The Assessment of Premorbid Intellectual Ability Following Right-Hemisphere Stroke: Reliability of a Lexical Decision Task

Comparing current with estimated premorbid performance helps identify acquired cognitive deficits after brain injury. Tests of reading pronunciation, often used to measure premorbid ability, are inappropriate for stroke patients with motor speech problems. The Spot-the-Word Test (STWT), a measure of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gillespie, D., Bowen, A., Foster, Jonathan
Format: Journal Article
Published: Psychology Press 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16501