Neuropsychological Tests

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Cognitive effects of unilateral posteroventral pallidotomy: a 4-year follow-up study.

We assessed the long-term neuropsychological effects of unilateral posteroventral pallidotomy in Parkinsons disease. Eleven Parkinsons disease patients, from an original cohort of 15 consecutive patients who underwent pallidotomy, were evaluated. A ...
Montse Alegret, Francesc Valldeoriola, Eduardo Tolosa, Pere Vendrell, Carme Junqué, José Martínez, Jordi Rumià (Mov Disord, 200303)
cognitive-effects-unilateral-posteroventral-pallidotomy-year-follow.asp

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Neurodegenerative disease and the evolution of art: the effects of presumed corticobasal degeneration in a professional artist.

Production of art is a complex process involving a combination of technical skill and a unique talent. Changes in artistic ability may accompany neurodegenerative disorders when they occur in an artist. The nature of these changes in the context of ...
Galit Kleiner-Fisman, Sandra E Black, Anthony E Lang (Mov Disord, 200303)
neurodegenerative-disease-evolution-art-effects-presumed-corticobasal.asp

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Preoccupation, food, and failure: an investigation of cognitive performance deficits in dieters.

OBJECTIVE: This study tested two explanations of the cognitive performance deficits of dieters. First, these deficits are due to the metabolic consequences of food deprivation. Second, they are psychological in origin (i.e., preoccupation with ...
Nicola Jones, Peter J Rogers (Int J Eat Disord, 200303)
preoccupation-food-failure-investigation-cognitive-performance.asp

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Long-term cognitive and functional decline in late onset Alzheimers disease: therapeutic implications.

BACKGROUND: National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines advocate the use of the Mini-Mental Test Examination and a functional assessment as a means of measuring treatment response. However, there is little knowledge of the change expected in ...
Clive Holmes, Simon Lovestone (Age Ageing, 200303)
long-term-cognitive-functional-decline-late-onset-alzheimer-s-disease.asp

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The relationship of neuropsychological abilities to specific domains of functional capacity in older schizophrenia patients.

BACKGROUND: This study sought to determine the relative importance of cognitive measures in predicting various domains of everyday functional capacity in older outpatients with schizophrenia. METHODS: Ninety-three psychiatry outpatients with diagnoses of ...
Jovier D Evans, Robert K Heaton, Jane S Paulsen, Barton W Palmer, Thomas Patterson, Dilip V Jeste (Biol Psychiatry, 200303)
relationship-neuropsychological-abilities-specific-domains-functional.asp

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The effects of adjunctive topiramate on cognitive function in patients with epilepsy.

PURPOSE: We investigated possible cognitive effects of topiramate (TPM) in polypharmacy on patients with intractable epilepsy. METHODS: Study 1 evaluated 22 consecutively admitted patients whose antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) on admission to the Montreal ...
Suzee Lee, Viviane Sziklas, Frederick Andermann, Sara Farnham, Gail Risse, Mary Gustafson, John Gates, Patricia Penovich, Abdullah Al-Asmi, Francois Dubeau, Marilyn Jones-Gotman (Epilepsia, 200303)
effects-adjunctive-topiramate-cognitive-function-patients-epilepsy.asp

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Neurocognitive impairment and driving performance after coronary artery bypass surgery.

OBJECTIVE: Neurocognitive impairment is common after cardiac surgery but few studies have examined the relationship between postoperative neuropsychological test performance and everyday behavior. The influence of postoperative cognitive impairment on ...
Ewa Ahlgren, Anna Lundqvist, Anders Nordlund, Claes Aren, Hans Rutberg (Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 200303)
neurocognitive-impairment-driving-performance-after-coronary-artery.asp

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Lateralising value of neuropsychological protocols for presurgical assessment of temporal lobe epilepsy.

PURPOSE: To estimate the value of neuropsychological measurements in determining the side of seizure onset for presurgical assessment in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. The lateralising value of neuropsychological protocols was evaluated for all ...
Nozomi Akanuma, Gonzalo Alarcón, Francis Lum, Najib Kissani, Michael Koutroumanidis, Naoto Adachi, Colin D Binnie, Charles E Polkey, Robin G Morris (Epilepsia, 200303)
lateralising-value-neuropsychological-protocols-presurgical.asp

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Childhood and current cognitive function in healthy 80-year-olds: a DT-MRI study.

Diffusion tensor MR imaging (DT-MRI) yields information on early pathological changes in white matter of the ageing brain which may correlate with cognitive function. However, because individuals vary in their cognitive ability, a measurement of prior ...
Susan D Shenkin, Mark E Bastin, Tom J MacGillivray, Ian J Deary, John M Starr, Joanna M Wardlaw (Neuroreport, 200303)
childhood-current-cognitive-function-healthy-year-olds-dt-mri-study.asp

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Neurocognitive impairment in drug-free patients with major depressive disorder.

BACKGROUND: Although neurocognitive impairment has been widely reported in major depressive disorder (MDD), confounding factors, such as the effects of psychotropic medication, have rarely been controlled for. AIMS: To examine neurocognitive function in ...
Richard J Porter, Peter Gallagher, Jill M Thompson, Allan H Young (Br J Psychiatry, 200303)
neurocognitive-impairment-drug-free-patients-major-depressive-disorder.asp