Spanish Multicenter Normative Studies (NEURONORMA Project): Norms for Verbal Fluency Tests
Por:
Pena-Casanova, J, Quinones-Ubeda, S, Gramunt-Fombuena, N, Quintana-Aparicio, M, Aguilar, M, Badenes, D, Cerulla, N, Molinuevo, JL, Ruiz, E, Robles, A, Barquero, MS, Antunez, C, Martinez-Parra, C, Frank-Garcia, A, Fernandez, M, Alfonso, V, Sol, JM, Blesa, R
Publicada:
1 jun 2009
Resumen:
Lexical fluency tests are frequently used in clinical practice to assess language and executive function. As part of the Spanish multicenter normative studies (NEURONORMA project), we provide age- and education-adjusted norms for three semantic fluency tasks (animals, fruit and vegetables, and kitchen tools), three formal lexical tasks (words beginning with P, M, and R), and three excluded letter fluency tasks (excluded A, E, and S). The sample consists of 346 participants who are cognitively normal, community dwelling, and ranging in age from 50 to 94 years. Tables are provided to convert raw scores to age- adjusted scaled scores. These were further converted into education-adjusted scaled scores by applying regression-based adjustments. The current norms should provide clinically useful data for evaluating elderly Spanish people. These data may also be of considerable use for comparisons with other international normative studies. Finally, these norms should help improve the interpretation of verbal fluency tasks and allow for greater diagnostic accuracy.
Filiaciones:
Pena-Casanova, J:
Inst Municipal Invest Med, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
Hosp del Mar, Inst Municipal Assistencia Sanitaria, Sect Behav Neurol & Dementias, Barcelona, Spain
Quinones-Ubeda, S:
Inst Municipal Invest Med, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
Gramunt-Fombuena, N:
Inst Municipal Invest Med, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
Quintana-Aparicio, M:
Inst Municipal Invest Med, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
Aguilar, M:
Hosp Mutua Terrassa, Serv Neurol, Terrassa, Spain
Badenes, D:
Hosp Mutua Terrassa, Serv Neurol, Terrassa, Spain
Cerulla, N:
Hosp Mutua Terrassa, Serv Neurol, Terrassa, Spain
Molinuevo, JL:
Hosp Clin Barcelona, Serv Neurol, Barcelona, Spain
Ruiz, E:
Hosp Clin Barcelona, Serv Neurol, Barcelona, Spain
Robles, A:
Hosp Clin Univ, Serv Neurol, Santiago De Compostela, Spain
Barquero, MS:
Hosp Clin San Carlos, Serv Neurol, Madrid, Spain
Antunez, C:
Hosp Virgen Arrixaca, Serv Neurol, Murcia, Spain
Martinez-Parra, C:
Hosp Virgen Macarena, Serv Neurol, Seville, Spain
Frank-Garcia, A:
Hosp Univ La Paz, Dept Neurol, Madrid, Spain
Fernandez, M:
Hosp Cruces, Serv Neurol, Bilbao, Spain
Alfonso, V:
European Biometr Inst, Barcelona, Spain
Sol, JM:
European Biometr Inst, Barcelona, Spain
Blesa, R:
Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Serv Neurol, Barcelona, Spain
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