Neuropsychological Tests

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Frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism with the P301S tau gene mutation in a Jewish family.

BACKGROUND: Frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17q21-22 (FTDP-17) is an autosomal dominant tauopathy manifested by a variable combination of personality changes, cognitive decline and hypokinetic-rigid movement disorder. ...
Alexander Lossos, Avinoam Reches, Aya Gal, Joel P Newman, Dov Soffer, John Moshe Gomori, Moshe Boher, Dana Ekstein, Iftah Biran, Zeev Meiner, Oded Abramsky, Hanna Rosenmann (J Neurol, 200306)
frontotemporal-dementia-parkinsonism-p-s-tau-gene-mutation-jewish.asp

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Magnitude of effect and special approach to Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 in cognitive disorders.

In the early 70s, improvements in methodical procedures of extraction and standardization of ginkgo preparation allowed the production of a highly concentrated and stable extract (EGb 761) (definition see editorial) by the company Dr. Willmar Schwabe, ...
P L Le Bars (Pharmacopsychiatry, 200306)
magnitude-effect-special-approach-ginkgo-biloba-extract-egb-.asp

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Discrimination of dementia with lewy bodies from Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease using the clock drawing test.

OBJECTIVE: The authors objective was to examine the ability of the Clock Drawing Test to discriminate Dementia with Lewy bodies from Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease. BACKGROUND: Recent advances in medical treatments for dementia underscore the ...
Deborah A Cahn-Weiner, Karren Williams, Janet Grace, Geoffrey Tremont, Holly Westervelt, Robert A Stern (Cogn Behav Neurol, 200306)
discrimination-dementia-lewy-bodies-alzheimer-disease-parkinson.asp

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Executive and nonexecutive neuropsychological functioning in antisocial personality disorder.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationships between antisocial personality disorder and executive abilities as well as antisocial personality disorder with other domains of cognitive functioning. BACKGROUND: Previous research has suggested that antisocial ...
Timothy A Crowell, Kevin M Kieffer, Susana Kugeares, Rodney D Vanderploeg (Cogn Behav Neurol, 200306)
executive-nonexecutive-neuropsychological-functioning-antisocial.asp

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Glucose effects on a continuous performance test of attention in adults.

Increases in plasma blood glucose levels modulate memory, mood, and, to some extent, attention in adults. Participants in the present study were administered glucose (10, 100, and 500 mg/kg, or 50 g) or placebo (23.7 mg saccharin) shortly prior to ...
Robert W Flint, Crystal Turek (Behav Brain Res, 200306)
glucose-effects-continuous-performance-test-attention-adults.asp

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Event-related potentials and neuropsychological tests in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have provided evidence from event-related potentials (ERPs) and neuropsychological testing of abnormal cognitive processing in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The aim of this study was to further characterize the ...
Berna Binnur Kivircik, Görsev G Yener, Köksal Alptekin, Huriye Aydin (Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 200306)
event-related-potentials-neuropsychological-tests-obsessive.asp

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Introduction of night shift call system for surgical trainees: a prospective self-controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE: The number of hours worked by specialty trainees has come under scrutiny recently. One approach aimed at decreasing the number of consecutive hours worked is the night shift call system (NSCS). This study aimed to determine the advantages and ...
Daniel Tai Yam Lee, Sharon Wing Wai Chan, Samuel Po Yin Kwok (Med Educ, 200306)
introduction-night-shift-call-system-surgical-trainees-prospective.asp

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Stability of serial assessments of motor and communication abilities in typically developing infants--implications for screening.

BACKGROUND: Neuromaturational theory and dynamic systems theory make different assumptions about the rate of development of motor and communication skills. AIMS: The stability of fine motor, gross motor, and communication scores of infants was evaluated ...
Johanna Darrah, Megan Hodge, Joyce Magill-Evans, Gayatri Kembhavi (Early Hum Dev, 200306)
stability-serial-assessments-motor-communication-abilities-typically.asp

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Initiation of breastfeeding among mothers of very low birth weight infants.

OBJECTIVE: To examine factors that predict the initiation of expressed milk feedings and the transition to direct breastfeedings among mothers of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. METHODS: The sample consists of 361 mother-infant pairs enrolled in a ...
Melanie M Smith, Maureen Durkin, Veronica J Hinton, David Bellinger, Louise Kuhn (Pediatrics, 200306)
initiation-breastfeeding-mothers-low-birth-weight-infants.asp

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Cigarette smoking and cognitive decline in midlife: evidence from a prospective birth cohort study.

OBJECTIVES: The authors investigated the effects of cigarette smoking on midlife cognitive performance. METHODS: Multiple regression was used to test the association between cigarette smoking and changes in cognitive test scores among male and female ...
Marcus Richards, Martin J Jarvis, Neil Thompson, Michael E J Wadsworth (Am J Public Health, 200306)
cigarette-smoking-cognitive-decline-midlife-evidence-prospective.asp