Kladi, A., Campbell, I., Evans, J. and Moraitou, D. (2022) Cognitive screening tests for patients with epilepsy: a systematic review focusing on test validity and diagnostic accuracy. Hellenic Journal of Psychology, 18(3), pp. 329-352. (doi: 10.26262/hjp.v18i3.7969)
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Abstract
Epilepsy often affects cognition. The goal of this review was to systematically examine evidence for the validity of cognitive screening tests currently being used in epilepsy. MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched from 1946/1947 until the 12th of March 2019. Only studies that met the eligibility criteria and which reported at least some diagnostic accuracy data were included. Seven studies met the inclusion criteria, relating to five screening tools. The EpiTrack was the most commonly used tool, while the test most frequently used as a reference standard was the Digit Span. Diagnostic accuracy of cognitive screening tools in epilepsy remains limited and the risk of bias is generally high. EpiTrack is suggested as the appropriate screening tool to begin the assessment with, as it is specifically constructed for and validated on patients with epilepsy, it provides specific cutoff points and a satisfactory level of reliability.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Evans, Professor Jonathan and Campbell, Dr Iain |
| Authors: | Kladi, A., Campbell, I., Evans, J., and Moraitou, D. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Mental Health and Wellbeing College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing |
| Journal Name: | Hellenic Journal of Psychology |
| Publisher: | Hellenic Psychological Society |
| ISSN: | 1790-1391 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2021 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Hellenic Journal of Psychology 18(3):329-352 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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