Influence of cerebral lesions on psychological test performances of older children.

Evaluation of the general sensitivity of the Wisconsin card sorting test among younger and older children

“…This is not surprising because general intelligence consistently has been found to be among the most sensitive global indices of cerebral dysfunction in heterogeneous samples of younger and older children (Boll, 1974;Reed & Fitzhugh, 1966;Reed, Reitan, & Klove, 1965;Reitan, 1974). The present WCST findings, however, are especially encouraging because only 67% of the younger patients and 47% of the older patients had clearly demonstrable evidence of brain dysfunction (i.e., brain disease/trauma and/or clinical seizure disorders).…”

The Neurobiological and Neuropsychological Foundations of Learning Disabilities

“…The interest in differentiating learningdisabled from normal children on the basis of neuropsychological assessment procedures stems, in large part, from the early work of Reitan and his associates who worked with brain-injured children (Klonoff & Low, 1974;Reed, Reitan, & Klove, 1965;Reitan, 1974). However, most interest has focused on the comprehensive neuropsychological test batteries, the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery for Children and the ReitanIndiana Neuropsychological Test Battery for Children.…”

Cognitive, Academic, and Behavioral Findings in Children with Suspected and Documented Neurological Dysfunction

“…or documented brain lesions have been the subjects of many previous psychological or neuropsychological investigations (Beck & Lam 1955, Black 1973, 1974Hopkins 1964, Knights 1970, Knights & Tymchuk 1968, Reed, Reitan, & Klove 1965, Reed & Fitzhugh 1966, Rourke, Yanni, MacDonald, & Young 1973. Most studies comparing the difference in level of performance and the nature of the cognitive functioning of brain-damaged children and normals have utilized brain-damaged samples with well documented longstanding deficiencies, and have readily demonstrated significant differences between the two groups.…”