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Neuropsychological test performance among healthy persons in northern India: development of normative data

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Accurate identification of neurocognitive impairment associated with HIV infection (and other CNS-involved conditions) is dependent upon utilization of appropriate normative neuropsychological test performance data from healthy individuals with a similar background, culture, and characteristics of the target individual or group to be tested. In India, regional differences in language, culture, and availability of resources can significantly affect performance on neuropsychological testing. This study developed age- and education-adjusted normative data for commonly used neuropsychological test scores for use in northern India.

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This research is supported by NIH grant no. RO1 NS-055653 (M. Kumar, P.I.).

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  1. Drenna Waldrop-Valverde

    Present address: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33136, USA

    Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Raymond L. Ownby, Deborah L. Jones, Adarsh M. Kumar & Mahendra Kumar

  2. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Sunil Sharma, Ritu Nehra & Sudesh Prabhakar

  3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

    Raymond L. Ownby

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Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., Jones, D.L. et al. Neuropsychological test performance among healthy persons in northern India: development of normative data. J. Neurovirol. 21, 433–438 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-015-0332-4

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