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[Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test: normative data in a French population].

F Reuter¹, K Baumstarck-Barrau, A Loundou

¹Service de neurologie, pôle de neurosciences cliniques, CHU La-Timone, AP-HM, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France. francoise.reuter@univmed.fr

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This study established normative data for the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) in a healthy French population. These findings provide essential benchmarks for assessing cognitive function in French adults.

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Area of Science:

Neuropsychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

Context:

The Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) is a key tool for evaluating working memory, attention, and information processing speed.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis and monitoring often rely on cognitive assessments like the PASAT.
Establishing population-specific normative data is crucial for accurate interpretation of cognitive test results.

Purpose:

To generate normative data for the PASAT in a healthy French population.
To provide age- and education-adjusted T-scores for the PASAT.
To facilitate the accurate assessment of cognitive function in French individuals.

Summary:

360 healthy French volunteers participated, stratified across age, education, and gender.
The PASAT was administered under standardized conditions by a single psychologist.
Normative values are presented as means and standard deviations of T-scores.

Impact:

Enables more precise interpretation of PASAT results in the French population.
Supports clinicians in identifying cognitive deficits in neurological conditions.
Contributes to the standardization of neuropsychological testing globally.