Table 3 Standardized cognitive tests and the corresponding domains
Cognitive domain(s) | Neuropsychological tests |
|---|---|
Global cognition | Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) [35] |
Episodic memory | 15-Word Verbal Learning Test (VLT) immediate recall (5 trails), delayed recall and delayed recognition [36] |
Implicit associative visual learning | Visual Association Test (VAT), short version [37] |
Working memory | Digit Span subtest (forwards and backwards) of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test (3rd Edition) [38] |
Verbal word fluency/semantic memory | 60 s animal fluency [39] |
Information processing speed | Letter Digit Substitution Test (LDST) [40] |
Information processing speed, attention and executive functioning/response inhibition | Stroop Color Word Test (SCWT) [41] |
Information processing speed, attention and executive functioning/concept shifting | Trail Making Test (TMT) parts A & B [42] |
Visual perception | Visual Object and Space Perception battery (VOSP, Optional) Subtests of dot counting and incomplete letters [43] |