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To determine the validity of diagnoses indicative of early-onset dementia (EOD) obtained from an algorithm using administrative data, we examined Veterans Health Administration (VHA) electronic medical records (EMRs). A previously used method of identifying cases of dementia using administrative data was applied to a random sample of 176 cases of P...
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Objective: Behavioral interventions during early memory decline hold promise in delaying the development of dementia. In the present study, participants in a multimodal behavioral intervention study were assessed for post-intervention adherence and predictors of adherence.Methods: Participants (N = 272, mean age = 75.04 ± 7.54) diagnosed with amnes...
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Objective: The Verbal Naming Test (VNT) is a nonvisual measure of word finding with stimuli chosen based on rare frequency of usage in spoken English. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the VNT and test the feasibility of telephone administration. In addition, regression-based normative data were obtaine...
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Objective: Prior research has suggested that treatment-resistant psychosis (TRP) may be a categorically distinct subtype from treatment-responsive psychotic disorders. However, relatively few studies have investigated the cognitive profile of individuals with TRP. Moreover, no prior studies have investigated the effectiveness of using the NIH Toolb...
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Objective: Noncredible symptom claims, regularly expected in forensic contexts, may also occur in clinical and rehabilitation referral contexts. Hidden motives and secondary gain expectations may play a significant role in clinical patients. We studied the prevalence of noncredible symptom report in patients treated for minor mental disorders in an...
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Objectives: Acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) and is associated with morbidity and mortality. Identifying those at risk for developing aGVHD is crucial for early intervention. The current study assessed whether scores on a brief cognitive screening measure could identi...
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Objective: There has been an increased interest in the use of "Hybrid" neuropsychological test batteries to evaluate neurocognitive functioning prior to and following sports-related concussion. Typically, these test batteries include a combination of traditional "paper and pencil" (P&P) and computerized measures. The National Hockey League (NHL) em...
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Objective: Previous meta-analyses have demonstrated verbal working memory (WM) dysfunction in children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); however, the findings are inconsistent. The main objective of this meta-analysis was to investigate the performance of children and adolescents with ADHD in the Digit Span Backw...
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Objective: Neuropsychological evaluations include hold tests like word-reading ability as estimates of premorbid intellect thought to be resilient to the effects of neurologic insult. We tested the alternative hypothesis that exposure to concussion or repetitive subclinical head impacts throughout early life may stunt acquisition of word-reading sk...
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Objective: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that commonly presents with cognitive impairment and greater rates of learning disorders and academic difficulty compared to the general population. Investigations of neurological and physiological expression of NF-1 in monozygotic twins identified intrapair simila...
