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A Test-Profile Approach in Analyzing Cognitive Disorders in Children: Experiences of the NEPSY

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Throughout the western countries, clinical neuropsychology has become established as a basic part of the treatment of neurological patients and children with learning disorders. In one area, however, cultural and lingual differences may obstruct the flow of new advances across borders—the spreading of new tests.

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    Michael G. Tramontana Ph.D.

  2. Department of Psychiatry and the Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 27514, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Stephen R. Hooper Ph.D.

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Korkman, M. (1995). A Test-Profile Approach in Analyzing Cognitive Disorders in Children: Experiences of the NEPSY. In: Tramontana, M.G., Hooper, S.R. (eds) Advances in Child Neuropsychology. Advances in Child Neuropsychology, vol 3. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4178-2_4

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