{"id":{"repo_id":"unt","oai_identifier":"info:ark/67531/metadc3287"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/unt/info:ark/67531/metadc3287","repository":{"repo_id":"unt","name":"University of North Texas","base_url":"https://digital.library.unt.edu/oai/"},"display":{"title":"Cognitive and Perceptual-Motor Indicators of Lateralized vs. Diffuse Brain Damage in Adults.","abstract":"Among the goals of the neuropsychological assessment are to detect the presence of brain damage, localize which areas of the brain may be dysfunctional and describe subsequent functional impairments. The sensitivity of neuropsychological instruments in carrying out these functions is a question of some debate. The purpose of this study is to determine the utility of lateralizing indicators from the WAIS-III, McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) and Haptic Visual Discrimination Test (HVDT), from the McCarron-Dial System Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (MDS), in ascertaining the presence or absence of brain damage as well as location of lesion. The classification accuracies of using performance level indicators from these tests and lateralizing indicators, alone and together, were compared.","abstract_html":"Among the goals of the neuropsychological assessment are to detect the presence of brain damage, localize which areas of the brain may be dysfunctional and describe subsequent functional impairments. The sensitivity of neuropsychological instruments in carrying out these functions is a question of some debate. The purpose of this study is to determine the utility of lateralizing indicators from the WAIS-III, McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) and Haptic Visual Discrimination Test (HVDT), from the McCarron-Dial System Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (MDS), in ascertaining the presence or absence of brain damage as well as location of lesion. The classification accuracies of using performance level indicators from these tests and lateralizing indicators, alone and together, were compared.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Gregory, Erin Kathleen Taylor"],"institution":"University of North Texas","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Bodenhamer-Davis, Eugenia","Dial, Jack","Ramos, Vincent"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2002,"date_issued":"2002-12","date_published":"2002-12","updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:34:52Z","subjects":["Brain damage -- Diagnosis.","Neuropsychological tests.","neuropsychological assessment","lateralizing indicators","WAIS-III","brain damage"],"languages":["English"],"rights":["Use restricted to UNT Community","Copyright","Gregory, Erin Kathleen Taylor","Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved."],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["oclc: 52110426","https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3287/","ark: ark:/67531/metadc3287"],"render_values":[{"text":"oclc: 52110426","href":null,"code":true},{"text":"https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3287/","href":"https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3287/","code":true},{"text":"ark: ark:/67531/metadc3287","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://doi.org/10.12794/metadc3287","outbound_label":"DOI","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Bodenhamer-Davis, Eugenia","Dial, Jack","Ramos, Vincent"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Gregory, Erin Kathleen Taylor"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2002-12"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["University of North Texas"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis or Dissertation"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Brain damage -- Diagnosis.","Neuropsychological tests.","neuropsychological assessment","lateralizing indicators","WAIS-III","brain damage"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["English"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Use restricted to UNT Community","Copyright","Gregory, Erin Kathleen Taylor","Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved."]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["oclc: 52110426","doi: 10.12794/metadc3287","https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3287/","ark: ark:/67531/metadc3287"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Among the goals of the neuropsychological assessment are to detect the presence of brain damage, localize which areas of the brain may be dysfunctional and describe subsequent functional impairments. The sensitivity of neuropsychological instruments in carrying out these functions is a question of some debate. The purpose of this study is to determine the utility of lateralizing indicators from the WAIS-III, McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) and Haptic Visual Discrimination Test (HVDT), from the McCarron-Dial System Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (MDS), in ascertaining the presence or absence of brain damage as well as location of lesion. The classification accuracies of using performance level indicators from these tests and lateralizing indicators, alone and together, were compared."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["Text"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Cognitive and Perceptual-Motor Indicators of Lateralized vs. Diffuse Brain Damage in Adults."]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Bodenhamer-Davis, Eugenia","Dial, Jack","Ramos, Vincent"],"dc:creator":["Gregory, Erin Kathleen Taylor"],"dc:date":["2002-12"],"dc:description":["Among the goals of the neuropsychological assessment are to detect the presence of brain damage, localize which areas of the brain may be dysfunctional and describe subsequent functional impairments. The sensitivity of neuropsychological instruments in carrying out these functions is a question of some debate. The purpose of this study is to determine the utility of lateralizing indicators from the WAIS-III, McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) and Haptic Visual Discrimination Test (HVDT), from the McCarron-Dial System Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (MDS), in ascertaining the presence or absence of brain damage as well as location of lesion. The classification accuracies of using performance level indicators from these tests and lateralizing indicators, alone and together, were compared."],"dc:format":["Text"],"dc:identifier":["oclc: 52110426","doi: 10.12794/metadc3287","https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3287/","ark: ark:/67531/metadc3287"],"dc:language":["English"],"dc:publisher":["University of North Texas"],"dc:rights":["Use restricted to UNT Community","Copyright","Gregory, Erin Kathleen Taylor","Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved."],"dc:subject":["Brain damage -- Diagnosis.","Neuropsychological tests.","neuropsychological assessment","lateralizing indicators","WAIS-III","brain damage"],"dc:title":["Cognitive and Perceptual-Motor Indicators of Lateralized vs. Diffuse Brain Damage in Adults."],"dc:type":["Thesis or Dissertation"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:34:52Z"}