Abstract

CRENITTE, Patrícia Abreu Pinheiro et al. Pilot study of adaptation of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery for children (LNNB-C). Rev. psicopedag. [online]. 2011, vol.28, n.86, pp. 117-125. ISSN 0103-8486.

INTRODUCTION: In our country there is a lack of neuropsychological instruments to assess of learning disabilities. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to adapt some scales of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB-C) with children without learning difficulties. METHODS: One hundred children with 8-8 years and 11 months were participated. The procedures include the construction of a preliminary version of the instrument, initial evaluation, reformulation and pilot study. Were adapted scales: visual functions, receptive language, expressive language, reading, writing, arithmetic and memory. RESULTS: The results show the performance of the sample in terms of average T-scores and percentiles (90% and 95%) and minimum-maximum scores obtained. CONCLUSION: Further studies are suggested to adapt other scales and the search evidence of validity.

Keywords : Neuropsychology; Learning disorders; Child; Neuropsychological tests [Neurologic examination]; Neuropsychological tests [methods].

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