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Objective:To study the validity of Binomial Forced-Choice Digit Memory Test(BFDMT) in detecting dissimulation of intellectual deficit.Methods:64 subjects with compensable head injury were assessed by BFDMT,experiential judgment and Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM),and were finally diagnosed on intellectual deficit degrees.Results:(1)The rate of malingering was 78.1% judged by BFDMT,and 43.8% by experiential judgment.(2)All of the 16 uncertain cases by experiential judgment were assessed as malingering by BFDMT.(3)Only one case in 64 was considered as a faulted diagnosis by follow-up.Conclusion:BFDMT is useful for detecting dissimulation of intellectual deficit particularly for the difficul cases in clinical experiential judgment.
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Objective:To compare performances of Wechsler Memory Scale(WMS)and Clinical Memory Scale(CMS),to explore applicability of WMS and CMS in the different degree traumatic brain injured patients.Methods:206 patients were tested with WMS and 300 with CMS,and completed clinical diagnosis for all,to compare the performances.Results: ①There was no significant differences in the MQ between the two groups in the normal、marginal memory impairment, there were significant differences in the mild memory impairment.②There were remarkable variance between the MQ and the clinical diagnosis,WMS was even more variant.Conclusion:①There is similar outcome between WMS and CMS in the patients with normal、marginal memory impairment,CMS shows more applicable in the patients with more severe mem- ory impairment.②It is not correct to diagnose memory defect degree with MQ without more clinical information.
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Objective:To explore the effects of cognitive impairment on the performance of Binomial Forced-Choice Digit Memory Test (BFDMT). Methods: Subjects were screened by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the brief form of WAIS-RC.BFDMT was administered to 38 dementias and 19 controls.Results: (1) There was no significant difference in the scores of two dimensions and total score of BFDMT between dementias and controls. (2) There was significant difference in the difficult item scores and the total score among three groups of subjects with different levels of IQ. The difficult item scores and the total score of the subjects with IQ 70～84 were significantly higher than those with IQ 50～69 and IQ 34～49. There were no significant differences among all groups in the easy item scores. (3) The false positive was 15.8% by the cutoff scores of total scores of BFDMT and increased with the decline of IQ. Conclusion: The performance of BFDMT is somewhat influenced by intellectual defect. A high false positive of BFDMT particularly happens in the patients with severe intellectual decline.
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Objective: To evaluate Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM) for assessing validity of test performance. Methods: To compare the results of RSPM between head injured patients with and without malingering. Results:①There were significant differences in the performance between the two groups of patients in subtests A,B,C and D of RSPM. There was no significant difference on subtest E. ②Based on p