@article{ref1,
title="The Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Sorting Test as an evaluative tool for executive functions after severe traumatic brain injury: A comparative study",
journal="Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology",
year="2012",
author="Heled, Eyal and Hoofien, Dan and Margalit, Dana and Natovich, Rachel and Agranov, Eugenia",
volume="34",
number="2",
pages="151-159",
abstract="Neuropsychological tests are often used to evaluate executive function (EF) deficits in patients suffering traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). This study compared the sensitivity of three such tests-namely, the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Sorting Test (D-KEFS ST), the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), and the Trail Making Test (TMT)-in differentiating between severe TBI patients and healthy controls. The differences between the two groups were significant for 5/5 variables evaluated through the D-KEFS ST, for 4/6 variables evaluated through the WCST, and for 2/2 variables evaluated through the TMT. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that the variables &quot;attempted sorts&quot; in the D-KEFS ST and completion time in Part B of the TMT were the most powerful predictors of group assignment, with cutoff points of 9.5 sorts and 84.5 seconds, respectively. Our results highlight the possible value of the D-KEFS ST in the evaluation of postinjury EF deficits in TBI patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1380-3395",
doi="10.1080/13803395.2011.625351",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2011.625351"
}