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The ideographic, syndrome analysis and the nomothetic, standardized test battery approaches to neuropsychological assessment are compared and contrasted within the context of advances in noninvasive technology readily available for use within the examiner's office. By demonstrating the relative strengths and benefits of syndrome analysis, it is suggested that this approach provides a thorough and efficient method of neuropsychological assessment. Subsequently, the utility of an a priori hypothesis testing process approach as a critical technique in syndrome analysis will be supported. It will be proposed that QEEG procedures provide a useful method for further substantiating conclusions generated from a syndrome analysis approach to neuropsychological assessment. Two cases are described demonstrating the utility and flexibility of the QEEG as a confirmatory test of localization following syndrome analysis. In summary, the contributions that neuropsychologists make to the understanding of brain–behavior relationships may be strengthened by combining neuropsychological and neurophysiological assessment methods.
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Shenal, B.V., Rhodes, R.D., Moore, T.M. et al. Quantitative Electroencephalography (QEEG) and Neuropsychological Syndrome Analysis. Neuropsychol Rev 11, 31–44 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009061601846
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