Neuropsychological Tests - Standards
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Measuring impairments in memory and executive function in older people using the Revised Cambridge Cognitive Examination.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: The Revised Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG-R) is a cognitive screen that has been used to discriminate individuals with dementia from cognitively intact older people. It consists of items assessing various cognitive domains, but ... Read more...

Neuropsychological status at seizure onset in children: risk factors for early cognitive deficits.

10 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: This large, prospective, community-based study characterized neuropsychological functioning and academic achievement at the time of the first recognized seizure and identified risk factors for cognitive deficits. METHODS: We compared 282 ... Read more...

[Discriminatory validity and association of the mini-mental test (MMSE) and the memory alteration test (M@T) with a neuropsychological battery in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease]

30 Jul 2009 AIMS: To establish the discriminatory validity of the mini-mental test (MMSE) and the memory alteration test (M@T) for the diagnosis of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), and also to study the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Neuropsychological Tests - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Measuring impairments in memory and executive function in older people using the Revised Cambridge Cognitive Examination. 30 Aug 2009
• Neuropsychological status at seizure onset in children: risk factors for early cognitive deficits. 10 Aug 2009
• [Discriminatory validity and association of the mini-mental test (MMSE) and the memory alteration test (M@T) with a neuropsychological battery in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease] 30 Jul 2009
• Neuropsychological and MRI measures predict short-term evolution in benign multiple sclerosis. 27 Jul 2009
• Benign or not benign MS: a role for routine neuropsychological assessment? 27 Jul 2009
• The neonatal moment of meeting--building the dialogue, strengthening the bond. 29 Jun 2009
• Scales as outcome measures for Alzheimer's disease. 29 Jun 2009
• Development and validation of the Memory Performance Index: reducing measurement error in recall tests. 29 Jun 2009
• Standards for sample composition and impairment classification in neuropsychological studies of multiple sclerosis. 29 Jun 2009
• Sensitivity of conventional memory tests in multiple sclerosis: comparing the Rao Brief Repeatable Neuropsychological Battery and the Minimal Assessment of Cognitive Function in MS. 23 Jun 2009
• A comparison of four tests of cognition as predictors of inability to perform spirometry in old age. 22 Jun 2009
• Tests to assess motor phenotype in mice: a user's guide. 8 Jun 2009
• Hasegawa Dementia Scale - revised, for screening of early Alzheimer's disease in the elderly with type 2 diabetes. 30 May 2009
• Inspection time predicts individual differences in everyday functioning among elderly adults: testing discriminant validity. 30 May 2009
• [System of evaluation, application manual and cut-off score for the cube copying test] 30 May 2009
• Detection of MCI in the clinic: evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of a computerised test battery, the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test and the MMSE. 17 May 2009
• Comparing probable case identification of developmental coordination disorder using the short form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency and the Movement ABC. 29 Apr 2009
• Polish adaptation of scoliosis research society-22 questionnaire. 29 Apr 2009
• Misinterpreting schizophrenia relatives' impairments. 3 Apr 2009
• The Alzheimer's Disease Centers' Uniform Data Set (UDS): the neuropsychologic test battery. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Neuropsychological Tests'

Definition: Tests designed to assess neurological function associated with certain behaviors. They are used in diagnosing brain dysfunction or damage and central nervous system disorders or injury.

Descriptor UI: D009483

Alternative terms: Neuropsychological Tests; Test, Neuropsychological; Neuropsychologic Tests; Neuropsychologic Test; Test, Neuropsychologic; Tests, Neuropsychologic; Neuropsychological Test; Tests, Neuropsychological; Aphasia Tests; Aphasia Test; Test, Aphasia; Tests, Aphasia; Memory for Designs Test;

Allowable Qualifiers: history; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: F04.711.513;

Online Note: use NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS to search APHASIA 1979-84 & MEMORY FOR DESIGNS TEST 1971-84 (as Prov 1971-72)

History Note: 85; was NON MESH before 1985; MEMORY FOR DESIGNS TEST was heading 1971-84 (Prov 1971-72); APHASIA TESTS was see under LANGUAGE TESTS 1979-84

Technical Notes: DF: NEUROPSYCHOL TESTS