The use of two automated neuropsychological tests, Cogfun and the Perceptual Maze Test, with alcoholics.
Forty-eight male detoxified alcoholics completed the automated neuropsychological tests, Cogfun II and the Perceptual Maze Test. On both tests, the younger group of patients performed better than the older group. No differences were found between short- and long-term drinkers, although there was some indication that older long-term drinkers performed less well than younger long-term drinkers. Control subjects performed significantly better than alcoholic subjects. Thus characteristics found by others using conventional psychometric tests were also apparent when using new, automated tests, and baselines were established from which to measure change over the passage of time.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors