Clinical Markers of 6 Pre-dominant Coping Behaviors in Living With Parkinson Disease: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study by Trine Hørmann Thomsen MScN, PhD, Lene Bastrup Jørgensen MScN, PhD, Troels Wesenberg Kjær Professor, MD, PhD, Anita Haahr MScN, PhD, Asmus Vogel MSc, PhD, Ida Unmack Larsen MSc, PhD, Kristian Winge MD, PhD

“…Six primary variables were included in the descriptive analysis; motor function (UPDRS-III), non-motor symptoms score (NMS-Quest), change in bradykinesia score, apathy score (LARS), personality traits (NEO-FFI), and cognitive status (evaluated by a neuropsychologist). The merged results of this mixed methods study indicate that clinical markers as apathy, burden of non-motor symptoms, cognitive impairments and personality traits, have the potential to impact the coping behavior in PwP. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice in relation to stroke: A community-based study from Kolkata, West Bengal, India by Sujata Das, Avijit Hazra, Biman Kanti Ray, Malay Ghosal, Arijit Chaudhury, Tapas Kumar Banerjee, Shyamal Kumar Das

“…First, field investigators screened subjects of stroke; second, the neurologist confirmed positive cases; and third, under supervision of the neuropsychologist, a validated questionnaire on KAP was administered to participants from SAFs and age-matched NSAFs from the same neighborhood. …”
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Incidence rate of different forms of idiopathic childhood focal epilepsy by K. Yu. Mukhin, M. B. Mironov, . ., . ., . ., . ., . ., . .

“…The methods of investigation included clinical examination, video EEG-monitoring, testing by neuropsychologist and, when necessary, neurovisualization. …”
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A Cutting-Edge Approach to Decision-Making in Awake Neurosurgery Based on Hand Motion Recognition by Luigi Gabriel Troconis, Riccardo Felicetti, Andrea Monteriu

“…To retain fine hand motion capabilities, in the current clinical practice, a neuropsychologist assigns hand motion tasks to the patient during AN, and these tasks are evaluated by visual observation. …”
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Memory impairment: an intermediate clinical syndrome symptom in HTLV-1-infected patients? by Maria Rita GASCON, Michel E HAZIOT, Tatiane ASSONE, Luiz Augusto M FONSECA, Jerusa SMID, Augusto César Penalva de OLIVEIRA, Jorge CASSEB

“…The application of these evaluation instruments was performed blindly, with the evaluator neuropsychologist not knowing the clinical condition of the patient. …”
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Dynamic Emotion Recognition and Social Inference Ability in Traumatic Brain Injury: An Eye-Tracking Comparison Study by Leanne Greene, John Reidy, Nick Morton, Alistair Atherton, Lynne A. Barker

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Depression and anxiety disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis: association with neurodegeneration and neurofilaments by C.B. Tauil, A.D. Rocha-Lima, B.B. Ferrari, F.M. da Silva, L.A. Machado, C. Ramari, C.O. Brandão, L.M.B. dos Santos, L.L. dos Santos-Neto

“…MS disability was assessed by the Expanded Disability Status Scale, and depression and anxiety were evaluated by a neuropsychologist, using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. …”
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Sexual Satisfaction and its Associated Factors in Women with Candida Vaginitis: A Case-Control Study by Sareh Mehni, Hedyeh Askarpour, Neda Dastyar, Maryam Mirzaei, Akbar Mehralizadeh

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Metrics of brain network architecture capture the impact of disease in children with epilepsy by Michael J. Paldino, Wei Zhang, Zili D. Chu, Farahnaz Golriz

“…Full scale IQ measured by a pediatric neuropsychologist. The cerebral cortex was parcellated into approximately 700 gray matter network nodes. …”
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Normative Data for Test of Verbal Fluency and Naming on Ecuadorian Adult Population by Alberto Rodríguez-Lorenzana, Itziar Benito-Sánchez, Itziar Benito-Sánchez, Lila Adana-Díaz, Clara Patricia Paz, Tarquino Yacelga Ponce, Diego Rivera, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla

“…A Microsoft Excel-based calculator was created to help clinicians to obtain the normative data on this test.Conclusion: This normative data will help neuropsychologist in Ecuador to use these tests both in research and in their clinical practice to improve the diagnosis of cognitive deficits in the population.…”
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Patient’s thoughts and expectations about centres of expertise for PKU by A. M. J. van Wegberg, A. MacDonald, D. Abeln, T. S. Hagedorn, E. Lange, F. Trefz, D. van Vliet, F. J. van Spronsen

“…In general, psychology review and neuropsychologist assessment were identified as necessary by approximately half of the 105 participants. …”
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Self-Reported Speech Problems in Adolescents and Young Adults with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study by Nicole E Spruijt, Jacob AS Vorstman, Moshe Kon, Aebele B Mink van der Molen

“…Methods In this cross-sectional cohort study, 50 adolescents and young adults with the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (ages, 12-26 years, 67% female) filled out questionnaires. A neuropsychologist administered an age-appropriate intelligence quotient test. …”
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Sex Moderates the Relationship That Number of Professional Fights Has With Cognition and Brain Volumes by Lauren L. Bennett, Steve J. Stephen, Charles Bernick, Guogen Shan, Sarah J. Banks

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Determining Possible Professionals and Respective Roles and Responsibilities for a Model Comprehensive Elder Abuse Intervention: A Delphi Consensus Survey. by Janice Du Mont, Daisy Kosa, Sheila Macdonald, Shannon Elliot, Mark Yaffe

“…Retained professionals were: public guardian and trustee (mean rating = 4.88), geriatrician (4.87), police officer (4.87), GEM (geriatric emergency management) nurse (4.80), GEM social worker (4.78), community health worker (4.76), social worker/counsellor (4.74), family physician in community (4.71), paramedic (4.65), financial worker (4.59), lawyer (4.59), pharmacist (4.59), emergency physician (4.57), geriatric psychiatrist (4.33), occupational therapist (4.29), family physician in hospital (4.28), Crown prosecutor (4.24), neuropsychologist (4.24), bioethicist (4.18), caregiver advocate (4.18), victim support worker (4.18), and respite care worker (4.12).A large and diverse group of multidisciplinary, intersectoral collaborators was deemed necessary to address the complex needs of abused older adults, each having important roles and responsibilities to fulfill within a model comprehensive elder abuse intervention.…”
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Quantitative estimates of performance on the Taylor Complex Figure (TCF) by children aged 4-17 years by Nikita A. Khokhlov, Alexandra E. Serdyuk

“…The Taylor Complex Figure (TCF) technique is one of the neuropsychologist’s tools and is used to diagnose children after 4 y.o. and adults for assessing visual spatial characteristics, visual constructive skills and visual memory. …”
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Neurocognitive Recovery in Abstinent Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder: A Scoping Review for Associated Factors by Staudt J, Kok T, de Haan HA, Walvoort SJW, Egger JIM

“…Jeroen Staudt,1,2 Tim Kok,1 Hein A de Haan,1,3 Serge JW Walvoort,4 Jos IM Egger2,5,6 1Tactus Addiction Treatment, Deventer, the Netherlands; 2Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; 3Nijmegen Institute for Scientist Practitioners in Addiction, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; 4GGZ Oost-Brabant Mental Health Institute, Boxmeer, the Netherlands; 5Centre of Excellence for Korsakoff and Alcohol Related Cognitive Disorders, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, Venray, the Netherlands; 6Centre of Excellence for Neuropsychiatry, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, Venray, the NetherlandsCorrespondence: Jeroen Staudt, Lic. Clinical Neuropsychologist, Innovation and Healthcare Department, Tactus Addiction Treatment, Keulenstraat 3, Deventer, 7418 ET, the Netherlands, Tel +31-6-10562980, Email j.staudt@tactus.nlObjective: Studies have reported inconsistent results regarding the extent to which neurocognitive recovery occurs in abstinent patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). …”
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Early screening of autism spectrum disorder in general and pediatric practices, nurseries and early child care centers: Kitcat french study protocol using a two-stage procedure by S. Marignier, N. Touil, F. Subtil, M. El Jani, S. Mardirossian, S. Gaillard, B. Kassai, S. Sonie

“…Objectives Our primary objective is to estimate the positive predictive value of an early detection kit composed of 2 questionnaires (First screening: M-CHAT-R/F™ + CSBS DP™-ITC) and a confirmation of the detection with a phone call by a neuropsychologist. Patients with confirmed positive M-CHAT-R/F™ and/or CSBS DP™-ITC scores are referred to a level 2 team for pre-diagnosis and diagnosis assessment. …”
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Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2022 Award Recipient for Neurotrauma Reports by Lindsay D. Nelson

“…Nelson is an associate professor and board-certified clinical neuropsychologist at the Medical College of Wisconsin's Center for Neurotrauma Research, where she conducts clinical and translational studies of traumatic brain injury (TBI). …”
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Comparison of Oxford Cognitive Screen and Montreal Cognitive Assessment feasibility in the stroke unit setting. A pilot study by Michela Brambilla, Martina Cerasetti, Fulvio Pepe, Elisa Pini, Simone Pomati, Eugenio Magni, Manuela Berlingeri, Leonardo Pantoni

“…Within five days of onset, patients were evaluated by means of the MoCA and OCS by a trained neuropsychologist. Results: Both tests were feasible in the stroke unit setting and had a high level of acceptability by patients. …”
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Clinical Neuropsychology: Status in Western Countries and Potential in Lithuania by Ramunė Grambaitė, Linas Bieliauskas, Evelina Grušauskienė, Albinas Bagdonas

“…The main duties of a clinical neuropsychologist are to perform neuropsychological assessments and clinical interventions. …”
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