Standardization and normative data obtained in the Italian population for a new verbal fluency instrument, the phonemic/semantic alternate fluency test

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-372

  Costa, Alberto ^a   Bagoj, Eriola ^b   Monaco, Marco ^a   Zabberoni, Silvia ^a   De Rosa, Salvatore ^b   Papantonio, Anna Maria ^b   Mundi, Ciro ^b   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,c   Carlesimo, Giovanni Augusto ^a,c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliero Univeristaria OORR Ospedali Riuniti Foggia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive disorders; Fluency tests; Neurological diseases; Neuropsychological assessment; Set shifting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHONEMIC ALTERNATE FLUENCY TEST; READING; SEMANTIC ALTERNATE FLUENCY TEST; STANDARDIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEMANTICS; SEX FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896733463     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-013-1520-8     Document Type: Article

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