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A computerised neuropsychological test battery to be used as a standardised tool assessing the cognitive domains affected by idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus INPH was developed. The aim of this study is to investigate the reliability, validity and feasibility of the battery.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Test-retest | Forty-four healthy elderly 60-82 years old |
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| Validity | Twenty six patients with various diseases and various ages |
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| Feasibility | Twenty seven patients under the preoperative investigation for INPH |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computerized neuropsychological test | Device | Computerized neuropsychological test battery. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Validity | Computerized test battery and equivalent standard neuropsychological test battery is given to the same subject. Correlation between paper and pen and equivalent computerized test is calculated as a validity measure. | Within 24 h |
| Reliability | The computerized test battery is given to the same subject twice. Correlation between the two tests is calculated as a test-retest reliability measure. | More than 7 days, within 2 months |
| Feasibility | Patients under the investigation for INPH are given the computerized test battery. Number of patients who manage to complete the test is the feasibility measure. | Within 24 h |
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Reliability: Healthy elderly Validity: Various diseases Feasibility: Possible INPH-patients
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Anders Behrens, M.D., M.Sc. | Department of Clinical Neuroscience | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Department of Clinical Neuroscience | Umeå | Västerbotten County | SE-901 85 | Sweden |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 25279138 | Derived | Behrens A, Eklund A, Elgh E, Smith C, Williams MA, Malm J. A computerized neuropsychological test battery designed for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Fluids Barriers CNS. 2014 Sep 25;11:22. doi: 10.1186/2045-8118-11-22. eCollection 2014. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006850 | Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure |
| D003704 | Dementia |
| ID | Term |
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| D006849 | Hydrocephalus |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| Conventional neuropsychological test | Other | Conventional neuropsychological test (paper and pen) |
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| D019965 |
| Neurocognitive Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |