BACKGROUND Scales of global cognition and behavior, often used as endpoints for intervention trials in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), are insufficiently responsive (i.e., relatively insensitive to change). Large patient samples are needed to detect beneficial drug effects. Therefore, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of cerebral atrophy have been proposed ...

The prevalence of dementia increases significantly from the age of 65 years, doubling every five years thereafter. Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) constitute the two main dementia types. Differentiating them encompasses anamnesis, neurological examination, laboratory and neuroimaging exams and neuropsychological assessment. Neuropsychological assessment produces different f...

A suite of computer programms is descibed for visual field-assessment of residual vision in neuropsychological rehabilitation.

At present, there is high importance to involve Neuropsychological Assessment in the educational environment. The problematic issue reveals idea of integrating neuropsychology and personality diagnostics procedure adolescent young age people. A new approach learning ability assessment should essentially be revealed understanding personal neuropsychological status adolescence youth. Personality ...