Use of the Word Association Technique for Memory Assessment in Older PatientsSummary: A free single-word association test (WAT) was performed with 82 older neurological patients (age range: 60 to 85 years), as part of a comprehensive neuropsychological ...
The Sensitivity to Cognitive Impairment of the SKT Short Test - A Literature SurveySummary: The SKT, which was first published in 1977 by Erzigkeit and has since been revised twice, is a short cognitive performance test for assessing deficits of memory ...
Seven-Minute Screen for the Diagnosis of Dementia in Outpatient and Inpatient SettingsSummary: The seven minute screen (7mS) has been introduced as battery of short dementia-tests for clinical evaluation several years ago. In contrast to the MMSE the 7mS ...
Psychometric Assessment of Anterograde Mnesic Disorders in AmnesiaAbstract:N = 118 in-patients with amnesic syndrome from five different groups of diagnosis (Korsakoff's syndrome, Hypoxia, Head injury, vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's disease (early ...
Abstract: A computerized dual-task procedure for the assessment of divided attention is described, which does not only allow for the concurrent presentation of visual and auditory stimuli, but also, by supplying two response keys, for the simultaneous ...
The Use of Symptom Validity Tests in Neuropsychological Assessment: An Analogue StudyAbstract: German versions of three different symptom validity tests (SVT) were examined: the Amsterdam Short-Term Memory test (ASTM), the Word Memory Test (WMT), and the ...
Assessment of Driving AbilitySummary: This article describes the guidelines for the assessment of driving ability of persons with neurological disorders, given by the Fahrerlaubnis-Verordnung (FeV, 1998), the Begutachtungs-Leitlinien zur ...
Zusammenfassung: Ohne eine Untersuchung der Leistungsmotivation sind neuropsychologische Testergebnisse in einem nicht zu kalkulierenden Maß verzerrt. Die Untersuchung von suboptimalem Leistungsverhalten ist im Rahmen neuropsychologischer Begutachtungen ...
Reliability and Validity of Symptom Validity Tests and Indicators: An Experimental StudyAbstract. In an analogue design, German versions of three different symptom validity tests (SVT) were examined: the Medical Symptom Validity Test (MSVT), the ...
Executive Functions: Overview and TaxonomyAbstract: This review article proposes a taxonomy of executive functions based on neuropsychological models. The goal is to present a multidimensional framework of executive functions and associated diagnostic ...
Es wird ein selektiver Überblick über Einsatzmöglichkeiten von ereigniskorrelierten Hirnpotenzialen (EKPs) in der neuropsychologischen Einzelfalldiagnostik gegeben. Dabei wird zunächst auf die neurophysiologischen Grundlagen und einzelne wichtige ...
Zeichnungen von Fahrrädern werden seit langem in der neuropsychologischen Diagnostik eingesetzt. Lezak schlug ein formales System zu ihrer Bewertung vor. Anhand einer Stichprobe von 200 neurologischen Patienten werden Daten zur Reliabilität und Validität ...
Clinical Validity of the Kaufman-Computerized Assessment Battery in the Assessment of Children with ADHDThis study examined the utility of the PASS theory of intelligence (Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, Successive) as measured by the K-CAB for ...
Der Fallbericht beschreibt die Situation einer jungen Studentin nach schwerem Schädel-Hirn-Trauma und die lebensentscheidende Bedeutung, die dem neuropsychologischen Bericht zukommt. Während eines Rehabilitationsaufenthaltes wurden neuropsychologische ...
Neuropsychological Findings in Adult ADHDADHD is a chronic disorder with a life-long perspective, which starts in childhood and continues during adolescence. A neuropsychological or neurobiological test for adult ADHD is not available. The diagnosis of ...
Three Socio-Demographic Equations for the Estimation of the (Premorbid) Intelligence Quotients According to WechslerWithin each neuropsychological assessment, estimation of a patients premorbid level of functioning is central to the diagnosis of ...
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on (a) neuropsychological test performance and (b) self-reported emotional complaints within individuals suffering from postconcussional disorder (PCD) after a mild ...
European Survey on Symptom Validity Assessment Practices and Beliefs: Results of German ParticipantsDandachi-FitzGerald, Ponds and Merten (2013) conducted a survey on symptom validity practices and beliefs among neuropsychologists from six European ...
Current ambulatory technologies are highly relevant for neuropsychological assessment and treatment as they provide a gateway to real life data. Ambulatory assessment of cognitive complaints, skills and emotional states in natural contexts provides ...
Abstract. Initially we assessed self-rated cognitive deficits, depression and quality of life in MS patients and healthy controls (n = 299) by an online survey. Secondly, attention performance of MS outpatients (n = 33) was objectively assessed by the ...