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Neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation in mental retardation

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A discussion is provided of issues related to neuropsychological assessment of mentally retarded individuals. The first matters considered are test selection in relation to mental age and diagnostic issues. Various methods of evaluation are then considered, including assessment of orientation to sound and visual stimuli, language comprehension, right-left discrimination, and abstract and symbolic processes. Methods are also reviewed for detailed evaluation of language functions including testing for aphasia and for academic skills such as reading, writing, and calculation, as well as for spatial and constructional abilities. A section is devoted to use of neuropsychological assessment for rehabilitation of various disorders such as congenital aphasia, alexia, and spatial-constructional disorders.

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Jakab, I. Neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation in mental retardation. Neuropsychol Rev 1, 137–164 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01108715

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