title: Screening for neuropsychological impairment in children using Reitan and Wolfson's preliminary neuropsychological test battery.
abstract: This study examined the efficacy of two screening batteries developed by Reitan and Wolfson [Reitan, R. M., & Wolfson, D. (2006). Issues in neuropsychology: Where have we succeeded? Where have we failed? What are the clinical and forensic implications? Presented at the 26th annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology] for predicting neuropsychological impairment on the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery for Older Children (ages 9-14) and the Reitan-Indiana Neuropsychological Test Battery (ages 5-8). Sixty-eight subjects were selected from archival data collected from cases in a private practice setting. Using Reitan and Wolfson's recommended screening battery neuropsychological deficit scale score (SBNDS) cut-off of 16/17 correctly classified 82.5% of older children as normal or impaired according to total GNDS scores. The screening battery for young children (n=28) resulted in 100% correct classification using Reitan and Wolfson's recommended SBNDS cut-off of 22/23.
authors.affiliation: University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Jana L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vanderslice-Barr
authors.forename: Julie K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McCaffrey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013223:Statistics as Topic