Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 1991 Dec;2(4):281-339.
doi: 10.1007/BF01108849.

Standardized and flexible batteries in neuropsychology: an assessment update

Affiliations
Review

Standardized and flexible batteries in neuropsychology: an assessment update

R L Kane. Neuropsychol Rev. 1991 Dec.

Abstract

This article summarizes current literature relevant to commonly used tests and test batteries in clinical neuropsychology. The first section contains a discussion of the philosophy and relative advantages of standardized and flexible battery approaches in neuropsychology. The second contains historical background and a literature review of the two major standardized test batteries: the Halstead-Reitan and Luria-Nebraska. The third section includes reviews of tests that are frequently used in the flexible battery approach. Various tests of intellectual functioning, attention, memory, language, and spatial analyses are critiqued in this section. Contributions of the process approach are noted. The article ends by underscoring the need for continued research into the nature of neuropsychological measures and the abilities they assess.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 1985 Jun;7(3):251-63 - PubMed
    1. Cortex. 1980 Mar;16(1):103-17 - PubMed
    1. J Clin Psychol. 1988 Sep;44(5):682-90 - PubMed
    1. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 1989 Oct;11(5):631-44 - PubMed
    1. J Clin Psychol. 1982 Apr;38(2):392-6 - PubMed

MeSH terms