title: Uses and abuses of neuropsychological testing in behavioral neurology.
abstract: This article provides a brief historical review of how psychological tests have been used to examine patients with brain dysfunction and summarizes the strengths and weaknesses of present-day neuropsychological testing procedures. Common uses and abuses of neuropsychological testing are listed with a few clinical examples.
authors.affiliation: Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Prigatano
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Redner
mesh_terms: D001525:Behavioral Sciences / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000592:standards*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*