Early detection of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease with the use of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test: correlations with Montreal Cognitive Assessment and smell identification test

2019 ◽  
Vol 126 (11) ◽  
pp. 1447-1454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumihito Yoshii ◽  
Hiroe Onaka ◽  
Saori Kohara ◽  
Masafuchi Ryo ◽  
Wakoh Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Montreal Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Identification Test ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Sorting Test ◽  
Smell Identification

Cognitive Inflexibility and Pre-frontal Dysfunction in Schizophrenia and Mania

1990 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney Morice
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Frontal Dysfunction ◽  
Cognitive Inflexibility ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Sorting Test ◽  
And Control

The ability to shift cognitive set, which is probably subserved, at least in part, by the pre-frontal cortex, was determined for schizophrenic, bipolar (manic) and control subjects, using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). The schizophrenic and manic subjects both demonstrated poor performance on the WCST, suggesting that cognitive inflexibility and/or pre-frontal dysfunction, is not specific to schizophrenia (although laterality differences could exist). Moderate levels of poor performance in the non-psychiatric control group suggest the need for a review of the cut-off figures in the WCST currently used for predicting ‘brain damage’ and ‘focal frontal involvement‘, especially given the trend for the increasing use of cognitive assessment and rehabilitation in the major psychoses.

scholarly journals Association between Dialysis Adequacy and Cognition in Patients with Peritoneal Dialysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 1143-1148
Author(s):  
Dong Jin Shin ◽  
Taehee Kim ◽  
Do-Un Jung ◽  
Jung-Joon Moon ◽  
Dong-Wook Jeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Dialysis Patients ◽  
Dialysis Adequacy ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Sorting Test

Objective Cognition of peritoneal dialysis patients is influenced by various factors including dialysis adequacy such as fractional urea clearance (Kt/V) and relative overhydration (RelOH). This study aimed to discover the potential contribution of dialysis adequacy to cognitive function in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.Methods Fifty-nine patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis were recruited. Demographic information, comorbidities, and clinical lab findings were retrospectively collected, and dialysis adequacy was determined by the Kt/V and RelOH calculation. Cognition and depression were measured with Digit Symbol Substitution Test, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test, Wechsler memory scale (spatial span), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, and Beck’s depression inventory. Partial correlation test was used to explore the correlation of dialysis adequacy with cognitive function.Results RelOH showed significant correlation with some of the Wisconsin Card Sorting test results. The categories achieved showed negative correlation (r=-0.32, p=0.02) and trials to complete first category showed positive correlation (r=0.31, p=0.02) with RelOH. Other tasks showed no significant correlation with RelOH. Kt/V.Conclusion Our study demonstrates that peritoneal dialysis adequacy, measured by RelOH, seems to be significantly correlated with the occurrence of cognitive impairment. The outcome suggests that RelOH may have the potential to clarify the role of cognitive impairment in peritoneal dialysis patients.

scholarly journals Avaliação neuropsicológica das funções executivas de mulheres em estado de dependência química

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edilson Ramiro Freitas ◽  
Rui Mateus Joaquim ◽  
Maria de Lourdes Merighi Tabaquim ◽  
Ana Paula Camargo
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Trail Making ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence ◽  
Sorting Test

Introdução: O funcionamento executivo preservado para a manutenção de comportamentos adaptativos é condição necessária para obtenção de desfechos clínicos favoráveis no tratamento de sujeitos em dependência química. A confirmação da hipótese de disfunção executiva pode fornecer subsídios ao tratamento comportamental, do sujeito com dependência química. Objetivo: O estudo consistiu na realização de uma avaliação neuropsicológica das funções executivas de mulheres dependentes químicas de cocaína ou crack. Método: A avaliação se deu através de anamnese/exame clínico, entrevistas e testes neuropsicológicos. Para a caracterização da amostra foi utilizado o Protocolo de Anamnese Neuropsicológica. A avaliação neuropsicológica das funções executivas consistiu da aplicação do Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), Subteste Dígitos - Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III), Blocos de Corsi, Trail Making Test (TMT), Stroop Test e o Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a fim de investigar oito componentes executivos, a saber: memória operacional, flexibilidade cognitiva, categorização, fluência verbal, atenção seletiva e alternada, rastreamento visuomotor e controle inibitório. Resultados: Os resultados permitiram concluir que mulheres com dependência química, pelo uso de cocaína e <em>crack,</em>apresentam disfunção executiva. Foram encontradas relações clinicamente significativas entre tempo de uso e déficits do funcionamento executivo, indicando que quanto maior o tempo de dependência, mais expressiva a disfunção executiva.<p><strong>Descritores:</strong><strong> </strong>Função Executiva; Neuropsicologia; Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias.</p>

scholarly journals Neurocognitive recovery of patients with paranoid schizophrenia

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. e020492
Author(s):  
Olena Molchanova
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Paranoid Schizophrenia ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Disease Stage ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Sorting Test

Background At present neurocognitive impairment is considered a core feature of schizophrenia. This statement is grounded on cognitive impairment stability, the persistence of cognitive impairment independently of the disease stage and other symptoms of schizophrenia. The relevance of the search for cognitive remediation methods is determined by the influence of cognitive functioning on the functional outcome in patients with schizophrenia. In order to solve this problem, scientists are actively investigating such direction in the treatment of patients with this psychopathology as «neurocognitive therapy» or neurocognitive training. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of neurocognitive training in patients with paranoid schizophrenia Methods and materials The patients who matched inclusion criteria were assessed on Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Personal and Social Performance scale (PSP), neuropsychological tests (Trail Making Test part A and B, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Luria test) at the baseline, 1st and 6th month. All patients who were included in the study were randomly assigned into two groups. The intervention group (n=40) underwent a standard supportive treatment and neurocognitive training. The control group (n=31) received supportive medication treatment alone. Results After 1st month, a statistically significant difference between the intervention and control groups was found both for the overall PANSS score improvement and improvement in several items, which represented the cognitive decline. Total PSP score increased significantly in the intervention group from 41-50 to 51-60 (р=0.0001). In Wisconsin Card Sorting Test the proportion of incorrect answers decreased by 31.4% (р=0.0001), perseverative errors by 20.1% (р=0.042), the number of completed categories increased by 33.5% (р=0.002). Conclusion The proposed neurocognitive training program showed positive results, which was reflected in a statistically significant improvement in PANSS score and cognitive tests performance in the intervention group compared to control group after treatment course and additional 5 months of the observation.

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