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 ◽  
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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 ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 429 ◽  
pp. 119978
Author(s):  
Ciro Rosario Ilardi ◽  
Sergio Chieffi ◽  
Chiara Scuotto ◽  
Nadia Gamboz ◽  
Alessandro Iavarone

Author(s):  
Edoardo Nicolò Aiello ◽  
Antonella Esposito ◽  
Chiara Gramegna ◽  
Valentina Gazzaniga ◽  
Stefano Zago ◽  
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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.


Author(s):  
Miroslava Abrahámová ◽  
Eva Smolejová ◽  
Daniel Dančík ◽  
Karin Pribišová ◽  
Anton Heretik ◽  
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Author(s):  
Ciro Rosario Ilardi ◽  
Sergio Chieffi ◽  
Chiara Scuotto ◽  
Nadia Gamboz ◽  
Filomena Galeone ◽  
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Author(s):  
André Luiz de Carvalho Braule Pinto ◽  
Marina Saraiva Garcia ◽  
Victor Polignano Godoy ◽  
Fabiano F. Loureiro ◽  
Antônio Geraldo da Silva ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentarou Yoshizawa ◽  
Nao Yasuda ◽  
Michinari Fukuda ◽  
Yumi Yukimoto ◽  
Mieko Ogino ◽  
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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.


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