title: Effects of localized lesions on the Verbal Concept Attainment Test.
abstract: This study examined the performance of groups of patients (n = 97) with independently localized cerebral lesions on the Verbal Concept Attainment Test (VCAT). It was found that the left frontal group was impaired relative to all the other-lesion groups. In addition frequency distributions were examined in the lesion groups and a large normative sample (n = 360). Although the means of the other-lesion groups were below that of controls, the left frontal group had the lowest mean score, and was characterized by an absence of relatively good scores. Possible cut-off scores were examined for potential clinical utility. The data were discussed in relation to previous studies of frontal-lobe behavioral deficits and in relation to the potential clinical utility of the VCAT in detection of frontal-lobe dysfunction.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003210:Concept Formation / Q000502:physiology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012660:Semantics