Measuring right-hemisphere dysfunction in children: validity of two new computer tests

Dev Med Child Neurol. 1994 Jan;36(1):57-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1994.tb11766.x.

Abstract

The validity of two new computer-mediated tests for the detection of right-cerebral hemisphere lesions in children--the Right-hemisphere Dysfunction Test and the Visual Perception Test--was evaluated. Normative data were drawn from a group of 91 children (aged five to 14 years) and 14 young adults. The tests were also administered to 14 children with acquired lesions of either right- or left-cerebral hemisphere. The results demonstrate that the Right-hemisphere Dysfunction Test and the Visual Perception Test, with predictive values of 71 per cent and 88 per cent, respectively, are useful in clinical practice for detection of right-hemisphere dysfunction in children.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neurologic Examination / methods*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reference Values
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Visual Perception