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. 2008 Jul-Sep;50(3):202–208. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.43634

Table 3.

Tests for assessing executive functioning associated with prefrontal lobe dysfunction

Tests used Functions assessed
Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST)[74] Strategic planning, organized search, learning from feedback
Tower of London[75] Planning, working memory
Stroop color and word test[76] Inhibition
Trail making test[77] Motor speed, shifting set, visual scanning
Behavioral assessment of the dysexecutive syndrome (BADS)[78] Predicts everyday difficulties
Mazes-WISCIII Planning
Cambridge neuropsychologic test automated battery (CANTAB) Planning, working memory
Verbal fluency test[79] Response test
Cognitive estimates test[80] Judgment