Paced auditory serial addition test (PASAT): A very difficult test even for individuals with high intellectual capability;teste auditivo compassado de adição seriada (pasat): Um teste muito difícil mesmo para indivíduos com alta capacidade intelectual

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 482-484

  Brooks, Joseph Bruno Bidin ^a   Giraud, Vinicius Oliveira ^a   Saleh, Youssef Jamal ^a   Rodrigues, Samuel Jose ^a   Daia, Lucas Afonso ^a   Fragoso, Yara Dadalti ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE METROPOLITANA DE SANTOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognition; Multiple sclerosis; PASAT; Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PACED AUDITORY SERIAL ADDITION TEST; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 79960608331     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2011000400014     Document Type: Article

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