digit symbol substitution test

initialism: DSST
synonym: digit symbol test
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11718
Neuropsychological assessment in which the top two rows of a test sheet function as a key, displaying numbers 1–9 (upper row) matched to "non-sense" symbols (lower row). There follow pairs of rows where the numbers 1–9 appear in irregular sequence and the test subject must match the correct symbol from the key to each number, as quickly as possible.
Notes:
  1. The test is used to assess brain damage, dementia and depression.
  2. It is a subtest of some intelligence tests.
See: intelligence quotient
See also: neurobehavior core test battery
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 862 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'digit symbol substitution test' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11718 RIS BibTex EndNote
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