Which of the following is assessed as part of the frontal assessment battery?
Although personality and calculation (attention) are frontal lobe functions they are not included on the frontal assessment battery.
Although personality and calculation (attention) are frontal lobe functions they are not included on the frontal assessment battery.
Frontal Assessment Battery
The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) is a test designed to detect the dysexecutive syndrome. It is a bedside test that can be completed in a matter of minutes.
It consists of six subsets (as seen in the table below)
| Subset | Further info |
|---|---|
| Conceptualisation | Abstract reasoning, how are an apple and a pear different and similar |
| Mental flexibility | Verbal fluency, number of words beginning with letter L in one minute |
| Motor programming | Luria's motor series |
| Conflicting instructions | 'Tap twice when I tap once, and once when I tap twice' |
| Go-No Go (inhibitory control) | 'Tap once when I tap once and do not tap when I tap twice' |
| Prehension behaviour | Tell patient not to take your hands. Place their hands palm up on their knee's and then touch them |
