Plasma fibrinogen as a potential biomarker of cognitive impairment after acute ischemic stroke by Chunxiao Wei, Weijie Zhai, Panpan Zhao, Li Sun

“…Plasma FBG levels were measured in 398 patients with AIS who underwent comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation. To assess the correlation of FBG with global cognitive function, physical status, anxiety, depression, and psychiatric symptoms. …”
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Top-Down Computerized Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia: A Case Study of an Individual with Impairment in Verbal Fluency by Marjolaine Masson, Til Wykes, Michel Maziade, Clare Reeder, Marie-Anne Gariépy, Marc-André Roy, Hans Ivers, Caroline Cellard

“…He was provided with a therapist delivered cognitive remediation program involving practice and strategy which was designed to train attention, memory, executive functioning, visual-perceptual processing, and metacognitive skills. Neuropsychological and clinical assessments were administered at baseline and after three months of treatment. …”
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Microbial phenolic metabolites are associated with better frontal lobe cognition by Inés Domínguez-López, Isabella Parilli-Moser, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Anna Tresserra-Rimbau, Cinta Valls-Pedret, Zenaida Vázquez-Ruiz, Olga Castañer, Ramon Estruch, Emili Ros, Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventós

“…A novel method based on liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry was used to identify urinary MPM (protocatechuic acid, enterodiol glucuronide, enterolactone glucuronide, urolithin B glucuronide, and vanillic acid glucuronide), and cognitive function was evaluated with neuropsychological tests. Multivariable-adjusted ordinary least squares regression was used to assess the associations between cognitive function and MPM, and a score was calculated as the weighted sum of MPM. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of aripiprazole and olanzapine on neurocognitive profile of patients with schizophrenia by Sanya Sharma, Ajeet Sidana, Shivangi Mehta, Manoj Kumar Bajaj

“…Patients with schizophrenia as per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), were assessed on Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), and neuropsychological tests at baseline. Patients were randomly assigned to aripiprazole (10–30 mg per day, orally) and olanzapine (5–20 mg per day, orally) groups on the basis of computer-generated random table number. …”
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Hemispatial Neglect Shows That “Before” Is “Left” by Mario Bonato, Arnaud Saj, Patrik Vuilleumier

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Limited research investigating the value of MRI in predicting future cognitive morbidity in survivors of paediatric brain tumours: A systematic-review and call to action for clinic... by Daniel J Griffiths-King, Christopher Delivett, Andrew Peet, Jane Waite, Jan Novak

“…We conducted a comprehensive search for studies published up to March 2024 that assessed MRI variables as predictors of later neuropsychological outcomes in pediatric brain tumour patients. …”
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Specificity of Cognitive Impairment in Neurological Disease: A Methodological Critique of Parkinson’s Disease by H. J. Sagar

“…The following recommendations are made: rigid diagnostic criteria; representative patient groups; avoidance of arbitrary quantitative criteria to limit definitions of dementia; matching of groups for overall level of cognitive impairment in the search for qualitative cognitive differences related to neuropathology or effects of particular drugs; the use of suitable controls in patient groups, neuropsychological tests and treatment regimes; the use of specific quantitative tests of cognition, affect and motor disability; and longitudinal, compared with cross-sectional, study design.…”
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Humour in the management of multiple sclerosis: a scoping review by M. Šeduikienė, V. Matonis

“…Appropriate use of humour (among other factors) can significantly improve the neuropsychological status in persons with RRMS and help them staying employed. …”
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Nonfluent/Agrammatic PPA with In-Vivo Cortical Amyloidosis and Pick’s Disease Pathology by Francesca Caso, Benno Gesierich, Maya Henry, Manu Sidhu, Amanda LaMarre, Miranda Babiak, Bruce L. Miller, Gil D. Rabinovici, Eric J. Huang, Giuseppe Magnani, Massimo Filippi, Giancarlo Comi, William W. Seeley, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini

“…She first presented with a 3-year history of progressive speech and language impairment mainly characterized by severe apraxia of speech. Neuropsychological and general motor functions remained relatively spared throughout the clinical course. …”
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Clinical Management of Children and Adolescents with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Like Phenotypes and Complex Behavioural Manifestations: A Multidisciplinary and Dimensional Approach by Ana Moscoso, Aurélie Julien, Antoine Tanet, Angèle Consoli, Martine Pagnard, France Trevisan, Isabelle Kemlin, Diana Rodriguez, David Cohen

“…For the selected cases, we performed a psychiatric assessment, a tailored neuropsychological evaluation based on clinical demands and history, broad speech and motor skills evaluations if there were concerns regarding language, motor abilities and/or learning difficulties and autism specific evaluations, if clinically relevant. …”
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Comparative discourse analysis of logical memory recall in normal elderly from rural and urban areas by Lúcia Inês de Araújo, Sérgio Leme da Silva, Leonardo Caixeta

“…There are differences in the performance of the elderly when considering different levels of education for neuropsychological tests associated with immediate recalls (but not with delayed recall), suggesting that working memory systems may be more impacted by years of schooling than the coding memory system.…”
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Speech activity circadian rhythm disturbance in children and adolescents with hypertension by V.M. Polyakov, L.V. Rychkova, N.A. Myasishchev, Zh.V. Prokhorova, I.A. Cherevikova, S.I. Kolesnikov

“…Both groups were matched for gender and age and then investigated by daily monitoring of blood pressure (BP) and multiple (threefold) neuropsychological testing following A.R. Luria's method in accordance with the conditional biorhythmological division of the day into three periods. …”
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Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders by Francesca Felicia Operto, Francesco Precenzano, Ilaria Bitetti, Valentina Lanzara, Maria Lorena Fontana, Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino, Marco Carotenuto, Francesco Pisani, Anna Nunzia Polito, Daniela Smirni, Michele Roccella

“…Emotional intelligence (EI) is a complex neuropsychological function that could be impaired in many clinical conditions. …”
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Patterns of Change in Cognitive Function over Six Months in Adults with Chronic Heart Failure by Barbara Riegel, Christopher S. Lee, Dale Glaser, Stephen T. Moelter

“…Few investigators have studied cognition over time in adults with heart failure (HF). A battery of neuropsychological tests was administered to 279 adults with chronic systolic or diastolic HF at baseline, three and six months. …”
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Neurobiological Mechanisms Underlying Psychological Dysfunction After Brain Injuries by Prashin Unadkat, Tania Rebeiz, Erum Ajmal, Vincent De Souza, Angela Xia, Julia Jinu, Keren Powell, Chunyan Li

“…This review integrates clinical and preclinical evidence to provide a comprehensive overview of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying neuropsychological disorders, focusing on the role of key brain regions in emotional regulation across various forms of brain injuries. …”
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Application of the Uniform Data Set version 3 tele-adapted test battery (T-cog) for remote cognitive assessment preoperatively in older adults by Mika M. Rockholt, Mika M. Rockholt, Rachel R. Wu, Rachel R. Wu, Elaine Zhu, Elaine Zhu, Raven Perez, Raven Perez, Hamleini Martinez, Hamleini Martinez, Jessica J. Hui, Ekow B. Commeh, Romario B. Denoon, Gabrielle Bruno, Braden V. Saba, Daniel Waren, Courtney O'Brien, Vinay K. Aggarwal, Joshua C. Rozell, David Furgiuele, William Macaulay, Ran Schwarzkopf, Evan T. Schulze, Ricardo S. Osorio, Lisa V. Doan, Lisa V. Doan, Jing Wang, Jing Wang, Jing Wang

“…More comprehensive test batteries, such as the Uniform Data Set (UDS) Neuropsychological Battery, and its remote testing version, the Uniform Data Set version 3 tele-adapted test battery (UDS v3.0 T-cog), have been developed to assess cognitive decline in normal aging and disease conditions, but have not been applied in the perioperative setting.MethodsWe assessed the feasibility of using this remote UDS v3.0 T-cog battery for preoperative cognitive assessment in 81 older adults 65+ scheduled for lower extremity joint replacement surgery.ResultsOur results indicate that the UDS v3.0 T-cog achieves 99% completion rates and demonstrates high patient satisfaction. …”
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Gamisoyo-San Ameliorates Neuroinflammation in the Spinal Cord of hSOD1G93A Transgenic Mice by MuDan Cai, Eun Jin Yang

“…Gamisoyo-San (GSS), a herbal medicine known to improve health, has been used for stress-related neuropsychological disorders, including anorexia, in Asian countries, such as China, Korea, and Japan. …”
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Effects of Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation on Facial Emotion Recognition in Parkinson’s Disease: A Critical Literature Review by S. Kalampokini, E. Lyros, P. Lochner, K. Fassbender, M. M. Unger

“…Further studies using standardized neuropsychological measures of FER assessment and including larger cohorts are needed, in order to draw definite conclusions about the effect of STN DBS on emotional recognition and its impact on patients’ quality of life.…”
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Female athletes explicitly gesture in emotional situations by Y. Adams, M. Augenstein, P. Furley, A. Krieg, P. Born, I. Helmich, I. Helmich

“…All immediate nonverbal expressions after point losses and wins were coded by two independent blind raters applying the NEUROpsychological GESture (NEUROGES®) system.ResultsNo gender differences were found for overall hand movement activity. …”
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Subjective cognition in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: Investigation of group differences and associations with objective cognition and clinical characteristics using a novel... by Kristoffer Grimstad, Håkon Sørensen, Anja Vaskinn, Christine Mohn, Stine Holmstul Olsen, Ole A. Andreassen, Trine Vik Lagerberg, Ingrid Melle, Merete Glenne Øie, Torill Ueland, Beathe Haatveit

“…Here we investigated subjective cognition in SZ and BD compared to healthy controls (HC).Subjective and objective cognition were assessed in 91 SZ participants, 55 BD participants and 55 HC, applying a novel measure of subjective cognition, the self-assessed cognitive complaints scale (SACCS) and a clinically relevant neuropsychological test battery. The psychometric properties of SACCS were investigated. …”
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