Tests used to evaluate patients who have experienced a traumatic brain injury, brain damage, or organic neurological problems (e.g., dementia).
Neuropsychological test-- A test or assessment given to diagnose a brain disorder or disease.
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Performance on neuropsychological tests is usually evaluated through comparison to the average performance of large samples of normal individuals.
Patients who have experienced a traumatic brain injury, brain damage, or organic neurological problems (for example, dementia ) are administered neuropsychological tests
John R. Hodges has written: 'Cognitive assessment for clinicians' -- subject(s): Brain, Cognition, Cognition disorders, Delirium, Dementia, Diagnosis, Neuropsychological tests, Physiopathology, Testing
is used as a tool in school placement, in determining the presence of a learning disability or a developmental delay, and in tracking intellectual development. is sometimes included in neuropsychological testing to assess the brain function
Visiographic tests require a subject to copy various designs. Such tests are used in education and have achieved a central position in neuropsychological testing because of their sensitivity to many different kinds of brain damage ( Jacobson, Delis, & Bondi, 2002).
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Though the time required to conduct a neuropsychological exam varies, the exam can last six to eight hours and may span the course of several visits. But, can last even shorter than 6 hours
A single mean is used in testing to compare a single variable to a population mean in order to determineÊif there is aÊdifference. Two means are used in testing to compare two populations to see if there are variances between the two variables.Ê
* testing powers of endurance
Dawn Rachael Francis has written: 'Cognitive neuropsychological rehabilitation'