Uses of the WISC-III in the assessment neuropsychological of children it is adolescent

The present paper aims to explore the main clinical contributions of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) of child and adolescent neuropsychological assessment. Some of the main studies about WISC-III uses on neuropsychological assessment are reviewed. This analysis...

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Autor: Simões, Mário R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/6138
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paideia/article/view/6138
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:WISC-III
avaliação neuropsicológica
testes neuropsicológicos
investigação
grupos clínicos
neuropsychological assessment
neuropsychological tests
research
clinical groups
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Sumario:The present paper aims to explore the main clinical contributions of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) of child and adolescent neuropsychological assessment. Some of the main studies about WISC-III uses on neuropsychological assessment are reviewed. This analysis implies some references about Full Scale IQ, verbal and performance IQ and Index scores discrepancies, profile analysis, short forms, relationships between WISC-III and neuropsychological tests, premorbid prediction strategies. Some research data regarding patterns of cognitive functioning and the sensivity of the WISC-III among children with clinical problems like traumatic head injury, cancer, spina bifida, hydrocephalus and epilepsy are also presented. Finally, a brief reference is made on some trends for future research with neuropsychological WISC-III usage.