Batteries of child neuropsychological evaluation

Abstract

In this article, we have focused on the child neuropsychological evaluation. In the child neuropsychological evaluation, there are approaches that have a hybrid character because they serve as quantitative as well as qualitative methods. Essential ingredients of the neuropsychological examination of school age children are considered to include three elements: clinical history or anamnesis, observation and application of test. However, in this chapter, we will focus only on the study of some neuropsychological batteries,
traditionally applied within the scope of child neuropsychological evaluation. The neuropsychological evaluation batteries of pre-school and school aged children are sometimes especially developed versions of the already existing ones for the adult population. However, and although there are not many, there are currently different general batteries of neuropyschological batteries aimed at the child population, for example, that of initial Luria one. There are several batteries that can be mentioned that adopt the Luria model and that are on the market, for example the NEPSY one. However, in spite of the diversity of instruments existing within the Spanish-speaking context, they are not sufficient to develop normative data for the Mexican cultural diversity.