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Jana L. Vanderslice-Barr, Julie K. Lynch, Robert J. McCaffrey, Screening for neuropsychological impairment in children using Reitan and Wolfson's preliminary neuropsychological test battery, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, Volume 23, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 243–249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acn.2008.01.004
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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.