ABCN Patient Assessment and Evaluation 2

Question 1

When evaluating a patient with suspected mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), which symptom cluster is MOST characteristic in the acute phase?

Accepted Answer

Headache, dizziness, and cognitive fog lasting days to weeks

Answer

Acute mTBI typically presents with headache, dizziness, and cognitive fog that resolve within days to weeks.

Question 2

A neuropsychologist administering the Boston Naming Test (BNT) notes a patient consistently provides circumlocutory responses. This pattern is MOST associated with:

Accepted Answer

Anomia secondary to lexical retrieval failure

Answer

Circumlocutions on the BNT indicate lexical retrieval failure (anomia), where the patient knows the concept but cannot access the word.

Question 3

Which validity indicator embedded within the California Verbal Learning Test-3 (CVLT-3) compares recognition hits versus false positives to detect suboptimal effort?

Accepted Answer

Recognition Discriminability

Answer

The Recognition Discriminability index on the CVLT-3 contrasts hits and false positives to flag invalid performance.

Question 4

During a pediatric neuropsychological assessment, the examiner uses the NEPSY-II. Which domain is directly assessed by the Geometric Puzzles subtest?

Accepted Answer

Visuospatial processing

Answer

Geometric Puzzles on the NEPSY-II measures visuospatial processing by requiring mental rotation and part-whole assembly.

Question 5

A 72-year-old presents with rapid-onset fluctuating cognition, visual hallucinations, and REM sleep behavior disorder. Which neurodegenerative condition should be PRIORITIZED in the differential?

Accepted Answer

Dementia with Lewy bodies

Answer

The triad of fluctuating cognition, visual hallucinations, and REM sleep behavior disorder is the hallmark presentation of Dementia with Lewy bodies.

(ABCN) American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology Practice Test

(ABCN) American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology Practice Test

ABCN Patient Assessment and Evaluation 2