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Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Batteries for Children

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Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology

The purpose of this chapter is to review the children’s version of the Halstead-Reitan neuropsychological test batteries for children. The Children’s Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery (CHRNB) for children 9-14 years of age (Reitan & Davison, 1974; Reitan & Wolfson, 1992) and the Reitan-Indiana Test Battery (RINB) for children ages 5-8 (Reitan, 1969; Reitan & Davison, 1974) are two children’s batteries based on the adult version of the Halstead-Reitan (Halstead, 1947; Reitan & Wolfson, 1985).

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Nussbaum, N.L., Bunner, M.R. (2009). Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Batteries for Children. In: Reynolds, C.R., Fletcher-Janzen, E. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78867-8_11

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