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Neuropsychological Assessment
Neuropsychological assessment offers a rigorous method of identifying the presence, extent and severity of cognitive impairments. Brief observation and informal interaction can yield valuable information about a patient’s condition, but this level of assessment does not usually provide a sufficient foundation for evaluating the degree or extent of cognitive difficulties, and may mean that subtl...
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Neuropsychological studies show that cognitive deficits associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are distinct from age-associated cognitive decline. Quantitative and qualitative differences are apparent across many cognitive domains, but are especially obvious in episodic memory (particularly delayed recall), semantic knowledge, and some aspects of executive functions. The qualitatively distinc...
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A neuropsychological evaluation can help in narrowing the differential diagnosis of cognitive dysfunction, choosing treatments, and evaluating the efficacy of an intervention on an ongoing basis. In patients with documented neurologic disorders, information from neuropsychological assessment can define the patient's functional limitations or residual cognitive strengths. Proper use of neuropsyc...
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The group selected for this evaluation consisted of 109 normal people with an average age of 25, coming from two different sociocultural levels (high and low) of Mexico City. All were completely evaluated by Luria's battery for neuropsychological assessment, adapted by Ardila, Ostrosky, and Canseco, 1981. This group of tests measures nine different areas: Motor Functions, Somatosensory Knowledg...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.556050