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Review Article| Volume 39, ISSUE 1, P27-43, February 2023

Formal Neuropsychological Testing

Test Batteries, Interpretation, and Added Value in Practice
  • Victor A. Del Bene
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    Department of Neurology, Division of Neuropsychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA

    The Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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  • Adam Gerstenecker
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    Department of Neurology, Division of Neuropsychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA

    The Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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  • Ronald M. Lazar
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    Corresponding author. Department of Neurology, The UAB Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233.
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    Department of Neurology, Division of Neuropsychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA

    The Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA

    Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Published:October 18, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2022.07.003

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