User:Johnny Pellas (UU)/sandbox/INECO Frontal Sreening

The INECO Frontal Screening (IFS) is a brief screening tool for assessing or Executive functions and thereby detecting Executive dysfunction. The IFS was created in 2009 by Teresa Torralva and colleagues at the Institute of Cognitive Neurology (INECO) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The "frontal" in the name refers to the Frontal lobe, a part of the brain traditionally associated with executive functions.

Format
The IFS consists of 8 subtests with a maximum of 30 points. The subtests are modified versions of pre-existing tests of executive functions.

Applications
The IFS has been validated as a screening test of executive functions in several disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Frontotemporal dementia , Multiple sclerosis , Bipolar disorder , Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , and depression.