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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"neuropsychological evaluation"”.
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The WASI as a Screening Tool for Counselors in the Referral Decision for a Neuropsychological Evaluation
… possible CD and, thus, justify referral for neuropsychological evaluation. This study examined the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) instrument's ability to screen for possible CD by examining the relationship between a) WASI Performance IQ (PIQ) and Verbal IQ (VIQ) scores …
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Neuropsychological Correlates of Anosognosia in MCI and Dementia
… and informant reports as they relate to actual neuropsychological function, identify the presence or absence of anosognosia within the MCI population, and explore the diagnostic utility of anosognosia assessment in MCI and dementia populations. A total of 49 patients were included in the sample …
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Predicting common two-point combinations of the MMPI with the Dean-Woodcock Structured Emotional Status Exam in a neurological sample
… The data of 200 patients referred for a neuropsychological evaluation at a large Midwestern neurology practice was used in this study. Age of patients ranged between 13 and 96 years. An 11-factor exploratory analysis with an oblique rotation and principle axis factoring was compared to …
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Qualitative scoring procedures for the detection of malingering using the Wechsler Memory Scale - Third Edition
Individuals undergoing neuropsychological evaluation are often involved in litigation for compensation. Consequently, much incentive to perform poorly on neuropsychological assessments exists. Thus, sophisticated detection methods are desirable. One promising approach may be to utilize qualitative …
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Examining the Association between Depressive Symptoms and Performance on Executive Function Measures in Children
… sample of children referred for outpatient, neuropsychological evaluation was used in this investigation. Results revealed that the sample of children with elevated symptoms of depression did not demonstrate impaired, or worse executive function performance compared to clinical controls. …
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Factors Influencing the Face Validity of Effort Tests: Timing of Warning and Feedback
The assessment of client effort during neuropsychological evaluation is of high importance. Two experiments were designed to assess factors that may influence effort testing during neuropsychological assessment. Participants for both experiments were undergraduate students without a history of …
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Factors Influencing the Face Validity of Effort Tests: Timing of Warning and Feedback
The assessment of client effort during neuropsychological evaluation is of high importance. Two experiments were designed to assess factors that may influence effort testing during neuropsychological assessment. Participants for both experiments were undergraduate students without a history of …
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Feigning Cognitive Deficits on Neuropsychological Evaluations: Multiple Detection Strategies
Individuals undergoing forensic neuropsychological evaluation frequently stand to gain in some manner if neurocognitive dysfunction is diagnosed. As a result, neuropsychologists are customarily asked to test for neurocognitive feigning during the assessment. The current study employed an analogue …
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The relationship between neurocognitive functioning and psychiatric status in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
… a mean age of 11 years old at the time of the neuropsychological evaluation. Participants were patients referred by their treating physician for neuropsychological services following treatment of chemotherapy only or chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Executive functioning was measured using …
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MRS and Neuropsychological Outcome in Children with Non-accidental TBI
… empirical studies have specifically examined the neuropsychological consequences in this population of children. The current study examined the relationship between clinical variables, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H-MRS), and neuropsychological outcome in this high-risk population of …
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The Relationship Between the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition and the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities in a Clinically Referred Pediatric Population
… 16 years, 11 months referred for a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation at a university-affiliated assessment center. Data for all participants were collected following administration of a battery of measures as part of a neuropsychological evaluation, with tests administered in no …
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Long-Term Neuropsychological Effects in Survivors of Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas
… years post diagnosis (n = 20) participated in a neuropsychological evaluation. Demographic and tumour related variables were independently analyzed. Results: The majority of the participants demonstrated average ability on most cognitive tasks, although we found some variability resulting in …
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Microstructural Abnormalities In Striatial And Medial-Temporal Tracts In Children With A History Of Early Severe Deprivation: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
… in functional and structural imaging and a neuropsychological evaluation. For internationally adopted children frontal-cortical connectivity showed patterns of diffuse and low connectivity, whereas medial-temporal cortical connectivity showed patterns of diffuse and "normal" connectivity. …
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Apathy, Depression, and Emotional Lability in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
… ALS. All participants underwent comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation, including measures of cognition, mood, and behavior. Multiple hierarchical regression analyses were used to predict performance on neuropsychological measures from apathy, depression, and emotional lability. Of the 161 …
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The role of premorbid factors and adverse childhood experiences in the persistence of symptoms post mild traumatic brain injury (persistent postconcussive symptoms)
… years; <em>SD</em> = 2.28), who presented for a neuropsychological evaluation due to PPCS, were included in this archival study. Of the predictors examined (i.e., sex, maternal education, previous mTBI, psychiatric illness, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disorder …
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Localization of seizure foci in pediatric populations : development of a predictive pediatric model
… in the United States. Its deleterious effects on neuropsychological functioning are associated with significant direct and indirect costs at both the individual and societal level. Despite this, relatively few studies have systematically compared neuropsychological functioning by epilepsy type in …
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The Utility of the Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch) for Attention-Related Referrals
… were administered the TEA-Ch as part of a neuropsychological evaluation. Both the ADHD and clinical groups scored in the impaired range (16th percentile or below) at a higher-than-expected rate for the following subtests: Sky Search (Time-Per-Target and Attention scores), Score!, Sky Search …
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Neurocognitive resilience in children born late and moderate preterm (LAMP): Predictors of outcomes in attention, working memory, and executive functioning
… 8 and 12 years who had completed an outpatient neuropsychological evaluation. GA was not related to ADHD diagnostic status, but lower GA predicted high ADHD-related symptom severity as indicated by caregiver report on the Conners-3. Though LAMP children did not differ from their term-born peers …
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Memory for Complex Pictures: Development and Validation of Digit Test of Effort
The assessment of client effort during neuropsychological evaluation is of high importance. Two experiments were designed to assess the psychometric properties of a new measure of client effort during neuropsychological assessment (entitled Memory for Complex Pictures (MCP). Participants for …
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Memory for Complex Pictures: Development and Validation of Digit Test of Effort
The assessment of client effort during neuropsychological evaluation is of high importance. Two experiments were designed to assess the psychometric properties of a new measure of client effort during neuropsychological assessment (entitled Memory for Complex Pictures (MCP). Participants for …
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