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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2022 Nov 13;44(8):550–561. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2022.2142526

Table 1.

List of neuropsychological tests and test descriptions

Domain Test Description Outcome Variable (possible range)
Global Cognition Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) 30-point screening questionnaire assessing orientation, short-term memory, attention, short-term recall, and language Total correct (0 – 30)

Verbal Memory Hopkins Verbal Learning Test- Revised (HVLT-R Delay Recall) 12-word list administered over 3 learning trials, followed by a delay trial after 25 minutes Total correct (0 – 12)

Visual Spatial Memory Rey Complex Figure (Rey Long Delay) complex geometric design presented for copy (see below); recall assessed by asking participant to draw the figure from memory 20 minutes later (delayed recall) Accuracy of delayed recall (0 – 36)

Naming Boston Naming Test (BNT Total Score) line drawings of objects/animals are presented individually for naming Total correct (0 – 60)
Verbal Fluency Animal Fluency as many animal names as possible must be generated in 60 seconds Total number of words (0 – no upper limit)

Visuospatial Perception Judgment of Line Orientation (JOLO) angled lines must be matched to the orientation of angles presented in an array of multiple choices Total correct (0 – 30)

Executive Function Trail Making Test- Part B-Part A a line must be drawn to connect a series of numbers or alternating numbers and letters Total completion time (0 – 300 sec)

Attention/Working Memory Digit Span Test (Forward + Backward) increasing lengths of number sequences must be repeated in forward and reverse order Total correct (0 – 30)