Neuropsychological Tests

541.

Chromosome 3 linked frontotemporal dementia (FTD-3).

BACKGROUND: The authors have identified and studied a large kindred in which frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The trait has been mapped to the pericentromeric region of chromosome 3. METHODS: The authors report ...
S Gydesen, J M Brown, A Brun, L Chakrabarti, A Gade, P Johannsen, M Rossor, T Thusgaard, A Grove, D Yancopoulou, M G Spillantini, E M C Fisher, J Collinge, S A Sorensen (Neurology, 200211)
chromosome-linked-frontotemporal-dementia-ftd.asp

542.

The effect of lidocaine on early postoperative cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass surgery.

We investigated the effect of lidocaine on the incidence of cognitive dysfunction in the early postoperative period after cardiac surgery. One-hundred-eighteen patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) ...
Dongxin Wang, Xinmin Wu, Jun Li, Feng Xiao, Xiaoying Liu, Meijin Meng (Anesth Analg, 200211)
effect-lidocaine-early-postoperative-cognitive-dysfunction-after.asp

543.

The clock drawing test and questionable dementia: reliability and validity.

OBJECTIVES: In order to evaluate the suitability of the clock drawing test (CDT) for the detection of questionable dementia (QD), we assessed the inter-rater reliabilities and intercorrelations of four common scoring methods of the CDT in a sample of ...
Eva Seigerschmidt, Edelgard Mösch, Margarete Siemen, Hans Förstl, Horst Bickel (Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 200211)
clock-drawing-test-questionable-dementia-reliability-validity.asp

544.

Neuropsychological manifestations of the genetic mutation for Huntingtons disease in presymptomatic individuals.

A triplet repeat (CAG) expansion mutation in the huntingtin gene on chromosome 4 is responsible for Huntingtons disease (HD). Presymptomatic genetic testing for this mutation has identified clinically normal persons who are virtually certain to develop ...
Jason Brandt, Barnett Shpritz, Ann Marie Codori, Russell Margolis, Adam Rosenblatt (J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 200211)
neuropsychological-manifestations-genetic-mutation-huntington-s.asp

545.

Cognitive slowing in Parkinsons disease resolves after practice.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of dopaminergic repletion on working memory in Parkinsons disease. METHODS: The role of dopaminergic state on working memory in patients with Parkinsons disease was determined using the Sternberg item recognition paradigm, ...
D Z Press, D J Mechanic, D Tarsy, D S Manoach (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 200211)
cognitive-slowing-parkinson-s-disease-resolves-after-practice.asp

546.

Stress and depressive symptoms among Mexican American elders.

Although social stressors have successfully predicted depressive symptomatology in a number of populations, few studies have examined the relevance of stressors for Mexican American elders. Results are reported here from a multistage probability sample ...
David A Chiriboga, Sandra A Black, Maria Aranda, Kyriakos Markides (J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 200211)
stress-depressive-symptoms-mexican-american-elders.asp

547.

Goal setting and attainment in Alzheimers disease patients treated with donepezil.

OBJECTIVES: To understand the treatment goals of Alzheimers disease (AD) patients, carers, and physicians; to estimate whether clinically important goals are met during treatment with donepezil; and to compare a measure of goal attainment with standard ...
K Rockwood, J E Graham, S Fay, (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 200211)
goal-setting-attainment-alzheimer-s-disease-patients-treated-donepezil.asp

548.

Education and sex differences in the mini-mental state examination: effects of differential item functioning.

Years of completed education is a powerful correlate of performance on mental status assessment. This analysis evaluates differences in cognitive performance attributable to level of education and sex. We analyzed Mini-Mental State Examination responses ...
Richard N Jones, Joseph J Gallo (J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 200211)
education-sex-differences-mini-mental-state-examination-effects.asp

549.

1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy, cognitive function, and apolipoprotein E genotype in normal aging, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimers disease.

The aim of this study was to examine the associations of apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype, metabolic changes in the posterior cingulate detected by 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and neuropsychologic measures of memory and cognition both in ...
Kejal Kantarci, Glenn E Smith, Robert J Ivnik, Ronald C Petersen, Bradley F Boeve, David S Knopman, Eric G Tangalos, Clifford R Jack (J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 200211)
h-magnetic-resonance-spectroscopy-cognitive-function-apolipoprotein-e.asp

550.

Interrater reliability among epilepsy centers: multicenter study of epilepsy surgery.

PURPOSE: To measure the interrater reliability of presurgical testing and surgical decisions among epilepsy centers. METHODS: Seven centers participating in an ongoing, prospective multicenter study of resective epilepsy surgery agreed to conform to a ...
Sheryl R Haut, Anne T Berg, Shlomo Shinnar, Hillel W Cohen, Carl W Bazil, Michael R Sperling, John T Langfitt, Steven V Pacia, Thaddeus S Walczak, Susan S Spencer (Epilepsia, 200211)
interrater-reliability-epilepsy-centers-multicenter-study-epilepsy.asp