Nerocognitive
Nerocognitive
Nerocognitive
Neuropsychological testing
Definition
Head injury
Failure to achieve developmental milestones
Learning or attention deficits
Exposure to drugs, alcohol, or maternal illness in utero
Exposure to chemicals, toxins, or heavy metals
Neurodegenerative diseases
Cerebral palsy
Genetic disorders including, but not limited to, trisomy’s,
monosomies, and trinucleotide repeat disorders
Parkinson disease
Seizure disorders
Substance abuse
Strokes
Dementia
Psychiatric disorders
Categories/Domains
Tests can be organized into broad categories based on the cognitive
function which they predominantly assess.
Intelligence
Memory
Language
Executive function
Visuospatial
Dementia specific
Batteries assessing multiple neuropsychological functions
Intelligence
National Adult Reading Test (NART)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)
Wechsler Test of Adult Reading (WTAR)
Memory
Clock Test
Hooper Visual Organization Task (VOT)
Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure
Batteries assessing multiple neuropsychological functions
There are some test batteries which combine a range of tests to provide an
overview of cognitive skills
Barcelona Neuropsychological Test (BNT)
Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB)
Cognisa (The Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination)
Cognitive Assessment Screening Instrument (CASI)
Cognitive Function Scanner (CFS)
General Practitioner Assessment Of Cognition (GPCOG)
Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological battery
Micro Cog
Mini mental state examination (MMSE)
NEPSY
Sensory-perceptual functions
Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery (HRNB)
Tactual Performance Test and Sensory Perceptual
Examination
Index Finger Tapping
Hand Grip Strength
Neurocognitive Tests
1. Memory
Benton Visual Retention Test
Arthur Name: L. Benton, PhD
Purpose: Measures the ability of brain-damaged patients to match
unfamiliar faces
Format: Paper and pencil
Age range: 16 years to 74 years
Time: Varies
California Verbal Learning Test
Purpose
Assessment of verbal learning and memory
Age Range: 16 to 89 years
Administration: By hand (Assist Software) or web-based (Q-interactive)
Completion Time: Standard and Alternate Forms: 30 minutes testing plus 30
minutes of delay. Short Form: 15 minutes testing plus 15 minutes of delay
Forms: Short Form, Standard Form, Alternate Form
Norms: Nationally normed on a representative sample
Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test
Definition
is a psychological test used by mental health practitioners that assesses visual-
motor functioning, developmental disorders, and neurological impairments
Population: Ages 4 and over.
Time: (10) minutes.
Author: Lauretta Bender.
Purpose
The Bender Gestalt Test is used to evaluate visual maturity, visual motor
integration skills, style of responding, and reaction to frustration, ability to correct
mistakes, planning and organizational skills, and motivation. Copying figures
requires fine motor skills, the ability to discriminate between visual stimuli, the
capacity to integrate visual skills with motor skills, and the ability to shift attention
from the original design to what is being draw.
Scoring: Scoring is usually relatively easy and rapid, rarely requiring more
than three or four minutes, regardless of whether a formalized or intuitive
scoring system is employed.
Work in Pakistan
Automated Scoring of Bender Gestalt Test Using
Image Analysis Techniques
Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Age range from 16 years to 66 years.
Limitation
Not work on children
Measures visual perception and visual
memory
Age: 8year to Adult
Time: 30 mint
Author: Lester Benton
Purpose
The examinee is given a booklet containing 10 blank pages on which he or
she reproduces the designs. These designs are used to gauge the
examinee's visual perception and memory, and can be administered five
different ways. The test results are professionally scored by form, shape,
pattern, and arrangement on the paper.
Memory assessment scale
Author Swinburn, Porter, & Howard, 2005 The Comprehensive Aphasia Test,
Hove, , UK: Psychology Press.
Published 2005, the first new aphasia battery in English for 20 years.
Purpose The test is designed to (1) screen for associated cognitive deficits,
(2) assess language impairment in people with aphasia, (3) investigate the
consequences of the aphasia on the individual's lifestyle and emotional
well‐being, and (4) monitor changes in the aphasia and its consequences
over time.
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive
Function
Purpose: Assesses impairment of executive function
Format: Paper and pencil, online administration and scoring
Age range: 5 years to 18 years
Time: 10-15 minutes
Work in Pakistan
Gender Differences in Executive Functions among Secondary School Students, Karachi,
Pakistan.
Limitations
Age limit: 12 to 14 years
Test applied on private school students rather than government school students
This test is applied only on English medium school students
Scale is not translated in Urdu
Digit Vigilance Test
Geriatric Depression Scale (short English version): A brief screening tool for
depression, for use in clients with no or very subtle cognitive losses. Tested
and reliable in all clinical settings.
Cornell Assessment Scale for Depression in Dementia (for persons with
dementia)
MicroCog: assessment of cognitive
functioning.
Authors. Douglas Powell, Edith Kaplan, Dean Whitla, Sandra Weintraub, Randolph Catlin,
Harris Funkenstein
Ages / Grades: 18 to 89 years
Administration Format: Computer administration
Scoring Options: Computer-scored
Scores / Interpretation: Domain index scores speed and accuracy scores functioning and
proficiency scores and summary index scores
Report Options: Test/re-test report index report subtest proficiency score report and
significant differences report
Overview: Automated neuropsychological battery developed for clinical practice
Completion Time: Standard form: 60 to 90 minutes; Short form: 30 to 45 minutes
Forms: Two: Standard and Short
Publication Date: 2004
Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological
Battery: Children's Revision
AUTHOR Golden, Charles J.
PURPOSE "To diagnose general and specific cognitive deficits, including
lateralization and localization of focal brain impairments, and to aid in the
planning and evaluation of rehabilitation programs."
PUBLICATION DATE 1987.
Overview The LNNB was developed in an attempt to combine the
qualitative techniques of some neuropsychological tests with the
quantitative techniques of others. However, the scoring system that most
clinicians use is primarily quantitative. The battery measures specific
neuropsychological functioning in several areas including motor skills,
language abilities, intellectual abilities, nonverbal auditory skills, and visual-
spatial skills.
NEPSY SECOND EDITION 2007
Purpose Widely used tool for detecting cognitive impairment, assessing severity, and
monitoring cognitive changes over time
Time Takes ~ 5–10 minutes to administer
Assesses 5 areas: Orientation, Short-term memory (retention), Attention, Short-term
Memory (recall) and language
Most commonly used tool in screening for Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
Highly educated people tend to score higher even when they have AD
Language Available in many languages
Work in Pakistan
Validation study of the Mini Mental State Examination in Urdu Language for Pakistani
Population.
Limitation
Applied on Dementia patients
Finger Tapper (Adult/Adolescent)