Abstract

The Trail Making Test (TMT) is a popular neuropsychological test derived from the Army Individual Test Battery, which was used by the U.S. Army. Its content was obviously designed within the English cultural context. Consequently, there is ongoing debate regarding TMT’s applicability on non-English speaking population. The objective of this study was to selectively review the major variants of TMT that had been created to address this issue, including color trail test (CTT), shape trail test (STT), and language-specific versions of TMT. Meanwhile, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can be conducted along with TMT to clarify the brain activity underlying TMT performance. This review drew conclusions on the clinical utility of these TMT variants. All research articles reviewed were published in English-language, peer-reviewed journals.

摘要

Trail Making Test (TMT) 是一种流行的神经心理学测试，源自美国陆军使用的陆军个人测试电池。它的内容显然是在英国文化背景下设计的。因此，关于 TMT 在非英语人群中的适用性一直存在争议。本研究的目的是选择性地审查为解决此问题而创建的 TMT 的主要变体，包括颜色轨迹测试 (CTT)、形状轨迹测试 (STT) 和特定语言版本的 TMT。同时，功能性磁共振成像 (fMRI) 可以与 TMT 一起进行，以阐明 TMT 表现背后的大脑活动。本综述就这些 TMT 变体的临床效用得出结论。所有审查的研究文章均发表在同行评审的英文期刊上。