Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Spanish Speaker / Edition 1

by Alfredo Ardila, Antonio E. Puente, Monica Rosselli

Overview

This book is the culmination of a research program conducted in Colombia during the past several years. The fundamental aim of the program was to develop neuropsychological tests for Spanish speakers, especially elderly individuals and those with limited educational attainment. The lack of norms for these populations repre­ sents a significant practical problem not only in developing countries but also in more developed countries. For example, norms are usually obtained with middle-class Anglo-Saxon English-speaking populations, often university students, and such norms do not usually include individuals older than 65 years. Furthermore, very few neuro­ psychological tests have been developed for Spanish speakers; fre­ quently, tests are translated into Spanish (often poor translations at that), but the norms used are still those obtained from English­ speaking populations. This volume summarizes the normative results of this research program. We anticipate that these tests and norms will be particularly useful in the neuropsychological evaluation of Spanish speakers, especially those with limited educational attainment, and the elderly. The United States represents the fifth largest Spanish-speaking coun­ try in the world (after Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Colombia), with over 20 million speakers. It is anticipated that by the year 2025 there will be as many Hispanics in the United States as members of all other ethnic minority groups combined. Further, about 10% of the U. S. population are considered functionally illiterate, with Hispanics rep­ resenting an unusually large segment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306441493
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	05/31/1994
Series:	Critical Issues in Neuropsychology
Edition description:	1994
Pages:	201
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Ardila, Alfredo (Instituto Colombiano de Neuropsicologia); Rosselli, Monica (Instituto Colombiano de Neuropsicologia); Puente, Antonio E. (Univ of North Carolina, Wilmington)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Neuropsychological Assessment in Different Cultural Contexts.- 1. Orientation and Attention.- 2. Language.- 3. Memory.- 4. Spatial and Praxic Abilities.- Appendix A: Pruebas Neuropsicológicas para Hispanoparlantes.- A1. Versión Española del Examen Breve del Estado Mental.- A2. Prueba de Cancelación.- A3. Prueba de Denominación para Hispanoparlantes.- A4. Prueba de Lectura para Hispanoparlantes.- A5. Prueba de Escritura para Hispanoparlantes.- A6. Prueba de Repetición para Hispanoparlantes.- A7. Prueba de Discriminación Fonológica para Hispanoparlantes.- A8. Prueba de Gramática para Hispanoparlantes.- A9. Versión Española de la Prueba de las Fichas (Token Test).- A10. Prueba de Fluidez Verbal.- A11. Prueba de Cálculo.- A12. Curva de Aprendizaje Verbal.- A13. Prueba de Memoria Facial (Fotografías y Hoja de Respuestas).- A14. Figura Compleja de Rey-Osterrieth.- A15. Prueba de Dibujo de un Cubo.- B1. “A” Cancellation Test.- B2. Digit Symbol Test.- B3. Spanish Naming Test.- B4. Verbal Fluency Test.- B5. Verbal Serial Learning Curve.- B6. Digit Span Test.- B7. Test of Memory for Unfamiliar Faces.- B8. Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test.- B9. Finger-Tapping Test.- References.- Author Index.

Editorial Reviews

Summarizing a multi-year research program in Colombia, presents norms and tests for neuropsychological evaluations of Spanish speakers, especially those over 65 with limited education. Hitherto, all tests were based nearly exclusively on norms established among Anglo-Saxon, English-speaking university students, and even when the tests were adequately translated into Spanish, the norms were not adjusted. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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