title: Neuropsychological false positives in litigation: trail making test findings.
abstract: 100 workers' compensation claimants with no known history of brain injury and no claim for neuropsychological impairment were administered a generally accepted neuropsychological screening instrument, the Trail Making Test, to consider the possibility that the presence of litigation may be reflected in neuropsychological test scores. On Trails A and B, respectively, 40% and 36% of subjects scored in the impaired range. Clinicians are urged to interpret the results of the Trail Making Test cautiously when a patient is in litigation. Suggestions for research are offered.
authors: P R
authors: PR
authors: Lees-Haley
authors: D D
authors: DD
authors: Fox
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence