title: Measuring right-hemisphere dysfunction in children: validity of two new computer tests.
abstract: The validity of two new computer-mediated tests for the detection of right-cerebral hemisphere lesions in children--the Right-hemisphere Dysfunction Test and the Visual Perception Test--was evaluated. Normative data were drawn from a group of 91 children (aged five to 14 years) and 14 young adults. The tests were also administered to 14 children with acquired lesions of either right- or left-cerebral hemisphere. The results demonstrate that the Right-hemisphere Dysfunction Test and the Visual Perception Test, with predictive values of 71 per cent and 88 per cent, respectively, are useful in clinical practice for detection of right-hemisphere dysfunction in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Sips
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Catsman-Berrevoets
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: van Dongen
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: van der Werff
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Brooke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012016:Reference Values; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014796:Visual Perception