Is the prehension behavior test really useful? Normative data for the slimmer frontal assessment battery (FAB15)

2021 ◽  
Vol 429 ◽  
pp. 119978
Author(s):  
Ciro Rosario Ilardi ◽  
Sergio Chieffi ◽  
Chiara Scuotto ◽  
Nadia Gamboz ◽  
Alessandro Iavarone
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Behavior Test

Korean Version of Frontal Assessment Battery: Psychometric Properties and Normative Data

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae Hui Kim ◽  
Yoonseok Huh ◽  
Jin Yeong Choe ◽  
Ji Woon Jeong ◽  
Joon Hyuk Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Korean Version

scholarly journals Screening for Executive Dysfunction with the Frontal Assessment Battery: Psychometric Properties Analysis and Representative Normative Data for Brazilian Older Adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Jardim de Paula ◽  
Samara Melo Moura ◽  
Matheus Bortolosso Bocardi ◽  
Edgar Nunes de Moraes ◽  
Leandro Fernandes Malloy-Diniz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Executive Dysfunction ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery

scholarly journals The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) and its sub-scales: validation and updated normative data in an Italian population sample

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edoardo Nicolò Aiello ◽  
Antonella Esposito ◽  
Chiara Gramegna ◽  
Valentina Gazzaniga ◽  
Stefano Zago ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery

Abstract Background Deficits of executive functioning (EF) are frequently found in neurological disorders. The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) is one of the most widespread and psychometrically robust EF screeners in clinical settings. However, in Italy, FAB norms date back to 15 years ago; moreover, its validity against “EF-loaded” global cognitive screeners (e.g., the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA) has yet to be tested. This study thus aimed at (a) providing updated normative data for the Italian FAB and (b) assessing its convergent validity with the MoCA. Methods Four-hundred and seventy-five healthy Italian native speakers (306 females, 169 males; mean age: 61.08 ± 15.1; mean education: 11.67 ± 4.57) were administered by the MoCA and the FAB. FAB items were divided into three subscales: FAB-1 (linguistically mediated EF), FAB-2 (planning), and FAB-3 (inhibition). Regression-based norms were derived (equivalent scores) for all FAB measures. Results Age and education were predictive of all FAB measures, whereas no gender differences were detected. The FAB and its sub-scales were related to MoCA measures—the strongest associations being found with MoCA total and MoCA-EF scores. FAB sub-scales were both internally related and associated with FAB total scores. Discussion The FAB proved to have convergent validity with both global cognitive and EF measures in healthy individuals. The present study provides updated normative data for the FAB and its sub-scales in an Italian population sample, and thus supports an adaptive usage of this EF screener.

Normative data for the Slovak version of the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB)

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Miroslava Abrahámová ◽  
Eva Smolejová ◽  
Daniel Dančík ◽  
Karin Pribišová ◽  
Anton Heretik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery

The Frontal Assessment Battery 20 years later: normative data for a shortened version (FAB15)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciro Rosario Ilardi ◽  
Sergio Chieffi ◽  
Chiara Scuotto ◽  
Nadia Gamboz ◽  
Filomena Galeone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery

scholarly journals Syntactic Comprehension in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentarou Yoshizawa ◽  
Nao Yasuda ◽  
Michinari Fukuda ◽  
Yumi Yukimoto ◽  
Mieko Ogino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Executive Dysfunction ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Auditory Comprehension ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Visuospatial Function ◽  
Bulbar Onset ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Recent neuropsychological studies of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have demonstrated that some patients have aphasic symptoms, including impaired syntactic comprehension. However, it is not known if syntactic comprehension disorder is related to executive and visuospatial dysfunction. In this study, we evaluated syntactic comprehension using the Syntax Test for Aphasia (STA) auditory comprehension task, frontal executive function using the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB), visuospatial function using Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM), and dementia using the Hasegawa Dementia Scale-Revised (HDS-R) in 25 patients with ALS. Of the 25 patients, 18 (72%) had syntactic comprehension disorder (STA score < IV), nine (36%) had frontal executive dysfunction (FAB score < 14), six (24%) had visuospatial dysfunction (RCPM score < 24), and none had dementia (HDS-R score < 20). Nine of the 18 patients with syntactic comprehension disorder (50%) passed the FAB and RCPM. Although sample size was small, these patients had a low STA score but normal FAB and RCPM score. All patients with bulbar onset ALS had syntactic comprehension disorder. These results indicate that it might be necessary to assess syntactic comprehension in patients with bulbar onset ALS. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the pathological continuum of ALS.

scholarly journals Propriedades psicométricas da Frontal Assessment Battery na esclerose múltipla

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-37
Author(s):  
Sandra Henriques ◽  
Helena Espirito-Santo ◽  
Luís Cunha ◽  
Laura Lemos ◽  
Fernanda Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Montreal Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery

Contexto: A Esclerose Múltipla (EM) é uma doença desmielinizante crónica que pode envolver alterações cognitivas e executivas. As alterações executivas, relacionadas essencialmente com o lobo frontal, podem ser subdiagnosticadas, uma vez que os instrumentos utilizados na EM são extensos e complexos, podendo os seus resultados ser comprometidos pelos níveis de fadiga que poderão daí decorrer. A Bateria de Avaliação Frontal (FAB) é de aplicação rápida e simples e avalia as funções do lobo frontal.  Objetivo: Explorar as propriedades psicométricas da FAB numa amostra de doentes com EM. Métodos: No estudo avaliaram-se 68 doentes com EM e 81 indivíduos sem diagnóstico de doença neurológica (amostra de controlo) com a FAB, a Subescala executiva do Montreal Cognitive Assessment/MoCA-E e o Teste de Fluências Verbais Fonéticas/TFVF. Vinte e nove doentes foram reavaliados com a FAB (intervalo 4-8 semanas). Resultados: Na amostra com EM, a consistência interna revelou-se adequada e a estabilidade temporal situou-se entre moderada a alta nas subescalas Semelhanças, FluênciasLexicais, Séries Motoras de Luria e Go-no-Go. A FAB correlacionou-se de forma elevada com o MoCA-E e TFVF, atestando a sua validade convergente, e a sua estabilidade temporal teste-reteste revelou-se adequada. A amostra com EM teve pontuações significativamente inferiores nas subescalas Fluências Lexicaise Séries Motoras de Luria comparativamente com a amostra de controlo(p < 0,05). Na EM, a FAB discriminou os níveis de escolaridade (p < 0,001) e a subescala Séries Motoras de Luria diferenciou os padrões de EM (p < 0,05). Conclusões: A FAB apresenta propriedades psicométricas adequadas para avaliar as funções do lobo frontal em doentes com EM, devendo integrar a sua avaliação neuropsicológica para auxiliar no correto encaminhamento terapêutico. Adicionalmente, a subescala das Fluências Lexicais parece ser importante para avaliar estes doentes, tendo potencial para o nível I do rastreio da disfunção frontal na EM.

scholarly journals Value of the Frontal Assessment Battery Tool for Assessing the Frontal Lobe Function in Stroke Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-272
Author(s):  
Mihyang Han ◽  
Da-Ye Kim ◽  
Ja-Ho Leigh ◽  
Min-Wook Kim
Keyword(s):  
Frontal Lobe ◽  
Mmse Score ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Imaging Study ◽  
Frontal Lobe Dysfunction ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Frontal Lobe Function

Objective To examine the correlation between the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) test, which is used to assess the frontal lobe function, and anatomical lesions as well as the ability of the test to detect frontal lobe dysfunction.Methods Records of stroke patients undergoing a FAB test and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were divided into three groups according to the lesions determined by an imaging study: frontal lobe cortex lesions, frontal subcortical circuit lesions, and other lesions. The FAB scores of the three groups were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test. The validity of the FAB test to detect frontal lobe dysfunction was assessed by a comparison with the Computerized Neuropsychological Function Test (CNT) using the Spearman correlation coefficient. The correlation coefficients between the FAB test and MMSE were analyzed further based on the MMSE cutoff score.Results Patients with frontal cortex lesions had significantly lower total and subtest scores according to the FAB test than the other patients. The FAB test correlated better with the CNT than the MMSE, particularly in the executive function and memory domains. A high MMSE score (r=0.435) indicated a lower correlation with the FAB test score than a low MMSE score (r=0.714).Conclusion The FAB test could differentiate frontal lobe lesions from others in stroke patients and showed a good correlation with the CNT. Moreover, the FAB test can be used in patients with high MMSE scores to detect frontal lobe dysfunction and determine the treatment strategies for stroke patients.

Low Frontal Assessment Battery Score as a Risk Factor for Falling in Patients with Hoehn-Yahr Stage III Parkinson's Disease: A 2-Year Prospective Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Kataoka ◽  
Noriyuki Tanaka ◽  
Keigo Saeki ◽  
Takao Kiriyama ◽  
Satoshi Ueno
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Stage Iii ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Yahr Stage ◽  
Assessment Battery

Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB)

2020 ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Dubois ◽  
Slachevsky ◽  
Litvan ◽  
Pillon
Keyword(s):  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery
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