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Although there are many issues to consider when interpreting a comprehensive test battery, such an approach remains by far the most accurate and useful method of neuropsychological evaluation. When quantitative and qualitative information are properly integrated, and when one gives consideration to the various issues described above, valid and useful descriptions of client deficits may be identified. Once again, this description and comparison of specific skills is at the heart of neuropsychological assessment.
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(2002). Introduction. In: Neuropsychological Interpretation of Objective Psychological Tests. Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47174-4_1
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