"Trail Making Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The subject's ability to connect 25 numbered and lettered circles in sequence in a specific length of time. A score of 12 or below is suggestive of organic brain damage.
| Descriptor ID |
D014145
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.711.513.838
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trail Making Test" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation with cognitive training on executive functions in healthy older adults: a secondary analysis from the ACT trial. Geroscience. 2025 02; 47(1):1361-1380.
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Digital neuropsychological test performance in a large sample of uninjured collegiate athletes. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2024 Mar-Apr; 31(2):155-161.
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Evaluation of Motor and Cognitive Performance in People with Parkinson's Disease Using Instrumented Trail-Making Test. Gerontology. 2022; 68(2):234-240.
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Instrumented Trail-Making Task to Differentiate Persons with No Cognitive Impairment, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer Disease: A Proof of Concept Study. Gerontology. 2017; 63(2):189-200.
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Heterogeneity in Trail Making Test performance in OEF/OIF/OND veterans with mild traumatic brain injury. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2013 Dec; 28(8):798-807.