Twenty years after Spinnler and Tognoni: New instruments in the Italian neuropsychologist's toolbox

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 209-217

  Bianchi, Angelo ^a   Dai Prà, Mirko ^a  

^a Department of Mental Health ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Assessment; Neuropsychology; Normative studies; Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIVALENT SCORES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRY; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53149130978     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0970-x     Document Type: Article

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