Neuropsychological Tests

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Convergence of different versions of the continuous performance test: clinical and scientific implications.

The Continuous Performance Test has been used for the last 40 years to measure sustained attention or vigilance in many different populations. Different versions of the test have been developed, but little is known about how similar these tests are, and ...
Susan Borgaro, David L Pogge, Victoria A DeLuca, Lale Bilginer, John Stokes, Philip D Harvey (J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 200304)
convergence-different-versions-continuous-performance-test-clinical.asp

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Two-hand line-bisection task outcomes correlate with several measures of hemisphericity.

While seeking new functional methods to reassess the concept of hemisphericity, a two-hand line-bisection task was investigated because of reports of large, stable differences among the general population. These were found to be due to hemispheric ...
Bruce E Morton (Brain Cogn, 200304)
two-hand-line-bisection-task-outcomes-correlate-measures.asp

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How many camels are there in Italy? Cognitive estimates standardised on the Italian population.

OBJECTIVE: We provided the standardisation of a new Cognitive Estimation Task (CET). PARTICIPANTS: the test was administered to 175 healthy subjects. RESULTS: performance on the Cognitive Estimation Task (CET) is associated with gender (where women show ...
S Della Sala, S E MacPherson, L H Phillips, L Sacco, H Spinnler (Neurol Sci, 200304)
many-camels-italy-cognitive-estimates-standardised-italian-population.asp

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Alzheimers disease versus normal ageing: a review of the efficiency of clinical and experimental memory measures.

This paper reviews research findings concerning memory performance in Alzheimers disease (AD) and normal ageing. Studies using clinical (i.e., episodic) memory tests are compared with studies using various experimental memory paradigms (semantic memory, ...
Pauline E J Spaan, Jeroen G W Raaijmakers, Cees Jonker (J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 200304)
alzheimer-s-disease-versus-normal-ageing-review-efficiency-clinical.asp

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Short-term longitudinal evaluation of cerebral blood flow in mild Alzheimers disease.

The aim of this study was to estabilish whether subtle changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) can be detected in patients with mild Alzheimers disease (AD) over a period as short as three months. Aprospective evaluation of rCBF changes with HMPAO ...
G Tonini, M F Shanks, A Venneri (Neurol Sci, 200304)
short-term-longitudinal-evaluation-cerebral-blood-flow-mild-alzheimer.asp

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Modality-specific changes in P300 parameters in patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type.

BACKGROUND: The relationship between the parameters of the P300 potential and the degree or profile of cognitive decline remains controversial. The aim of our study was to evaluate parameters of auditory and visual P300 in patients with mild and moderate ...
Anna Pokryszko-Dragan, Krzysztof Slotwinski, Ryszard Podemski (Med Sci Monit, 200304)
modality-specific-changes-p-parameters-patients-dementia-alzheimer.asp

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Impaired and enhanced attentional function in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

BACKGROUND: The symptom domain of inattention in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suggests that there are neuropsychological fields of attention in which subjects with ADHD express deficits. However, studies using differentiated ...
J Koschack, H J Kunert, G Derichs, G Weniger, E Irle (Psychol Med, 200304)
impaired-enhanced-attentional-function-children-attention-deficit.asp

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Neuropsychological effects of low mercury exposure in dental staff in Erzurum, Turkey.

OBJECTIVE: To carry out measurements of the Hg levels and personal exposure in Turkish dental clinics, and to evaluate possible adverse effects on the CNS in dental personnel. SETTING: Five dental clinics (1 private, 4 public) in Erzurum, Turkey. ...
Nazan Aydin, Serpil Karaoglanoglu, Arzu Yigit, Mevlüt Sait Keles, Ismet Kirpinar, Nilgün Seven (Int Dent J, 200304)
neuropsychological-effects-low-mercury-exposure-dental-staff-erzurum.asp

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Frontotemporal dementia.

In this case study, we describe the symptoms, neuropsychological testing, and brain pathology of a man with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). FTD most often presents with either a change in personality or behavior, such as social withdrawal, increased ...
Lawrence S Honig, Karen Bell, Steven S Chin (Sci SAGE KE, 200304)
frontotemporal-dementia.asp

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Effects of neurobehavioral assessment on feeding and weight gain in preterm neonates.

Neonatal intensive care unit personnel and parents often are concerned that developmental assessment will tire preterm neonates and impair their feeding ability and subsequent weight gain. Therefore, the amount of fluid consumed by 108 preterm neonates ...
Theresa E Senn, Kimberly Andrews Espy (J Dev Behav Pediatr, 200304)
effects-neurobehavioral-assessment-feeding-weight-gain-preterm.asp