Differences in performance and learning proficiency on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in schizophrenia: Do they reflect distinct neurocognitive subtypes with distinct functional profiles?
Kurtz MM, Wexler BE. Differences in performance and learning proficiency on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in schizophrenia: Do they reflect distinct neurocognitive subtypes with distinct functional profiles? Schizophrenia Research 2005, 81: 167-171. PMID: 16243489, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAttentionCognition DisordersCuesDiscrimination LearningFemaleHumansLearning DisabilitiesMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPractice, PsychologicalProblem SolvingPsychometricsPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyConceptsWisconsin Card Sorting TestUCSD Performance-based Skills AssessmentCard Sorting TestSorting TestComprehensive neurocognitive test batteryPerformance-Based Skills AssessmentDifferent neurocognitive profilesNeurocognitive test batteryPerformance-based measuresBehavioral treatment interventionsSecond measureNeurocognitive subtypesNeurocognitive profileMotor sequencingWCST performancePoor learnersTest batteryGood learnersDistinct functional profilesSubtyping of patientsTreatment interventionsIndependent measuresLearnersSkills assessmentGreater functional capacityNeurocognitive Function in Schizophrenia at a 10-Year Follow-Up: A Preliminary Investigation
Kurtz MM, Seltzer JC, Ferrand JL, Wexler BE. Neurocognitive Function in Schizophrenia at a 10-Year Follow-Up: A Preliminary Investigation. CNS Spectrums 2005, 10: 277-280. PMID: 15788955, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900022598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurocognitive deficitsIntelligence quotientMiddle-age patientsSubgroup of patientsYears of treatmentSpecific neurocognitive skillsWechsler Adult Intelligence ScaleSustained auditory attentionMeasures of attentionNon-verbal memoryException of performanceFull-scale intelligence quotientNeurocognitive test performanceNeuropsychological test batteryAdult Intelligence ScalePatient ageIllness onsetDisease onsetMotor functionAuditory attentionNeurodevelopmental modelPatientsNeurocognitive skillsNeurocognitive functionMotor sequencing