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. 2021 Oct 30;16(3):1026–1039. doi: 10.1007/s11682-021-00581-x

Table.6.

Neuropsychological Assessment

Cognitive tests: Domain score calculation: Description:
Finger tapping1 Taps in 10 s left and right Press spacebar with index finger as many times as possible in 10 s
Symbol digit coding1 Correct responses Number 1 to 9 refer to different symbols. In 90 s as many numbers as possible have to be matched to the symbols
Shifting attention test1

Correct matches

False matches

Geometric objects are presented for 2 min and tasks switches to match them either by shape or color.
Continuous performance1

Commission errors

Omission errors

Respond to a target letter, but not to another letter
Stroop Interference (Reaction time part 3 - Reaction time part 1) / Reaction time part 1

Part 1: Press spacebar when word is presented

Part 3: Press spacebar if color and word meaning do not match

Letter fluency2 Total number of correct words Naming of as many words as possible in 60 s, starting with a specific letter of the alphabet. Repeated 2 times with different starting letters.

1 CNS-VS. Derived from “Test-retest reliability and practice effects of a computerized neuropsychological battery: A solution-oriented approach” (Rijnen, van der Linden, Emons, Sitskoorn, & Gehring, 2018)

2 Controlled Oral Word Association Test. Derived from “Letterfluency: psychometrische eigenschappen en Nederlandse normen” (Schmand et al., 2008)