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Comparison of neuropsychological data in the diagnosis of brain impairment with computerized tomography and other neurological procedures
Author(s) -
Swiercinsky Dennis P.,
Leigh Gary
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197904)35:2<242::aid-jclp2270350203>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - neuropsychology , psychology , neuropsychological test , tomography , neuropsychological assessment , radiology , medical physics , medicine , psychiatry , cognition
Discussed the problem of criterion validation of neuropsychological tests. Computerized tomography (CT) is suggested as an approach in providing a criterion of focal structural lesions for evaluating predictability of neuropsychological tests. Neuropsychological tests on 62 patients were compared with CT scans, electroencephalographic results, and routine neurological examination. Results of the neuropsychology evaluation produced overall better agreement with CT scan results than did the other procedures. Diagnostic limitations of CT scanning and the unique diagnostic contribution of neuropsychological test results are discussed.