"Trail Making Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The subject's ability to connect 25 numbered and lettered circles in sequence in a specific length of time. A score of 12 or below is suggestive of organic brain damage.
| Descriptor ID |
D014145
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.711.513.838
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trail Making Test" by people in Profiles.
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Skinner JS, Abel WM, McCoy K, Wilkins CH. Exploring the "Obesity Paradox" as a Correlate of Cognitive and Physical Function in Community-dwelling Black and White Older Adults. Ethn Dis. 2017; 27(4):387-394.
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Yano Y, Butler KR, Hall ME, Schwartz GL, Knopman DS, Lirette ST, Jones DW, Wilson JG, Hall JE, Correa A, Turner ST, Mosley TH. Associations of Nocturnal Blood Pressure With Cognition by Self-Identified Race in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The GENOA (Genetic Epidemiology Network of Arteriopathy) Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Oct 27; 6(11).
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Chalermchai T, Valcour V, Sithinamsuwan P, Pinyakorn S, Clifford D, Paul RH, Tipsuk S, Fletcher JL, Degruttola V, Ratto-Kim S, Hutchings N, Shikuma C, Ananworanich J. Trail Making Test A improves performance characteristics of the International HIV Dementia Scale to identify symptomatic HAND. J Neurovirol. 2013 Apr; 19(2):137-43.
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Paul R, Moser D, Cohen R, Browndyke J, Zawacki T, Gordon N. Dementia severity and pattern of cognitive performance in vascular dementia. Appl Neuropsychol. 2001; 8(4):211-7.