Halstead?Reitan Neuropsychological Battery

Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery
Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery
Synonyms	HRNB
Purpose	assess condition of the brain and function

The Halstead?Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery ( HRNB ) and allied procedures is a comprehensive suite of neuropsychological tests used to assess the condition and functioning of the brain , including etiology, type (diffuse vs. specific), localization and lateralization of brain injury . ^[1]^[2] The HRNB was first constructed by Ward C. Halstead, ^[3] who was chairman of the Psychology Department at the University of Chicago , together with his doctoral student, Ralph Reitan (who later extended Halstead's Test Battery at the Indiana University Medical Center). ^[4]^[5]^[6] A major aim of administering the HRNB to patients was if possible to lateralize a lesion to either the left or right cerebral hemisphere by comparing the functioning on both sides of the body on a variety of tests such as the Suppression or Sensory Imperception Test, the Finger Agnosia Test, Finger Tip Writing, the Finger Tapping Test, and the Tactual Performance Test. ^[7] One difficulty with the HRNB was its excessive administration time (up to three hours or more in some brain-injured patients). In particular, administration of the Halstead Category Test was lengthy, ^[8] so subsequent attempts were made to construct reliable and valid short-forms. ^[9]^[10]

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The HRNB includes:

Wechsler Intelligence Scale
Aphasia Screening Test
Trail-Making Test , parts A and B (measures time to connect a sequence of numbers (Trail-Making, Part A) or alternating numbers and letters (Trail-Making, Part B).
Halstead Category Test (a test of abstract concept learning ability?comprising seven subtests which form several factors: a Counting factor (subtests I and II), a Spatial Positional Reasoning factor (subtests III, IV, and VII), a Proportional Reasoning factor (subtests V, VI, and VII), and an Incidental Memory factor (subtest VII). ^[11]
Tactual Performance Test
Seashore Rhythm Test
Speech Sounds Perception Test
Finger Tapping Test
Sensory Perceptual Examination
Lateral Dominance Examination ^[12]

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^ Walsh, K.W. (1991). Understanding Brain Damage: A Primer of Neuropsychological Evaluation (2nd. ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone .
^ Darby, D., & Walsh, K.W. (2005). Walsh's Neuropsychology: A Clinical Approach , (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone.
^ Halstead, W.C. (1947). Brain and Intelligence . Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press
^ Reitan, R.M. (1955). Investigation of the validity of Halstead's measures of biological intelligence. Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry, 73 , 28-35.
^ Reitan, R.M. (1959). The comparative effects of brain damage on the Halstead Impairment Index and the Wechsler-Bellevue scale. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 15 , 281-285.
^ Reitan, R.M. (1966). A research program on the psychological effects of brain lesions in human beings. In N.R. Ellis (Ed.), International Review of Research in Mental Retardation , Vol. 1 (pp. 153-218). New York: Academic Press
^ Russell, E.W., Neuringer, C., & Goldstein, G. (1970). Assessment of Brain Damage: A Neuropsychological Key Approach . New York: Wiley-Interscience.
^ Steindl, S.R., & Boyle, G.J. (1995). Use of the Booklet Category Test to assess abstract concept formation in schizophrenic disorders. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 10 , 205-210.
^ Boyle, G.J. (1975). Shortened Halstead Category Test. Australian Psychologist, 10 , 81-84.
^ Boyle, G.J. (1986). Clinical neuropsychological assessment: Abbreviating the Halstead Category Test of brain dysfunction. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42 , 615-625.
^ Boyle, G.J. (1988). What does the neuropsychological Category Test measure? Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 3 , 69-76.
^ Reitan, R.M. (1985). Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery: Theory and Clinical Interpretation . Tucson, Arizona: Reitan Neuropsychology. ISBN 0934515026 .

[1] Walsh, K.W. (1991). Understanding Brain Damage: A Primer of Neuropsychological Evaluation (2nd. ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone .

[2] Darby, D., & Walsh, K.W. (2005). Walsh's Neuropsychology: A Clinical Approach , (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone.

[3] Halstead, W.C. (1947). Brain and Intelligence . Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press

[4] Reitan, R.M. (1955). Investigation of the validity of Halstead's measures of biological intelligence. Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry, 73 , 28-35.

[5] Reitan, R.M. (1959). The comparative effects of brain damage on the Halstead Impairment Index and the Wechsler-Bellevue scale. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 15 , 281-285.

[6] Reitan, R.M. (1966). A research program on the psychological effects of brain lesions in human beings. In N.R. Ellis (Ed.), International Review of Research in Mental Retardation , Vol. 1 (pp. 153-218). New York: Academic Press

[7] Russell, E.W., Neuringer, C., & Goldstein, G. (1970). Assessment of Brain Damage: A Neuropsychological Key Approach . New York: Wiley-Interscience.

[8] Steindl, S.R., & Boyle, G.J. (1995). Use of the Booklet Category Test to assess abstract concept formation in schizophrenic disorders. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 10 , 205-210.

[9] Boyle, G.J. (1975). Shortened Halstead Category Test. Australian Psychologist, 10 , 81-84.

[10] Boyle, G.J. (1986). Clinical neuropsychological assessment: Abbreviating the Halstead Category Test of brain dysfunction. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42 , 615-625.

[11] Boyle, G.J. (1988). What does the neuropsychological Category Test measure? Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 3 , 69-76.

[12] Reitan, R.M. (1985). Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery: Theory and Clinical Interpretation . Tucson, Arizona: Reitan Neuropsychology. ISBN 0934515026 .

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v t e Neuropsychological tests
Battery	Cognistat Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery Luria?Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery Montreal Cognitive Assessment Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
Arousal/Attention	Continuous performance task D2 Test of Attention Four boxes test Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test Morningness?eveningness questionnaire Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test Posner cueing task Test of everyday attention Test of Variables of Attention
Sensation/Perception	Bender-Gestalt Test Benton Visual Retention Test Dot cancellation test Judgment of Line Orientation Navon figure Rey?Osterrieth complex figure
Memory	1-2-AX working memory task California Verbal Learning Test Corsi block-tapping test Digit symbol substitution test Doors and People MCI Screen Wechsler Memory Scale
Language	Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination Boston Naming Test Comprehensive aphasia test Controlled Oral Word Association Test Thurstone Word Fluency Test
Motor	Compensatory tracking task Purdue Pegboard Test
Problem-solving	Delis?Kaplan Executive Function System Hayling and Brixton tests Tower of London test Trail Making Test Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Sleep	Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Specific impairments	British Columbia Postconcussion Symptom Inventory Clinical Dementia Rating Digit Cancellation Test Disability Rating Scale Florida Cognitive Activities Scale Glasgow Coma Scale Glasgow Outcome Scale Pediatric Attention Disorders Diagnostic Screener Rivermead post-concussion symptoms questionnaire
Intelligence	National Adult Reading Test Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Wechsler Test of Adult Reading
Bed-side	Abbreviated mental test score Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition Mini?mental state examination
Social	Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale
Malingering	Test of Memory Malingering

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