Neuropsychological Tests

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P300 subcomponents in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Hyperactivity in the frontal cortex, leading to acceleration of attentional and cognitive processes, is discussed as pathogenetic factor in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as supported by findings of neuroimaging studies. This dysfunction in ...
Paraskevi Mavrogiorgou, Georg Juckel, Thomas Frodl, Jürgen Gallinat, Walter Hauke, Michael Zaudig, Gerhard Dammann, Hans-Jürgen Möller, Ulrich Hegerl (J Psychiatr Res, 200211-12)
p-subcomponents-obsessive-compulsive-disorder.asp

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Therapeutic recreation interventions for need-driven dementia-compromised behaviors in community-dwelling elders.

This study describes a clinical trial of at-home recreational therapy for community dwelling older adults with dementia and disturbing behaviors. After two weeks of daily, individualized recreational therapy interventions (TRIs), results indicated a ...
Suzanne Fitzsimmons, Linda L Buettner (Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen, 200211-12)
therapeutic-recreation-interventions-need-driven-dementia-compromised.asp

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Insight, social knowledge and working memory in schizophrenia.

BACKGROUND: There is evidence that insight and social judgements are impaired in schizophrenia. The influence of these factors on the decision to treat compulsorily in schizophrenia is poorly understood. AIMS: To investigate the contribution of insight, ...
Rachel Upthegrove, Femi Oyebode, Mohan George, M Sayeed Haque (Psychopathology, 200211-12)
insight-social-knowledge-working-memory-schizophrenia.asp

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Depression and Alzheimers disease: symptom or comorbidity?

Alzheimers disease is the most frequent form of dementia, where behavioral and cognitive disruption symptoms coexist. Depression, apathy, anxiety, and other conduct disorders are the complaints most often reported by caregivers. Fifty subjects were ...
Rita Moretti, Paola Torre, Rodolfo M Antonello, Giuseppe Cazzato, Antonio Bava (Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen, 200211-12)
depression-alzheimer-s-disease-symptom-or-comorbidity.asp

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Screening for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) utilizing combined mini-mental-cognitive capacity examinations for identifying dementia prodromes.

OBJECTIVE: To test correctness of results when combining Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Cognitive Capacity Screening Examination (CCSE) for identifying mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among non-demented elderly subjects at risk for developing ...
Gelin Xu, John S Meyer, John Thornby, Munir Chowdhury, Minh Quach (Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 200211)
screening-mild-cognitive-impairment-mci-utilizing-combined-mini.asp

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Event-related potentials reveal processing differences in honest vs malingered memory performance.

Twenty-two undergraduate students completed a recognition memory test while event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded. During the testing phase, subjects distinguished old from new words in a forced-choice format. There were two counterbalanced ...
Hilarie P Tardif, Robert J Barry, Stuart J Johnstone (Int J Psychophysiol, 200211)
event-related-potentials-reveal-processing-differences-honest-vs.asp

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Cognitive performance in schizophrenia: relationship to regional brain volumes and psychiatric symptoms.

In an all-male sample of schizophrenic patients stabilized by medication (n=62) and normal controls (n=27), we obtained neuropsychological test data and high-resolution whole brain magnetic resonance scans, as well as detailed psychiatric rating scales ...
Michael Sanfilipo, Todd Lafargue, Henry Rusinek, Luigi Arena, Celia Loneragan, Andrew Lautin, John Rotrosen, Adam Wolkin (Psychiatry Res, 200211)
cognitive-performance-schizophrenia-relationship-regional-brain.asp

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Prognostic factors and outcome after different types of resection for temporal lobe epilepsy.

OBJECT: It is unknown whether different resection strategies for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) produce alterations in seizure control or neuropsychological performance. METHODS: A series of 321 patients who underwent surgery for TLE between 1989 and 1997 ...
Hans Clusmann, Johannes Schramm, Thomas Kral, Christoph Helmstaedter, Burkhard Ostertun, Rolf Fimmers, Dorothee Haun, Christian E Elger (J Neurosurg, 200211)
prognostic-factors-outcome-after-different-types-resection-temporal.asp

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Trunk orientation induces neglect-like lateral biases in covert attention.

The purpose of this study was to resolve a paradox in the literature on the effects of body orientation on spatial attention. Neuropsychological studies have found that real or simulated trunk rotation relieves contralesional inattention in patients with ...
Jefferson D Grubb, Catherine L Reed (Psychol Sci, 200211)
trunk-orientation-induces-neglect-like-lateral-biases-covert-attention.asp

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The effects of a confectionery snack on attention in young boys.

The relationship between consumption of a confectionery snack after an overnight fast and cognitive function was examined using a variety of cognitive tasks, including spatial memory, verbal memory, attention, visual perception and short-term memory, in ...
Caroline R Busch, Holly A Taylor, Robin B Kanarek, Phillip J Holcomb (Physiol Behav, 200211)
effects-confectionery-snack-attention-young-boys.asp