Predictive validity of the Neurobehavioural Cognitive Status Examination (NCSE) in a post-acute rehabilitation setting

Within the context of a post-acute rehabilitation setting, association and agreement between results from the Neurobehavioural Cognitive Status Examin ation (NCSE) and from the neuropsychological (NP) evaluation are examined. AU participants (n = 48) had sustained a severe traumatic brain injury and NCSE testing preceded NP testing by an average of 1 month. A significant re lationship and fair classification agreement (i.e. presence or absence of c ognitive impairment) was found between dir overall results from NCSE and NP evaluation. Significant relationships were also observed between most NCSE subtests and paired NP tests thought to be assessing the same cognitive do mains. However, the classification agreement (i.e. the presence or absence of deficient performance) between most NCSE subtests and paired NP tests wa s poor. The findings are discussed from the standpoint of individual treatm ent planning.