Cognitive decrements in 1991 Gulf War veterans: associations with Gulf War illness and neurotoxicant exposures in the Boston Biorepository, Recruitment, and Integrative Network (BBRAIN) cohorts

Table 1 Cognitive common data elements recommendations for Gulf War illness research

Cognitive Domain	Neuropsychological Test
Premorbid Function	Word Reading Subtest of the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT-4)
Attention	Continuous Performance Test − 3 (CPT3)
Attention	Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) Recommended tests: Digit Spans
Executive Function	Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) Recommended modules: Color-Word-Interference Test, Trail Making Test, Verbal Fluency
	Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) Recommended tests: Digit Spans
	Continuous Performance Test − 3 (CPT3)
Verbal Memory	California Verbal Learning Test - Second Edition (CVLT-II)
Verbal Memory	Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT)
Visual Memory	Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCF)
Visual Memory	Brief Visual Memory Test (BVMT)
Motor Function	Finger Tapping Test
Motor Function	Grooved Pegboard Test
Mood	Profile of Mood States (POMS)
	Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) - PTSD
	PTSD Checklist for DSM-V (PCL-5)
	Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
	Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5)
	Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-V (SCID-5)

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