Trail Making Test
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The Trail-making Test B and driver screening in the emergency department.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: Emergency departments (EDs) rarely screen for older driving safety. The Trail-Making Test B (TMT-B) is a neuropsychological test that may predict ability to drive. We sought to examine the driving patterns of older ED patients and the ... Read more...

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...

The Akt inhibitor triciribine sensitizes prostate carcinoma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis.

13 Aug 2009 Aberrant PI3K/Akt signaling has been implicated in many human cancers, including prostate carcinomas. Currently different therapeutic strategies target the inhibition of this survival pathway. The nucleoside analog triciribine (TCN), which was ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Trail Making Test'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The Trail-making Test B and driver screening in the emergency department. 29 Sep 2009
• Measuring impairments in memory and executive function in older people using the Revised Cambridge Cognitive Examination. 30 Aug 2009
• The Akt inhibitor triciribine sensitizes prostate carcinoma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. 13 Aug 2009
• Younger age is a good predictor of better executive function after surgery for pituitary adenoma in adults. 27 Jul 2009
• Construct validity of the Trail Making Test: role of task-switching, working memory, inhibition/interference control, and visuomotor abilities. 29 Apr 2009
• Impaired attention network in temporal lobe epilepsy: a resting FMRI study. 21 Apr 2009
• Changes in neurocognitive function in patients with schizophrenia after starting or switching to amisulpride in comparison with the normal controls. 30 Mar 2009
• Trail Making Test: normative data for Turkish elderly population by age, sex and education. 2 Mar 2009
• Cognitive function is not associated with recurrent foot ulcers in patients with diabetes and neuropathy. 22 Feb 2009
• Increase in prefrontal cortex blood flow during the computer version trail making test. 10 Feb 2009
• [Effects of an exercise program on frontal lobe cognitive function in elders] 30 Jan 2009
• Bad odors stick better than good ones: Olfactory qualities and odor recognition. 30 Dec 2008
• Executive functions and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia: comparisons between probands, parents and controls in India. 30 Dec 2008
• Gene-environment interactions across development: Exploring DRD2 genotype and prenatal smoking effects on self-regulation. 30 Dec 2008
• The validity of the Color Trail Test in the pre-driver assessment of individuals with acquired brain injury. 29 Nov 2008
• Can Tai chi enhance cognitive vitality? A preliminary study of cognitive executive control in older adults after A Tai chi intervention. 29 Nov 2008
• Does inability to allocate attention contribute to balance constraints during gait in older adults? 29 Nov 2008
• Psychometric characteristics and practice effects of the Brunswick Trail Making Test. 29 Nov 2008
• Effects of D-cycloserine administration on weekly nonemotional memory tasks in healthy participants. 16 Nov 2008
• The game of chess enhances cognitive abilities in schizophrenia. 5 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Trail Making Test'

Definition: The subject's ability to connect 25 numbered and lettered circles in sequence in a specific length of time. A score of 12 or below is suggestive of organic brain damage.

Descriptor UI: D014145

Alternative terms: Trail Making Test; Making Test, Trail; Making Tests, Trail; Test, Trail Making; Tests, Trail Making; Trail Making Tests;

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

Tree Number: F04.711.513.838;

History Note: 91(71); was see under NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS 1985-90; was see under PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS 1971-84