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NIMHANS Neuropsychological Battery

The NIMHANS Neuropsychological Battery (NNB) was developed in two approaches for
comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation tailored for local populations in India.

Development Approaches

1. C.R. Mukundan’s Approach:

○ Adapted for local populations.
○ Based on cerebral localization and lateralization of higher mental functions.
○ Flexible battery allowing test selection based on diagnostic needs.
○ Often combined with other tests for integrated interpretation.
2. Dr. Shobhani Rao et al. (2004):
○ A more quantitative approach, organizing tests by neurological functions.
○ Normative data was collected for 18 widely used tests.
○ Accounts for socio-demographic variables like age, education, and test-taking
attitude.

Tests in the NIMHANS Neuropsychological Battery

1. Attention and Concentration:

○ Focused Attention:
■ Trail Making Test (TMT): Measures visual scanning, psychomotor
speed, and executive control. Higher completion time indicates greater
impairment.
○ Sustained Attention:
■ Digit Vigilance/Number Cancellation Test: Measures the ability to
focus for long periods. Errors and completion time reflect dysfunction.
2. Speed:
○ Motor Speed:
■ Finger Tapping Test: Measures motor coordination and speed. Errors
indicate dysfunction.
○ Mental Speed:
■ Digit Symbol Substitution Test: Measures processing speed and
visual-motor coordination. Completion time and accuracy are key.
3. Executive Functions:
○ Language Fluency:
■ Phonemic Fluency: Verbal fluency using specific letters.
■ Semantic Fluency: Generating words in a category (e.g., animals).
■ Design Fluency: Visual pattern generation.
○ Working Memory:
 ■ Letter-Number Sequencing Task: Measures memory and
sequencing.
○ Set Shifting:
■ Wisconsin Card Sorting Test: Assesses flexibility in thinking and
frontal lobe functions.
○ Inhibition:
■ Stroop Test: Measures the ability to suppress cognitive interference.
○ Planning Ability:
■ Tower of London Test: Evaluates planning and problem-solving.

Application

● Utilized for diagnosing cognitive deficits and localizing brain impairments.

● Normative data tailored for Indian populations ensures cultural relevance.
● Appropriate for various conditions, including dementia, brain injuries, and other
cognitive dysfunctions.

AIIMS Neuropsychological Battery extracted from your document:

AIIMS Comprehensive Neuropsychological Assessment Battery

(Children Form, 2006)

Purpose

● To create a comprehensive neuropsychological battery in Hindi for children.

● To differentiate between:
○ Children with brain damage and normal children.
○ Lateralized brain damage in children.
● Tailored for Indian populations with relevant cultural and linguistic considerations.

Key Features

● Age Range: 8 to 14 years.

● Total Items: 135 items, measuring various cognitive domains.
● Additional Scales:
○ Left Hemisphere Scale
○ Right Hemisphere Scale
○ Pathognomonic Scale
○ Total Score Scale
● Total Scales: 195 items.

Domains Assessed
 1. Motor Function (24 items):
○ Assesses motor dexterity, coordination, and movement precision.
○ Timed tasks like finger and hand movements.
2. Tactile Function (14 items):
○ Evaluates stereognostic perception (identification of objects by touch) using
geometric shapes.
○ Conducted blindfolded.
3. Visual Function (11 items):
○ Tests object and shadow recognition, visual-spatial skills, and element
identification in pictures.
4. Repetitive Speech (12 items):
○ Measures comprehension and repetition of words, nonsense syllables, and
sentences.
5. Expressive Speech (11 items):
○ Assesses articulation, pronunciation, and sentence repetition.
6. Reading (8 items):
○ Evaluates letter and word recognition, reading sentences and paragraphs.
7. Writing (10 items):
○ Tests letter and word writing, copying sentences, and writing numbers.
8. Arithmetic (9 items):
○ Measures number recognition, operations (addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division), and calendar understanding.
9. Memory (13 items):
○ Assesses short-term memory (STM), verbal memory, visual memory, and
interference memory.
10. Intellectual Process (17 items):
○ Tests include general information, proverbs, similarities/differences,
analogies, and maze learning.
11. Handedness Inventory (20 items):
○ Examines preference and performance of hands for routine tasks.
12. Pathognomonic Scale (12 items):
○ Identifies brain impairment with questions rarely missed by healthy
individuals.
13. Left and Right Hemisphere Scales (24 items each):
○ Assesses lateralization of brain damage.

Administration Guidelines

● Minimum education requirement: 3 years.

● Subject must be fluent in Hindi (reading, writing, speaking).
● Excludes:
○ Individuals with motor, visual, auditory disabilities.
○ Those with histories of drug/alcohol abuse.

Scoring
 ● Each domain has specific scoring rules based on accuracy, speed, and completion.
● Total scores include:
○ 135 clinical scale items
○ 24 items from left and right hemisphere scales
○ 12 items from the pathognomonic scale.

Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB)

Overview

● Purpose: To identify neuropsychological deficiencies by measuring cognitive,

learning, and memory functions.
● Development:
○ Created by Charles Golden (1981) based on the qualitative approach of
Alexander Luria.
○ Focuses on qualitative rather than quantitative measures.
● Age Range: 13 years and older.
● Time Taken: Approximately 3.5 hours.
● Total Items: 269.
● Scoring:
○ 0: No brain damage.
○ 1: Weak evidence of brain damage.
○ 2: Strong evidence of brain damage.

Domains Assessed

The Luria-Nebraska Battery measures functioning across 14 major scales:

1. Motor Functions:
○ Evaluates both gross and fine motor skills through simple and
progressively complex tasks.
○ Administered for both dominant and non-dominant hands.
2. Rhythmic & Pitch Skills:
○ Assesses the ability to distinguish tones and rhythmic patterns.
3. Tactile Functions:
○ Tests kinesthetic perception, such as recognizing objects through touch
while blindfolded.
4. Visual Functions:
○ Measures the ability to recognize objects, patterns, and complete visual
tasks.
5. Receptive Speech:
○ Evaluates the subject's ability to comprehend a variety of auditory material,
such as:
■ Simple phonemes.
■ Logical relationships.
 ■ Complex grammatical structures.
6. Expressive Speech:
○ Tests oral communication skills, including:
■ Repetition of phonemes and words.
■ Sentence production.
■ Spontaneous speech based on stories or pictures.
7. Writing:
○ Assesses basic and spontaneous writing skills:
■ Copying letters or words.
■ Writing from dictation or memory.
8. Reading:
○ Evaluates the ability to reproduce letter sounds, recognize letters, and read
words, sentences, or short stories.
9. Arithmetic:
○ Involves simple arithmetic problems, number recognition (e.g., Roman
numerals), and basic algebra.
10. Memory:
○ Tests both short-term and long-term memory:
■ Memorization of lists.
■ Visual memory.
■ Story recall.
11. Intellectual Processes:
○ Includes tasks similar to the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS),
such as:
■ Comprehension.
■ Logical reasoning.
■ Vocabulary tests.

Additional Scales

1. Pathognomonic Scale:
○ Contains 31 items sensitive to brain damage, rarely missed by
non-brain-injured individuals.
2. Hemispheric Scales:
○ Left Hemisphere Scale:
■ Includes items requiring the use of the left hand or
hemisphere-dominated functions.
○ Right Hemisphere Scale:
■ Focuses on tasks dominated by the right hemisphere.
3. Summary Scores:
○ Averages scores across all 14 indices to provide a comprehensive profile of
neuropsychological functioning.

Key Features
 ● Integrates qualitative analysis of responses.
● Tailored to identify subtle cognitive deficits often missed by standard batteries.
● Effective in detecting and localizing brain damage, including frontal lobe
dysfunctions.

Advantages

● Explicit theoretical foundation (based on Luria’s functional brain theory).

● Flexible assessment allows adaptation to individual needs.
● Less time-consuming compared to fixed batteries.

Disadvantages

● Relies heavily on clinician judgment, which can introduce subjectivity.

● Limited standardization.
● Requires advanced training in Luria's theoretical framework.

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Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery (HRNB)

Overview

● Developed By: Ward C. Halstead and Ralph Reitan in the 1940s.

● Purpose: To assess and localize brain damage, cognitive dysfunctions, and
behavioral strengths and weaknesses.
● Population: Adults and children aged 15 years and older.
● Time Requirement: 5-6 hours for full administration.

Applications

● Used to detect brain damage and assess:

○ Head trauma
○ Tumors
○ Cerebrovascular accidents (strokes)
○ Infections
○ Degenerative diseases
○ Learning disabilities
○ Neurological disorders
● Aids in determining:
○ Severity and type of brain lesions.
○ Localization of brain damage.
Key Features

● A fixed battery approach, meaning the same tests are administered to all
individuals.
● Comprehensive assessment of cognitive and sensory-motor functions.

Tests and Subscales

The HRNB consists of 10 major subtests, each assessing specific cognitive and neurological
functions:

1. Category Test:
○ Measures abstract reasoning, executive functioning, and problem-solving
skills.
○ Task: Examinee determines the principle behind 208 geometric figures shown
in 7 subtests.
○ Scoring: Errors are recorded; high scores (41+ errors) indicate impairment.
2. Tactual Performance Test:
○ Measures motor skills, tactile perception, and memory.
○ Task: Blindfolded participants place blocks into corresponding shapes using
one hand, the other hand, and both hands. Later, they draw the board layout
from memory.
○ Scoring: Time to complete tasks, memory score, and location score.
3. Rhythm Test:
○ Assesses auditory attention and ability to distinguish nonverbal sounds.
○ Task: Identify if 30 pairs of rhythmic patterns are the same or different.
○ Scoring: Number of correct responses.
4. Finger Oscillation Test:
○ Measures psychomotor speed and coordination.
○ Task: Rapidly tap a lever using the index finger for 10 seconds.
○ Scoring: Average number of taps for both hands.
5. Speech Sounds Perception Test:
○ Evaluates auditory discrimination and temporal lobe function.
○ Task: Listen to 60 nonsense syllables and match them with written options.
○ Scoring: Number of correct responses.
6. Trail Making Test (TMT):
○ Part A: Sequentially connect numbered circles.
○ Part B: Alternately connect numbers and letters (e.g., 1-A-2-B).
○ Measures information processing speed, executive functioning, and
visual-motor coordination.
○ Scoring: Time to complete tasks.
7. Critical Flicker Fusion Test:
○ Evaluates visual perception and temporal visual processing.
○ Task: Identify when a flickering light appears steady.
○ Scoring: Flicker frequency threshold.
 8. Aphasia Screening Test:
○ Screens for language deficits, right/left confusion, and visuospatial difficulties.
○ Tasks include naming objects, copying shapes, and performing mathematical
operations.
9. Time Sense Test:
○ Measures time perception and memory.
○ Task: Participants estimate time intervals without visual aids.
10. Sensory-Perception Test:
○ Detects lateralized impairments in sensory modalities.
○ Task: Identify stimuli (e.g., touch, sound, visual movement) on the right, left,
or both sides of the body.
○ Scoring: Errors indicate lateralized brain damage.

Scoring and Interpretation

● Scores vary depending on the task, including time taken, number of errors, and
correct responses.
● Results are integrated to:
○ Develop an Impairment Index.
○ Compare performance between hemispheres.
○ Identify type and locus of brain damage.

Advantages

● Systematic and comprehensive assessment.

● Quantitative norms for comparison.
● Measures multiple neuropsychological functions in a single battery.
● Effective for diagnosis and localization of brain impairments.

Disadvantages

● Time-consuming (5-6 hours).

● Costly to administer.
● Fixed battery may gather unnecessary or miss relevant information.
● Limited ecological validity (may not reflect real-world functioning).