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Of brain and bone: The unusual case of Dr. A
Published in Howard J. Rosen, Robert W. Levenson, Neurocase, 2020
J. Narvid, M. L. Gorno-Tempini, A. Slavotinek, S. J. DeArmond, Y. H. Cha, B. L. Miller, K. Rankin
Dr. A’s executive functioning was extensively tested using portions of the Delis–Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) battery (Delis et al., 2004). These included the D-KEFS Trails, a modification of the standard Trailmaking test, and the D-KEFS Color Naming Test, which is a variation of the traditional Stroop Test.
Neuroanatomical and Neurobehavioral Effects of Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Published in John Brick, Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 2012
Another systematic examination of EF in this population was recently published by Mattson et al. (1999). This study utilized the new Delis Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) battery (Delis et al., 2001) to assess four domains of EF: cognitive flexibility, response inhibition, planning, and concept formation and reasoning. FAS/PEA children had significantly lower IQ scores than the normally developing control children and group differences emerged across all four domains.
A Systematic Review of Cognitive Function in Adults with Spina Bifida
Published in Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 2021
Sarika Sachdeva, Michaela Z. Kolarova, Bronwen E. Foreman, Samantha J. Kaplan, Joan M. Jasien
Stubberud (2017) investigated the same population of 38 participants for their relationship between IQ, executive function, and emotional recognition ability. Executive function was measured with the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System. Emotion recognition was measured with the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET).35 The mean IQ scores of the participants were within the normal range. The mean Full Scale IQ was 91.5 (SD 14.1) (population norm mean 100, SD 15). The group mean RMET score was 23.7 (SD 3.9) with a median score of 24 (a score below 22 on the RMET indicates difficulty in understanding another person’s mental state.36) There was no association between executive function as subjectively reported on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function for Adults (BRIEF-A) and emotion recognition.35
Predictors of Cognitive and Academic Outcome following Childhood Subcortical Stroke
Published in Developmental Neuropsychology, 2018
Robyn Westmacott, Kyla P. McDonald, Samantha D. Roberts, Gabrielle deVeber, Daune MacGregor, Mahendranath Moharir, Nomazulu Dlamini, Tricia S. Williams
The Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (Delis, Kaplan, & Kramer, 2001) is a standardized measure of executive function with strong psychometric properties (Delis, Kramer, Kaplan, & Holdnack, 2004). This battery includes nine tests that examine various executive component skills (e.g., planning, shifting, reasoning, flexible thinking, fluency). We chose to focus on The Color-Word Interference Test, which assesses the ability to inhibit a prepotent verbal response through four separate conditions (Delis et al., 2001). Conditions 3 and 4 were selected for inclusion because these two conditions are most sensitive to inhibitory control and set shifting, whereas conditions 1 and 2 are most sensitive to overall processing speed.
The benefits of errorless learning for people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment
Published in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2018
Judith L. Roberts, Nicole D. Anderson, Emma Guild, Andrée-Ann Cyr, Robert S. P. Jones, Linda Clare
Neuropsychological measures were used to explore whether cognitive abilities associated with error-monitoring and episodic memory were related to any observed benefit of EL over EF. A measure for anxiety and depression was included in order to screen participants for clinical levels of anxiety and depression that might influence their performance in this study (Apostolova & Cummings, 2008). Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS; Delis, Kaplan, & Kramer, 2001): Three components of the D-KEFS Verbal Fluency Test were used: Letter Fluency, Category Fluency and Category Switching. Scores reflected the number of correct items. Repetitions were not counted. Analysis was based on raw scores.Wechsler Memory Scale–III (WMS-III, word list sub-test; Wechsler, 1997): The word list subtest used in this study consists of a list of 12 words that are read out over four trials, with the participant being required to repeat all remembered words in any order on each trial. This task evaluates immediate episodic recall. Analysis was based on the total raw scores added across the four trials.Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS; Zigmond & Snaith, 1983): The HADS is a screening tool that yields separate scores for anxiety and depression on two subscales (scores 0–21). A score of 11 or higher indicates the probable presence of a clinically significant level of either anxiety or depression.