Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology pp 838–839Cite as

Cognistat

  • Reference work entry
  • First Online:

Synonyms

Neurobehavioral cognitive status examination (NCSE)

Description

The Cognistat test battery (Kiernan et al. 1995), formerly called the neurobehavioral cognitive status examination, is a screening tool designed to assess a number of different cognitive domains including orientation, attention, language abilities (comprehension, repetition, naming), construction, memory, calculations, and reasoning (similarities, judgment). A rating for level of consciousness is also provided. The various subscales are abbreviated from well-validated neuropsychological tests. For example, attention is assessed using digit repetition similar to that used on the Wechsler scales. Unlike other screening procedures that yield a single summary score, the Cognistat is designed to yield a score for each domain and thus produces a differentiated profile of cognitive abilities. The Cognistat also employs an adaptive testing approach (referred to as a screen and metric approach) to decrease time spent in...

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   899.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD   1,099.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

References and Readings

  • Doninger, N. A., Ehde, D. M., Bode, R. K., Knight, K., Bombardier, C. H., & Heinemann, A. W. (2006). Measurement properties of the neurobehavioral cognitive status examination (Cognistat) in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Psychology, 51(4), 281–288.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Drane, D. L., & Osato, S. S. (1997). Using the neurobehavioral cognitive status examination as a screening measure for older adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 12(2), 139–143.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Drane, D. L., Yuspeh, R. L., Huthwaite, J. S., Klingler, L. K., Foster, L. M., Mrazik, M., & Axelrod, B. N. (2003). Healthy older adult performance on modified version of the Cognistat (NCSE): Demographic issues and preliminary normative data. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 25(1), 133–144.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Johansson, M. M., Kvitting, A. S., Wressle, E., & Marcusson, J. (2014). Clinical utility of Cognistat in multiprofessional team evaluations of patients with cognitive impairment in Swedish primary care. International Journal of Family Medicine, 2014, 1–10.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kiernan, R. J., Mueller, J., Langston, J. W., & Van Dyke, C. (1987). The neurobehavioral cognitive status examination: A brief but quantitative approach to cognitive assessment. Annals of Internal Medicine, 107(4), 481–485.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Kiernan, R. J., Mueller, J., & Langston, J. W. (1995). Cognistat (neurobehavioral cognitive status examination). Lutz: Psychological Assessment Resources.

    Google Scholar 

  • Macaulay, C., Battista, M., Lebby, P. C., & Mueller, J. (2003). Geriatric performance on the neurobehavioral cognitive status examination (Cognistat) what is normal? Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 18, 463–471.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Murakami, H., Fujita, K., Futamura, A., Sugimoto, A., Kobayakawa, M., Kezuka, M., Midorikawa, A., & Kawamura, M. (2013). The Montreal cognitive assessment and neurobehavioral cognitive status examination are useful for screening mild cognitive impairment in Japanese patients with Parkinson’s disease. Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, 1, 103–108.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nabors, N. A., Millis, S. R., & Rosenthal, M. (1997). Use of the neurobehavioral cognitive status examination (Cognistat) in traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 12(3), 79–84.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nesset, M., Kersten, H., & Ulstein, I. D. (2014). Brief test such as the clock drawing test or Cognistat can be useful predictors of conversion from MCI to dementia in the clinical assessment of outpatients. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 4, 263–270.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Schrimsher, G. W., Parker, J. D., & Burke, R. S. (2007). Relation between cognitive testing performance and pattern of substance use in males at treatment entry. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 21(3), 498–510.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Tsuruoka, Y., Takahashi, M., Suzuki, M., Sato, K., & Shirayama, Y. (2016). Utility of the neurobehavioral cognitive status examination (COGNISTAT) in differentiating between depressive states in late-life depression and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease: A preliminary study. Annals of General Psychiatry, 15(3), 1–8.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA

    Megan Becker & Daniel N. Allen

Authors
  1. Megan Becker
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Daniel N. Allen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Megan Becker .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature

About this entry

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this entry

Becker, M., Allen, D.N. (2018). Cognistat. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_170

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation