The Frontal Lobe Score: part 1: construction of a mental status of frontal systems

The Frontal Lobe Score: part 1: construction of a mental status of frontal systems

The aim was to develop a bedside mental status examination to assess the behavioural effects of damage to the frontal lobes. The Frontal Lobe Score (FLS) detected pure frontal lesions with a sensitivity of 77.7%. It discriminated patients with frontal lesions from normal control subjects with a spec...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical rehabilitation 2000-06, Vol.14 (3), p.260-271
Hauptverfasser: Ettlin, T M, Kischka, U, Beckson, M, Gaggiotti, M, Rauchfleisch, U, Benson, D F
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Sprache:eng
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Development
Frontal lobes
Impairment
Measures
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Zusammenfassung:The aim was to develop a bedside mental status examination to assess the behavioural effects of damage to the frontal lobes. The Frontal Lobe Score (FLS) detected pure frontal lesions with a sensitivity of 77.7%. It discriminated patients with frontal lesions from normal control subjects with a specificity of 100%. (Original abstract - amended)
ISSN:0269-2155