The Cognition and Affect after Stroke - a Prospective Evaluation of Risks (CASPER) study: rationale and design

BMC Neurology

Table 2 Neuropsychological measures and neuropsychiatric questionnaires

	Instrument	T0^a	T1^a	T2^a
Global cognition	MMSE [89]	X	X	X
Episodic Memory	15-Word Verbal Learning Test [90]	X	X	X
Working memory	Digit-span of the WAIS-III [91]	X	X	X
Information processing speed	Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) Trail Making Test (TMT; part A and B) [91, 92]	X	X	X
Executive functioning	TMT (interference), BADS Zoo Map & Key Search, Verbal Fluency (60 s; animals and professions) [92–94]	X	X	X
Visuo-construction	Clock drawing [94]	X	X	X
Neglect	Star cancellation [95]	X
Premorbid IQ	NLV [96]	X
Language/aphasia	Boston Naming Test [97]	X
Depression	MINI, MADRS, HADS, NPI [62–64, 68]	X	X	X
Apathy	AES, NPI [66, 68]	X	X	X
Premorbid dementia	IQ CODE [60]	X
Functional ability	Barthel Index, Lawton [73, 74]	X	X	X
Quality of life	SS-QoL [75]	X	X	X
Fatigue¹⁵	FSS [72]	X	X	X
Personality¹⁶	NEO-FFI [76]	X

^aT0: baseline measurement, T1: 6-month follow-up, T2: 12-month follow-up
Abbreviations: MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, WAIS Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, BADS Behavioral Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome, NLV Nederlandse leestest voor volwassenen (Dutch version of the National Adult Reading Test), MINI Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, MADRS Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory, AES Apathy Evaluation Scale, IQ-CODE Informant-Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly, SS-Qol Stroke Specific Quality of Life, FSS Fatigue Severity Scale, NEO-FFI NEO Five Factory Inventory

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