New light on executive function and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (4), 2017
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the impact of methylphenidate on working memory, inhibition capacity and mental flexibility
Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To compare children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), before and after the use of methylphenidate, and a control group, using tests of working memory, inhibition capacity and mental flexibility. Methods Neuropsychological tests were administrated to 53 boys, 9&#...
Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad/tratamiento farmacológico, Estudios de Casos y Controles, Estimulantes del Sistema Nervioso Central/administración & dosificación, Estimulantes del Sistema Nervioso Central/farmacología, Memoria/efectos de los fármacos, Metilfenidato/administración & dosificación, Metilfenidato/farmacología, Pruebas Neuropsicológicas, Resultado del Tratamiento
Correlation between overactive bladder symptom score and neuropsychological parameters in Alzheimer's disease patients with lower urinary tract symptom
Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To examine an association between the overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS) and neuropsychological parameters. Moreover, we investigate the factors that affect each item in the questionnaire. Materials and Methods A total of 376 patients (males: 184; females: 192) with probable Al...
Actividades Cotidianas, Factores de Edad, Enfermedad de Alzheimer/epidemiología, Enfermedad de Alzheimer/fisiopatología, Persona de Mediana Edad, Pruebas Neuropsicológicas, Prevalencia, Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica, República de Corea/epidemiología, Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad, Encuestas y Cuestionarios, Vejiga Urinaria Hiperactiva/epidemiología, Vejiga Urinaria Hiperactiva/fisiopatología, Vejiga Urinaria Hiperactiva/psicología, Micción/fisiología
Rendimiento neuropsicológico en pacientes con miastenia gravis
Rendimiento neuropsicológico en pacientes con miastenia gravis
Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (2), 2017
La miastenia gravis es una enfermedad crónica, autoinmune que afecta la transmisión neuromuscular. Se han comunicado hallazgos contradictorios acerca del deterioro cognitivo en dicha enfermedad. El objetivo del presente estudio fue investigar el patrón cognitivo de pacientes con miastenia gravis. Part...
Bells Test: Are there differences in performance between adult groups aged 40-59 and 60-75?
Dement. neuropsychol; 11 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To verify whether differences exist between groups of Brazilian adults aged 40-59 and 60-75 in respective performance on the Bells Test, given the dearth of literature investigating the relationship between focused visual attention and the age factor. Methods: Eighty-four neurolog...
Scoring systems for the Clock Drawing Test: A historical review
Dement. neuropsychol; 11 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT The Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is a simple neuropsychological screening instrument that is well accepted by patients and has solid psychometric properties. Several different CDT scoring methods have been developed, but no consensus has been reached regarding which scoring method is the most accura...
Performance on cognitive tests, instrumental activities of daily living and depressive symptoms of a community-based sample of elderly adults in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dement. neuropsychol; 11 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT. Objective: To describe the performance on basic cognitive tasks, instrumental activities of daily living, and depressive symptoms of a community-based sample of elderly adults in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) who participated in multiple physical, social, and cognitive activities at government-run co...
Attention, memory, visuoconstructive, and executive task performance in adolescents with anxiety disorders: a case-control community study
Trends psychiatry psychother. (Impr.); 39 (1), 2017
Abstract Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess children and adolescents with mild and severe anxiety disorders for their performance in attention, verbal episodic memory, working memory, visuoconstructive skills, executive functions, and cognitive global functioning and conduct comparati...
Trastornos de Ansiedad/psicología, Atención, Función Ejecutiva, Memoria, Percepción Espacial, Percepción Visual, Estudios de Casos y Controles, Cognición, Estudios Transversales, Pruebas Neuropsicológicas, Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica, Psicología del Adolescente, Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
Sex-specific cognitive abnormalities in early-onset psychosis
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.); 39 (1), 2017
Objectives: Brain maturation differs depending on the area of the brain and sex. Girls show an earlier peak in maturation of the prefrontal cortex. Although differences between adult females and males with schizophrenia have been widely studied, there has been less research in girls and boys with psychos...
Cuestionario de actividades de la vida diaria (T-ADLQ): utilidad en pacientes con accidente cerebrovascular menor
Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (2), 2017
Background: The inability to carry out activities of daily living (ADL) is prevalent in elderly people and it is associated with hypertension and stroke. Aim: To evaluate ADLs using the T-ADLQ in hypertensive patients with minor stroke. Subjects and Methods: T-ADLQ, Cognitive tests (Minimental and Addenb...