Are Verbal Intelligence Subtests and Reading Measures Immune to Non-Credible Effort?
Abstract
The validity of neuropsychological testing is reliant on examinees putting forth adequate effort, yet it has been asserted that verbal subtests from the Wechsler Adult…
Neurobehavioral Comorbidities in Children With Active Epilepsy: A Population-Based Study
Reilly, C., Atkinson, P., Das, K.B., Chin, R.F.M.C., Aylett, S.E., Burch, V., Gillberg, C., Scott, R.C., & Neville, B.G.R.
BACKGROUND: In addition to recurrent epileptic seizures, children with epilepsy can have coexisting cognitive and behavioral difficulties but the spectrum and…
Fatigue, psychological and cognitive impairment following transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke: a systematic review
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke are characterized by short-lasting symptoms; however, anecdotal and empirical evidence suggests that these patients experience ongoing cognitive/psychological impairment for which they are not routinely treated. The aims were…
Personality Disturbances in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Study Demonstrating Changes in Personality Without Cognitive Deficits
Abstract
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) often show deficits on neuropsychological tests that tap functions related to the integrity of the prefrontal…
Relationship between apathy and cognitive dysfunctions in de novo untreated Parkinson’s disease: a prospective longitudinal study
Background and purpose
Apathy may be either a symptom of major depression or a behavioral disturbance occurring in concomitance with depression or alone in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The aim of the present study was to…
The Mild Cognitive Impairment Stage of Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s Disease: A comparison of Cognitive Profiles
Abstract
Background:
Recent studies have demonstrated that structural and pathologic changes are more severe in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) than in those with Parkinson disease with dementia (PDD). We investigated neuropsychological characteristics of patients with mild cognitive…
Story recall and word lists: Differential and combined utilities in predicting cognitive diagnosis
Abstract
Objectives: Verbal memory assessment metrics are an essential component of cognitive screening tools. We compared the relative utilities of word list and story…
Frequency and Quality of Return to Study Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Willmott, C., Ponsford, J., Downing, M., & Carty, M.
Abstract
Objective: To examine the frequency and experience of return to secondary or tertiary study over a 10-year period following traumatic brain injury (TBI).Participants: A group of 295 students with moderate…
Cognitive Dysfunction and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Abstract
Several previous studies showed that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) share common risk factors and histopathology changes, and there is epidemiological evidence linking AMD to cognitive impairment. We tested…
Stroop interference in adults with dyslexia
Abstract
Prior research on developmental dyslexia using Stroop tasks with young participants has found increased interference in participants with dyslexia relative to controls. Here we extend these findings to adult participants,…