Diagnosing solvent-induced chronic toxic encephalopathy: the effect of underperformance in neuropsychological testing.

CONCLUSIONS: Most of the neuropsychological tests evaluated showed significant effects of underperformance. Performance on letter-number sequencing was not affected. In case of underperformance, the results of the neuropsychological assessment should be disregarded when weighing the final multi-disciplinary diagnosis, with the exception of letter-number sequencing. Key points A total of 54.1% of patients with suspected CSE referred for neuropsychological assessment was identified as having underperformed on one or both PVTs. Underperformance has a significant effect on most neuropsychological tests with the exception of letter-number sequencing assessing attention and working memory. In case of underperformance, the results of the neuropsychological assessment should be disregarded when weighing the final multi-disciplinary diagnosis, with the exception of letter-number sequencing. PMID: 31082289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract Source Type: research