TMT

Question 1

purpose/use

Answer 1

neuropsychological test to screen for TBIs

Question 2

categories/domains

Answer 2

attention
visual search
spatial recognition
recall
recognition

Question 3

strengths

Answer 3

easy to administer

quick

Question 4

weaknesses

Answer 4

skewed to more educated people

difficult instructions

can’t be used for those that are illiterate; non-english speakers; hand-impairments

Question 5

how is it scored?

Answer 5

looking at the number of seconds to complete

Question 6

average time for trial A

Answer 6

29 seconds

Question 7

if pt takes longer than 78 seconds to complete trial A, what does that indicate

Answer 7

deficit; possible presence of TBI

Question 8

average time to complete trial B

Answer 8

75 seconds

Question 9

if pt takes more than 273 seconds (4.5 minutes) on trial B, what does that indicate

Answer 9

deficit; presence of TBI

Question 10

full name

Answer 10

Trail Making Test

Question 11

how long do you allow for trial A

Answer 11

150 seconds (2.5 minutes)

Question 12

how long do you allow for trial B

Answer 12

300 seconds (5 minutes)

Question 13

what is the sentence to correct an error

Answer 13

“you were at number 2. what is the next number/letter?…. please start here and continue.”