Retrospective study of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage: vasospasm and other complications (Part III) by S. Bakanauskaitė, J. Grigaitė, R. Danilevičienė, G. Lizaitienė, L. Piliponis, J. Ščerbak, D. Jatužis, J. Valaikienė

“…Acute subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a dangerous condition: roughly 50% of patients die within 30 days, nearly 25% develop significant neuropsychological and cognitive deficits, about 10% suffer from other complications, and only around 15% recover fully. …”
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From strain to strength: a yearlong study on the transformative influence of inner engineering online program on mental well-being by Ashwin Swaminathan, Braiden DeSchryver, Akila Rayapuraju, Julianna Barbaro, Hibiki Orui, Balachundhar Subramaniam, Preeti Upadhyay Reed

“…The surveys consisted of 4 validated neuropsychological scales: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Positive Emotion/Relationship/Engagement Scale (PERMA) Profiler, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). …”
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Risk Factors for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After TACE: A Prospective Cohort Study by Yuzhu Wang, Xin Zhou, Guoping Li, Qianzhou Lv, Xiaoyu Li, Zhiping Yan

“…A visual analog scale was used to measured pain. Neuropsychological status was also assessed, using the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9). …”
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Lower Kinetic Chain, Meet the Thinking Brain: A Scoping Review of Cognitive Function and Lower Extremity Injury Risk by Michaela A. Reyes, Mark O. Probasco, Trina N. Worby, Dylan E. Loertscher, Lyndsey K. Soderbeck, Wendy E. Huddleston

“…Search terms included Boolean combinations of “cognition”, “concussion”, “ImPACT”, “cognitive deficit”, “mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)”, and “neuropsychological function” as cognitive descriptors and the terms “injury risk” and “lower extremity injury” as injury descriptors. …”
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The enlarged perivascular spaces in the hippocampus is associated with memory function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Peichun Pan, Dongsheng Zhang, Jing Li, Min Tang, Xuejiao Yan, Xin Zhang, Man Wang, Xiaoyan Lei, Xiaoling Zhang, Jie Gao

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between enlarged perivascular space in the hippocampus (H-EPVS) and cognitive performance in patients with T2DM, and to determine whether it can serve as an imaging marker for cognitive dysfunction. 66 T2DM patients with cognitive impairment (T2DM-CI) and 71 T2DM patients with normal cognitive function (T2DM-NC) underwent cranial MRI scans and comprehensive neuropsychological assessments. H-EPVS counts were visually calculated on T2WI imaging according to a previous scale. …”
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Urban environment during pregnancy, cognitive abilities, motor function, and externalizing and internalizing symptoms at 2–5 years old in 3 Canadian birth cohorts by Anne-Claire Binter, Dany Doiron, Martine Shareck, Tona Pitt, Sheila W. McDonald, Padmaja Subbarao, Wiliam D. Fraser, Suzanne C. Tough, Jeffrey Brook, Mònica Guxens

“…We estimated 7 environmental exposures of the built environment, surrounding greenness, and air pollution, around participant’s home addresses during pregnancy. Validated neuropsychological tests were used to assess non-verbal and verbal abilities, gross and fine motor function, externalizing and internalizing symptoms at child’s age 2 to 5 years. …”
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Altered brain functional network connectivity and topology in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Weiwei Ni, Weiyin Vivian Liu, Mingrui Li, Shouchao Wei, Xuanzi Xu, Shutong Huang, Lanhui Zhu, Jieru Wang, Fengling Wen, Hailing Zhou

“…All participants underwent clinical, neuropsychological, and laboratory tests, followed by MRI examinations, including resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) and three-dimensional high-resolution T1-weighted imaging (3D-T1WI) on a 3.0 T MRI scanner. …”
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Emotion dysregulation and impulsivity as overlapping symptoms in adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: severity profiles and associati... by Eszter Kenézlői, Lívia Balogh, Szilvia Somogyi, Evelyn E. Lévay, Zsuzsa Halmai, Zsófia Nemoda, Zsolt S. Unoka, János M. Réthelyi

“…Behavioral impulsivity and delay aversion were assessed using selected tests of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery, and a computerized decision-making paradigm based on the Rogers decision-making task, respectively. …”
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Oxidative Stress and Risk of Dementia in Older Patients with Depression: A Longitudinal Cohort Study Using Plasma Biomarkers by Yoo-Jin Jang, Min-Ji Kim, Su-Jin Lee, Shinn-Won Lim, Doh-Kwan Kim

“…AD conversion was determined using comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the association between oxidative stress biomarkers and AD conversion after adjusting for confounders. …”
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Effect of environmental enrichment on relapse rates in patients with severe alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lila Barillot, Claudia Chauvet, Marc Besnier, Nematollah Jaafari, Marcello Solinas, Armand Chatard

“…The secondary outcomes are relapse at 1 month and 3 months after treatment, craving and drug-seeking behaviour, mindfulness skills acquisition and the effect of the intervention enhancement on the perceived richness of the daily environment, assessed by questionnaires and neuropsychological tasks.Ethics and dissemination All participants have to give written informed consent to the investigator. …”
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Effects of a periodic intermittent theta burst stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease by Yue Wu, Lu Wang, Kai Wang, Shanshan Zhou, Pan Wu, Yibing Yan, Ling Wei, Bensheng Qiu, Yanghua Tian, Zhi Geng, Xingqi Wu, Panpan Hu, Guixian Xiao, Gongjun Ji, Hesheng Liu

“…Measurements included the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a comprehensive neuropsychological battery, and the grey matter volume (GMV) of the hippocampus. …”
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Altered Topological Properties of Grey Matter Structural Covariance Networks in Complete Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Graph Theoretical Network Analysis by Wen-Li Wang, Yu-Lin Li, Mou-Xiong Zheng, Xu-Yun Hua, Jia-Jia Wu, Fei-Fei Yang, Nan Yang, Xia He, Li-Juan Ao, Jian-Guang Xu

“…Therefore, early neuropsychological intervention is suggested to prevent psychological and cognitive dysfunction as well as irreversible brain structure damage.…”
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Association of inflammation cytokines with cognitive function in first-episode major depressive disorder by Yan Qing Xi, Yan Qing Xi, Yan Qing Xi, Zong Qi Wang, Zong Qi Wang, Zong Qi Wang, Guo Juan Li, Guo Juan Li, Guo Juan Li, Zhuo Qun Hao, Zhuo Qun Hao, Zhuo Qun Hao, Jia Hui Nie, Jin Xiang Li, Yu Ting Tan, Xiao Dong Hu, Xiao Dong Hu, Gen Wei Wang, Sha Liu, Sha Liu, Yan Fang Wang, Yan Fang Wang, Yan Fang Wang

“…The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status(RBANS) evaluated cognitive function, and serum samples were collected to determine levels of inflammatory and neurotrophic factors at these two time points. …”
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Clinical and molecular outcomes from the 5-Year natural history study of SSADH Deficiency, a model metabolic neurodevelopmental disorder by Itay Tokatly Latzer, Jean-Baptiste Roullet, Wardiya Afshar-Saber, Henry H. C. Lee, Mariarita Bertoldi, Gabrielle E. McGinty, Melissa L. DiBacco, Erland Arning, Melissa Tsuboyama, Alexander Rotenberg, Thomas Opladen, Kathrin Jeltsch, Àngels García-Cazorla, Natalia Juliá-Palacios, K. Michael Gibson, Mustafa Sahin, Phillip L. Pearl

“…Methods SSADHD subjects underwent clinical evaluations, neuropsychological assessments, biochemical quantification of γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) and related metabolites, electroencephalography (standard and high density), magnetoencephalography, transcranial magnetic stimulation, magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, and genetic tests. …”
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Functional cognitive disorder: Beyond pseudodementia by D.S. Marín-Medina, P.A. Arenas-Vargas, M. del Pilar Velásquez-Duque, P.M. Bagnati

“…We describe circumstances in which diagnostic support and neuropsychological assessment are required. Special emphasis is placed on the prognosis of this condition, which, despite the associated disability and distress, rarely progresses to dementia. …”
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Effect of Physical Activity on Physical and Mental Health in Young Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Systematic Review of RCTs and CCTs by Ann Christin Schneider, Sofia Anzeneder, Lars Rehbein, Eva Katharina Brack, Mirko Schmidt, Valentin Benzing

“…Cognition, psychosocial functioning, and health-related quality of life among childhood cancer survivors. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 32 (6), 922–945. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2020.1844243 …”
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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…Pre- and post-intervention tests comprised two computerized neuropsychological EF tests (Victoria Stroop Test and Switcher Task, PEBL software) and the countermovement jump test (CMJ) on a force plate (Forcedecks, VALD Performance, Brisbane, Australia). …”
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