• To examine the association between previous concussions and heading exposure with performance on computer based neuropsychological tests among professional Norwegian football players. (bmj.com)
  • The Neuropsychological Assessment Battery Software Portfolio (NAB-SP) is a technology that automates the calculation of raw scores and obtains normative scores (e.g., z scores, T-scores, percentiles) from NAB tests. (va.gov)
  • Neuropsychological assessment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dyscalculia Test (CAB-DC): Online Neuropsychological Assessment Battery. (cognifit.com)
  • Innovative neuropsychological assessment for dyscalculia that allows for a complete cognitive screening and assessment of the risk index of having this math-based learning disorder. (cognifit.com)
  • The standardized curriculum will enable the graduate students to develop their skill sets and knowledge with regard to neuropsychological assessment, diagnoses, various empirically supported interventions, and neuroanatomy. (nspt4kids.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to compare the intellectual functioning of a sample of patients with mild traumatic brain injury, obtained by means of the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS), with their performance in a number of neuropsychological measures of executive functions, such as the Halstead Category Test (HCT), the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), the Stroop Word and Color Test (SWCT), and the Trail Making Test (TMT). (scirp.org)
  • 1. Articulate the theoretical and empirical bases of neuropsychological assessment for a range of cognitive processes. (edu.au)
  • Neuropsychological assessment revealed lower scores than the Italian general population pertaining to direct, indirect and deferred memory. (haematologica.org)
  • Neuropsychological Assessment of Sports-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Multi-Sport Study. (nocsae.org)
  • The Penn State Cerebral Concussion Program was developed in 1995 as a multi-sport (both sexes) prospective state-of-the-art neuropsychological assessment program. (nocsae.org)
  • She then lived several years in Austin administering pediatric neuropsychological assessments. (uh.edu)
  • Students will learn how to conduct neuropsychological assessments across a range of cognitive processes and disorders. (edu.au)
  • We also explored how volume changes correlate with historic neuropsychological assessments. (aahd.us)
  • Recognize as a model for neuropsychological testing programs, baseline assessments have been conducted with 476 athletes in football, ice hockey, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball. (nocsae.org)
  • Clinical neuropsychology is a specialized field of endeavor which seeks to apply the knowledge of human brain-behavior relationships to clinical problems. (healthyplace.com)
  • In studying brain functioning by measuring behavior, the clinical neuropsychologist makes use of a specialized set of tools which is appropriately labeled the clinical neuropsychological evaluation. (healthyplace.com)
  • In all, the clinical neuropsychological evaluation gives the practitioner in this field a wealth of information about an individual's unique pattern of skills and abilities. (healthyplace.com)
  • The clinical neuropsychological evaluation has essentially two main purposes: one involving diagnosis and the other involving behavioral description. (healthyplace.com)
  • In order to serve you better and provide quicker service with more expertise, our department has grown to consist of two neuropsychologists on staff, a licensed clinical psychologist, two expertly trained neuropsychological technicians and several graduate students from top training programs in the Chicago area. (nspt4kids.com)
  • The Neuropsychology Department has formed a working relationship with several clinical psychology graduate programs in the area. (nspt4kids.com)
  • 2. Describe a broad range of clinical neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric conditions such as dementia, schizophrenia and traumatic brain injury. (edu.au)
  • The present welder study sought to improve the clinical portrait of manganism and to determine dose-effect relationships. (cdc.gov)
  • Clinical cases were selected on the basis of apriori defined criteria pertaining to welding history and neurological/neuropsychological features. (cdc.gov)
  • Not only am I interested in how these pre-clinical markers lead to clinical disease, I also want to disentangle the intricate relationships between these markers. (harvard.edu)
  • The results of this study cast doubt on the importance of LOC as a predictor of neuropsychological test performance during the acute phase of recovery from mild traumatic brain injury. (nih.gov)
  • Neuropsychological testing procedures have been shown to be sensitive in measuring cognitive sequelae of mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) in athletes. (nih.gov)
  • Cognitive Impairment in MRI-Negative Epilepsy: Relationship between Neurophysiological and Neuropsychological Measures. (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of the present study is to assess cognitive functions in MRI-negative epilepsy patients by means of neurophysiological and neuropsychological measures , as well as study the concept of transient cognitive impairment in patients with epileptiform discharges during EEG acquisition. (bvsalud.org)
  • The other topic is the relationship between the intake of proton pump inhibitors and dementia. (medscape.com)
  • Players in the Norwegian professional football league (Tippeligaen) performed two consecutive baseline neuropsychological tests (Cogsport) before the 2004 season (90.3% participation, n = 271) and completed a questionnaire assessing previous concussions, match heading exposure (self-reported number of heading actions per match), player career, etc. (bmj.com)
  • Baseline neuropsychological data will be collected on all new players in ice hockey, football, men's/women's soccer, men's/women's basketball, and men's/women's swimming. (nocsae.org)
  • We found a moderate positive relationship between deployment history and PTSD prevalence in these baseline data. (cdc.gov)
  • Computerised neuropsychological testing revealed no evidence of neuropsychological impairment due to heading exposure or previous concussions in a cohort of Norwegian professional football players. (bmj.com)
  • Children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) usually displayed substantial neuropsychological impairment at short and long term after injury. (iospress.com)
  • Our objective was to describe cognitive impairment in OHCA survivors, with the hypothesis that OHCA survivors would perform significantly worse on neuropsychological tests of cognition than controls with acute myocardial infarction (MI). (lu.se)
  • Another aim was to investigate the relationship between cognitive performance and the associated factors of emotional problems, fatigue, insomnia, and cardiovascular risk factors following OHCA. (lu.se)
  • Neither match nor lifetime heading exposure was associated with neuropsychological test performance. (bmj.com)
  • The Occupational JP8 Exposure Neuroepidemiology Study was designed to examine the relationships between repeated-workday occupational JP8 exposure among Air Force (AF) personnel and specific aspects of central nervous system function, including neuropsychological task performances. (bmj.com)
  • Multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted to examine relationships between current and historical levels of JP8 exposure and neuropsychological performances. (bmj.com)
  • Linear mixed effects analyses were conducted to examine relationships between workday JP8 exposure on neuropsychological functioning over a work week. (bmj.com)
  • Significant associations were not observed between repeated-workday exposure to JP8 and neuropsychological performances. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Results suggest that repeated JP-8 exposure, at levels not exceeding regulatory limits, does not significantly contribute to reduced neuropsychological proficiencies. (bmj.com)
  • In this study, we examined the relationship between childhood lead exposure and adult brain volume using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (aahd.us)
  • Analyses also revealed a relationship between opioid analgesia and depression, anxiety and stress, and opioids and reduced learning. (nih.gov)
  • To assess the long-term neuropsychological consequences of acute TTP, we recruited 35 acquired TTP patients (77% females, median age at onset 41 years, interquartile range: 35-48) regularly followed at our out-patient clinic of thrombotic microangiopathies in Milan (Italy) from December 2015 to October 2016. (haematologica.org)
  • Neuropsychological testing may be useful: Patients with difficulties in the school or work setting may benefit from an evaluation for learning disorders so that adaptive strategies can be identified. (medscape.com)
  • To further understand these relationships, the association between PCS and neuropsychological and psychological outcome was investigated in 122 general trauma patients, many of whom had orthopedic injuries, around 5 days following mTBI. (nih.gov)
  • To investigate the importance of loss of consciousness (LOC) in predicting neuropsychological test performance in a large sample of patients with head injury. (nih.gov)
  • Retrospective comparison of neuropsychological test results for patients who suffered traumatic LOC, no LOC, or uncertain LOC. (nih.gov)
  • Patients who had experienced traumatic LOC did not perform more poorly on neuropsychological testing than those with no LOC or uncertain LOC. (nih.gov)
  • The failure of this study to find any relationship between LOC and neuropsychological functioning in a large sample of patients with mild head trauma calls into question the assignment of primary importance to LOC in grading severity of concussion. (nih.gov)
  • Abnormal connections between deep and superficial brain areas may have a relationship to neuropsychological issues in epilepsy patients," he said. (vanderbilt.edu)
  • Diagnosis was based on numerous medical records, an interview of the defendant, an interview of the defendant's family, neuropsychological testing, consultation with a psychologist specializing in the treatment of Asperger's disorder, and a neurologist experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with autism. (jaapl.org)
  • CDC, our planners, and presenters wish to disclose they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Does loss of consciousness predict neuropsychological decrements after concussion? (nih.gov)
  • Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Cowan added that since most of these soccer athletes had been playing soccer at least a decade before Dr. Echemendia tested them, if there were long-term neuropsychological consequences from playing soccer, they most likely would have been detected in his study. (nationalacademies.org)
  • For example, all NHL teams undergo pre-season neuropsychological testing (Echemendia is co-director of the project). (nocsae.org)
  • Computerized neuropsychological testing (CNS) involves a battery of computerized cognitive tests to objectively assess cognitive function. (emoryhealthcare.org)
  • The comprehensive screening battery of neuropsychological instruments will assess orientation, memory, attention/concentration, speed of information processing, new learning, and reaction time. (nocsae.org)
  • At approximately 7 months post-event, we administered an extensive neuropsychological test battery and questionnaires on anxiety, depression, fatigue, and insomnia, and collected information on the cardiovascular risk factors hypertension and diabetes. (lu.se)
  • the analysis is based on almost 14,000 nurses who were prospectively followed and had a neuropsychological test battery. (medscape.com)
  • A neuropsychological evaluation can also be helpful if your child has been diagnosed with a medical condition such as Down Syndrome or other genetic disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, or Epilepsy. (nspt4kids.com)
  • Most of the studies (47 of the 54) focused on asthma or seizure disorders/epilepsy, and their relationship to academic achievement (Table 2). (cdc.gov)
  • Trajectories of neuropsychological performance were significantly worse over time among children with TBI than healthy controls across every cognitive domain. (iospress.com)
  • These strictly neuropsychological procedures compose the greater part of the evaluation, especially since they were developed specifically to assess brain functioning by measuring higher mental abilities. (healthyplace.com)
  • His primary research interests are in neuroimaging and how it might help explain the relationship between early life experience and cognitive and psychosocial outcomes. (uh.edu)
  • 5. Analyse case studies for various neuropsychological disorders and report these in a professional manner. (edu.au)
  • The relationship of psychological and cognitive factors in the development of the postconcussion syndrome (PCS) following mild uncomplicated traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has received little study. (nih.gov)
  • These experiences have led Tim to valuing the importance of a strong therapeutic relationship while focusing on the client's relationship with their self and others, building compassion in those relationships, and encouraging clients to seek alternative perspectives on the experiences that they have. (goucher.edu)
  • When it comes to therapy, she believes that a strong therapeutic relationship is an incredibly useful tool that facilitates growth and healing during the unique challenges that emerge in adulthood. (goucher.edu)
  • Apart from verbal fluency, participants with a PCS did not differ in their performances on neuropsychological measures compared to those without a PCS. (nih.gov)
  • and analytic and correlational studies, if they examined the relationship between academic performance and chronic health conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • This study strongly suggests that neuropsychological features contribute in a dose-effect related way to the portrait of manganism usually characterized by tremor, loss in balance, diminished cognitive performance, and signs and symptoms of parkinsonism. (cdc.gov)
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and neurocognition: A bidirectional relationship? (va.gov)
  • Large effect sizes present on the psychological measures showed that the difference between participants with a PCS and without was greater on psychological than on neuropsychological measures. (nih.gov)
  • Neuropsychological test measures, including the visual reproduction, digit span, and logical memory subtests of the Wechsler memory scale (revised), the Trail Making test, Wisconsin Card Sorting test, Hopkins Verbal Learning test, Controlled Oral Word Association, and the Galveston Orientation and Amnesia test (GOAT). (nih.gov)
  • No significant differences were found between the LOC, no LOC, or uncertain LOC groups for any of the neuropsychological measures used. (nih.gov)
  • Human brain-behavior relationships refer to the study of research-derived associations between an individual's behavior, both normal and abnormal, and the functioning of his or her brain. (healthyplace.com)
  • 4. Demonstrate critical and analytical thinking in relation to brain-behaviour relationships. (edu.au)
  • Bellinger D (1995) Chapter 2: Lead and neuropsychological function in children: Progress and problems in establishing brain-behavior relationships. (cdc.gov)
  • His case study "On the relationship between aphasia and senile atrophy of the brain" still serves as a frame of reference for apparently focal brain syndromes in diffuse or generalized degenerative diseases of the brain. (medscape.com)
  • Dr. Guskiewicz conducted a similar study on college freshmen athletes and found no significant differences between soccer players and non-soccer athletes or nonathletic students in terms of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores or neuropsychological test results. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Neuropsychological testing programs such as the one proposed above are practical and easily transferred across institutions. (nocsae.org)
  • Many colleges and high schools have started neuropsychological testing programs based on Penn State's model. (nocsae.org)
  • CSF testing for Zika virus, performed emission computed tomography and neuropsychological at the Wadsworth Laboratory, New York City Department testing raised the possibility that Zika virus infection may lead to neuropsychiatric and cognitive symptoms. (cdc.gov)
  • Dr. Kirkendall also described a study done by California researchers that found no differences in neuropsychological function between soccer players and track athletes. (nationalacademies.org)
  • The relationship between neuropsychological function and responsiveness to vitamin D supplementation using artificial neural networks. (cdc.gov)
  • A child may be referred for a neuropsychological evaluation when there are concerns about one or more areas of their development. (nspt4kids.com)
  • This study, however, is the first to examine the mediating roles of both desire for control and perceived control in the relationship between personality and depressive symptomology. (unime.it)
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. (wikipedia.org)
  • Substance abuse and violence in close relationships as well as the situation of exposed children are highlighted, including relevant investigation methods and interventions. (lu.se)
  • Student are enabled to further apply neuropsychological knowledge to investigations and proposals for intervention. (lu.se)
  • Her externship placement for graduate school included counseling services for difficulty adjusting to college, relationship issues, grief and loss, and anxiety. (goucher.edu)
  • This professional neuropsychological exploration program and cognitive stimulation is based on scientific methodology. (cognifit.com)
  • Her main research interests explore how adversity affects multiple levels of childhood development and the relationship of factors on resiliency. (uh.edu)
  • In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships in any amount with ineligible companies over the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product or products under investigational use. (cdc.gov)
  • Some of these procedures are drawn from psychology (WAIS-R, Form Board in TPT) and others have been developed specifically from neuropsychological research (Category Test, Speech Sounds Perception Test, etc. (healthyplace.com)
  • Decline in cognitive functioning has been associated with quality of life, personal relationships, and independence resulting in increased health care needs, as well as major caregiving and financial challenges (3). (cdc.gov)
  • Students with chronic health conditions may face lower academic achievement, increased disability, fewer job opportunities and limited community interactions as they enter adulthood.2 Because these youth spend a significant amount of their time in schools, it is important to understand the relationship between chronic health conditions and academic achievement. (cdc.gov)