Results of the application of a set of functional MRI paradigms to diagnose “covert cognition” phenomenon in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness by M. A. Piradov, K. A. Yatsko, A. N. Cherkasova, Yu. V. Ryabinkina, M. S. Kovyazina, N. A. Varako, A. A. Belkin, E. I. Kremneva, M. V. Krotenkova, N. A. Suponeva

“…To identify this phenomenon, we used a set of diagnostic paradigms developed at the Scientific Centre of Neurology in collaboration with a group of neuropsychologists from M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and tested on a cohort of healthy volunteers (n = 10) under the control of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).   …”
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Sensitivity and Specificity of the Brentano Illusion Test in the Detection of Visual Hemi-Field Deficits in Patients with Unilateral Spatial Neglect by Maria De Luca, Matteo Baroncini, Alessandro Matano, Concetta Di Lorenzo, Luisa Magnotti, Susanna Lucatello, Martina Mulas, Virginia Pollarini, Maria Paola Ciurli, Davide Nardo

“…We conclude that the BRIT is an effective tool for clinical neuropsychologists to screen for possible VHFD in neglect patients during the neuropsychological assessment, allowing the refinement of the clinical picture in the neuropsychological report. …”
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Neuropsychological evaluation in American Sign Language: A case study of a deaf patient with epilepsy by Michelle Miranda, Franchesca Arias, Amir Arain, Blake Newman, John Rolston, Sindhu Richards, Angela Peters, Lawrence H. Pick

“…This case report illustrates the important considerations relevant to neuropsychologists providing culturally and linguistically informed assessments to deaf ASL users with epilepsy. …”
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Normative Data for the D-KEFS Color-Word Interference and Trail Making Tests Adapted in Greek Adult Population 20–49 Years Old by Marianna Tsatali, Fotini Surdu, Andromachi Konstantinou, Despina Moraitou

“…Aims: Norms for the Greek adult population have been calculated to be available for neuropsychologists and health professionals who work in relevant settings. …”
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Implementing the language comprehension test C-BiLLT: a qualitative description study using the COM-B model of behaviour change by J. N. Bootsma, M. Phoenix, J. J. M. Geytenbeek, K. Stadskleiv, J. W. Gorter, S. Fiske, B. J. Cunningham

“…Materials and methods A qualitative approach including semi-structured individual interviews with 15 clinicians (speech-language pathologists, neuropsychologists, and one teacher, counsellor, and vision specialist) was used. …”
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Examining the Clinical Utility of Selected Memory-Based Embedded Performance Validity Tests in Neuropsychological Assessment of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by John W. Lace, Zachary C. Merz, Rachel Galioto

“…Although embedded PVTs may arguably maximize efficiency and minimize test burden in pwMS, common ones in the CVLT-II and BVMT-R may not be psychometrically appropriate, sufficiently sensitive, nor substitutable for standalone PVTs in this population. Clinical neuropsychologists who evaluate such patients are encouraged to include standalone PVTs in their assessment batteries to ensure that clinical care conclusions drawn from neuropsychological data are valid.…”
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Epilepsy surgery program in a resource‐limited setting in Vietnam: A multicentered collaborative model by Viet‐Thang Le, Minh‐An Thuy Le, Duc Hue Nguyen, Loc Ngoc Phuong Tang, Tuan Anh Pham, Anh Minh Nguyen, Minh Kien Nguyen, Tan Van Ngo, Thanh Trung Tran, Tuan Van Le, Pierre Jallon, Kheng‐Seang Lim

“…The team typically included neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, and nursing specialists. …”
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Eyes-Open and Eyes-Closed Resting States With Opposite Brain Activity in Sensorimotor and Occipital Regions: Multidimensional Evidences From Machine Learning Perspective by Jie Wei, Jie Wei, Jie Wei, Tong Chen, Tong Chen, Tong Chen, Chuandong Li, Chuandong Li, Guangyuan Liu, Guangyuan Liu, Jiang Qiu, Dongtao Wei

“…It may provide new insight into the neural substrate of the resting state and help computational neuroscientists or neuropsychologists to choose an appropriate resting state condition to investigate various mental disorders from the resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique.…”
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Early Successful Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy for Verbal Memory Impairment in an Adjustment Disorder: A Case Report in a Newly-Diagnosed Multiple Sc... by Eleonora Virgilio, Valentina Solara, Maria Francesca Sarnelli, Domizia Vecchio, Cristoforo Comi

“…After a six-month EMDR intervention performed by two trained neuropsychologists, the patient was retested. There was an improvement in verbal memory tests and depression anxiety scales and the Dissociative Experiences Scale. …”
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Optimizing Neurobehavioral Assessment for Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: Proposal of a Comprehensive Pre-Assessment Checklist for Clinicians by Kristen Keech, Caroline Schnakers, Brooke Murtaugh, Katherine O’Brien, Beth Slomine, Marie-Michèle Briand, Rita Formisano, Aurore Thibaut, Anna Estraneo, Enrique Noé, Olivia Gosseries, Liliana da Conceição Teixeira

“…Over half of the respondents were a combination of physicians, neuropsychologists, and physical therapists. All respondents served the adult DoC population and 42% percent had over ten years of clinical experience. …”
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Visual and cognitive functioning among older adults with low vision before vision rehabilitation: A pilot study by Gabrielle Aubin, Natalie Phillips, Atul Jaiswal, Aaron Paul Johnson, Sven Joubert, Vanessa Bachir, Eva Kehayia, Walter Wittich, Walter Wittich, Walter Wittich

“…The present study is relevant to clinicians who are assessing the cognitive status of older adults, such as neuropsychologists, because it highlights the importance of considering low vision when administering neuropsychological tests, especially to persons who have not yet received rehabilitation for their visual impairment.…”
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Individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic inequalities in cognitive impairment: cross-sectional findings from the French CONSTANCES cohort by Marcel Goldberg, Marie Zins, Claudine Berr, Noémie Letellier, Isabelle Carrière, Emmanuelle Cadot, Lisa Berkman

“…Here, we investigated the effects of individual and neighbourhood deprivation on cognitive impairment in middle-aged and young-old people.Design Cross-sectional study.Settings 21 Health Screening Centres in the entire French metropolitan territory.Participants A total of 44 648 participants (age range: 45 to 69 years) from the French CONSTANCES cohort were included in the analyses.Main outcomes Associations between the overall cognitive score (based on a standardised battery of cognitive tests administered by neuropsychologists) and individual deprivation (Evaluation of Deprivation and Inequalities in Health Screening Centres; EPICES score) and geographical deprivation (French Deprivation Index; FDep index).Results Based on the EPICES score (validated cut-off ≥30.17), 12% of participants were considered to be deprived. …”
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Cognitive functioning in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: protocol for the Danish CPCog-Youth study by Camilla Funch Uhre, Ida Dyhr Caspersen, Carsten Lose, Gija Rackauskaite, Ro Robotham, Christina E. Hoei-Hansen

“…By also seeking feedback from participating families and the involved neuropsychologists, we aim to investigate whether the proposed cognitive assessment is feasible and beneficial in real-world settings. …”
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Higher Cortical Dysfunction Presenting as Visual Symptoms in Neurodegenerative Diseases by Yin Liu, Yin Liu, Victoria S. Pelak, Gregory van Stavern, Heather E. Moss, Heather E. Moss

“…Perceived barriers to diagnosing visual dysfunction due to neurodegenerative disease included difficulty making a referral to neuropsychologists or behavioral neurologists (73%), lack of time for in-depth assessment (62%), lack of tools to assess visual dysfunction due to neurodegenerative disease (40%), and lack of knowledge about presenting signs and symptoms (31%).Conclusion: Visual symptoms from neurodegenerative disease in patients with and without prior diagnoses of neurodegenerative disease are evaluated by neuro-ophthalmologists. …”
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Multi-method study of the implementation of Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Training (CogSMART) in real-world settings by Laurie Lindamer, Erin Almklov, James O. E. Pittman, Shuyuan Shi, Jacqueline Maye, Amy Jak, Elizabeth Twamley, Borsika Rabin

“…The adoption of CogSMART/CCT by a variety of providers other than neuropsychologists suggests its use may be broadened to other healthcare providers, if adequately trained, to increase access to an intervention with demonstrated efficacy for cognitive rehabilitation for several neuropsychiatric disorders.…”
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The PAPA Questionnaire: Assessment of Long-Term Engagement in Activities, with Separate Quantification of Their Physical, Cognitive, and Social Components by Loggia G, Pellichero A, Moutoussamy I, Morello R, Pothier K, Chavoix C

“…The intensity level of each item (none, light, moderate, or high) was determined by the compendium of physical activities for the physical component and consensus for the cognitive and social components, then validated by 56 professional experts (6 groups: physiotherapists, neuropsychologists, occupational therapists, geriatricians, etc.).Results: The PAPA questionnaire includes 75 items that give rise to 4 scores (sedentary lifestyle and physical, cognitive, and social activity scores) weighted by the frequency, duration, and intensity level for each component. …”
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Development of a Minimum Reporting Set of Contextual Factors for Rehabilitation Studies: A Delphi Study by Boya Nugraha, Grace Engen, Cecilie Roe, Marit Kirkevold, Helene L Soberg, Nada Andelic, Christoph Gutenbrunner

“…Rehabilitation experts from all world regions including physicians, nurses, neuropsychologists, physiotherapists, and others, were invited to participate. …”
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Deciphering the genetic basis of developmental language disorder in children without intellectual disability, autism or apraxia of speech by Clothilde Ormieres, Marion Lesieur-Sebellin, Karine Siquier-Pernet, Geoffroy Delplancq, Marlene Rio, Mélanie Parisot, Patrick Nitschké, Cristina Rodriguez-Fontenla, Alison Bodineau, Lucie Narcy, Emilie Schlumberger, Vincent Cantagrel, Valérie Malan

“…Limitations The strict diagnostic criteria applied by our multidisciplinary team, including speech-language physicians, neuropsychologists, and paediatric neurologists, resulted in a relatively small sample size, which limit the strength of our findings. …”
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A Live Video Resiliency Dyadic Intervention for Persons With Dementia and Their Care-Partners Early After Diagnosis: Protocol for Open Pilot of Resilient Together for Dementia by Sydney McCage, Kristin Walker, Talea Cornelius, Robert A Parker, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Brad Dickerson, Christine Ritchie, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Sarah Bannon

“…Dyads will be referred by their diagnosing clinicians (eg, neurologists, geriatricians, and neuropsychologists) and screened for eligibility. Eligible dyads will have at least one member who exhibits clinically elevated emotional distress and will demonstrate capacity to consent to research participation on a standardized assessment. …”
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Focus Group Study of Medical Stakeholders to Inform the Development of Resilient Together for Dementia: Protocol for a Postdiagnosis Live Video Dyadic Resiliency Intervention by Sarah Bannon, Julie Brewer, Talea Cornelius, Jonathan Jackson, Robert A Parker, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Bradford Dickerson, Christine Ritchie, Ana-Maria Vranceanu

“…MethodsWe will recruit interdisciplinary medical stakeholders (eg, neurologists, social workers, neuropsychologists, care coordinators, and speech language pathologists) from academic medical center clinics in the departments treating persons living with dementia such as neurology, psychiatry, and geriatric medicine via flyers and word-of-mouth referrals from clinic directors and members of relevant organizations (eg, dementia care collaboratives and Alzheimer disease research centers). …”
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