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Recognition testing procedure for the Benton Visual Retention Test
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area of memory assessment. In addition, the comparison that the NCSE gives little or no coverage to other, seemingly such as visual-perceptual skills, general intellectual ability, learnapproach behaviors.
Kay, G. G. Georgetown University, Department of Neurology. Recognition testing procedure for the Benton Visual Retention Test. The Benton Visual Retention Test consists of 3 roughly equivalent sets of 10 cards with 2-dimensional geometric figures presented for simple copying or for copying from memory. The administration most frequently used involves a lo-second exposure of the stimulus card, followed by immediate recall. Performance on the BVRT and similar visual recall tests appears to be highly dependent upon visuo-constructional abilities. Therefore, poor performance on this type of immediate recall test may reflect a nonmemory deficit. To enhance the assessment of visual memory a motor-free recognition test was developed for use with the BVRT. Thirty minutes following Administration A (losecond exposure and immediate recall) the subject is shown 30 stimulus cards (the 10 cards from the set used for recall testing combined with the 20 remaining BVRT stimuli). The cards are shown sequentially and the subject is instructed to indicate if he or she has previously seen the card. Results of a study with a group of 80 heterogeneous patients with verified cerebral dysfunction and 60 healthy age-matched controls are presented. Data are presented on the sensitivity and specificity of this recognition procedure.
Jones, R. D., Damasio, H., & Tranel, D. Department of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Iowa College of Medicine. Neuropsychological and neuropathological data in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. We recently had the unusual opportunity of completing serial neuropsychological evaluations on a patient suspected to have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) on the basis of a brain biopsy. However, we never found detectable cognitive or behavioral impairments suggestive of a dementia1 process. A right-handed 63 year old woman had a history of intraparenchymal hemorrhages in the right temporoparietal region. Because she bled twice in the same area within a year, a brain biopsy was performed. Neuropathological examination revealed an amyloid angiopathy, and detected neurofibrillary tangles and neuritic plaques. The latter led to the diagnosis of AD. Three neuropsychological examinations were completed in the ten months following surgery, and showed the predictable defects given the location of the infarct. Also as expected the defects diminished over time. At no time were there defects of orientation, speech, language, or verbal memory and intellect. The diagnosis of AD should only be applied to individuals with documented
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area of memory assessment. In addition, the comparison that the NCSE gives little or no coverage to other, seemingly such as visual-perceptual skills, general intellectual ability, learnapproach behaviors.
Kay, G. G. Georgetown University, Department of Neurology. Recognition testing procedure for the Benton Visual Retention Test. The Benton Visual Retention Test consists of 3 roughly equivalent sets of 10 cards with 2-dimensional geometric figures presented for simple copying or for copying from memory. The administration most frequently used involves a lo-second exposure of the stimulus card, followed by immediate recall. Performance on the BVRT and similar visual recall tests appears to be highly dependent upon visuo-constructional abilities. Therefore, poor performance on this type of immediate recall test may reflect a nonmemory deficit. To enhance the assessment of visual memory a motor-free recognition test was developed for use with the BVRT. Thirty minutes following Administration A (losecond exposure and immediate recall) the subject is shown 30 stimulus cards (the 10 cards from the set used for recall testing combined with the 20 remaining BVRT stimuli). The cards are shown sequentially and the subject is instructed to indicate if he or she has previously seen the card. Results of a study with a group of 80 heterogeneous patients with verified cerebral dysfunction and 60 healthy age-matched controls are presented. Data are presented on the sensitivity and specificity of this recognition procedure.
Jones, R. D., Damasio, H., & Tranel, D. Department of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Iowa College of Medicine. Neuropsychological and neuropathological data in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. We recently had the unusual opportunity of completing serial neuropsychological evaluations on a patient suspected to have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) on the basis of a brain biopsy. However, we never found detectable cognitive or behavioral impairments suggestive of a dementia1 process. A right-handed 63 year old woman had a history of intraparenchymal hemorrhages in the right temporoparietal region. Because she bled twice in the same area within a year, a brain biopsy was performed. Neuropathological examination revealed an amyloid angiopathy, and detected neurofibrillary tangles and neuritic plaques. The latter led to the diagnosis of AD. Three neuropsychological examinations were completed in the ten months following surgery, and showed the predictable defects given the location of the infarct. Also as expected the defects diminished over time. At no time were there defects of orientation, speech, language, or verbal memory and intellect. The diagnosis of AD should only be applied to individuals with documented