comprehension deficits in autism spectrum disorder: An fNIRS study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show marked difficulties in reading comprehension, a complex cognitive skill fundamental to successful daily functioning that is associated with core executive functions.
Melody M. Y. Chan +6 more
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Math and verbal fluency across adulthood provide insights into aging and individual differences [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLife expectancy is increasing, leading to a growing population of older adults. Although cognitive functions decline with age, mathematical functioning in later adulthood has received relatively limited research attention.
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