Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status explained

Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
Purpose:	assess neurocognitive status

The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status is a neuropsychological assessment initially introduced in 1998.^[1] It consists of twelve subtests^[2] which give five scores, one for each of the five domains tested (immediate memory, visuospatial/constructional, language, attention, delayed memory). There is no assessment of executive function, phonemic fluency, or motor responses. It takes about half an hour to administer.^[3] It was originally introduced in the screening for dementia, but has also found application in other situations,^[3] such as hepatic encephalopathy.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Randolph C, Tierney MC, Mohr E, Chase TN . The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS): preliminary clinical validity . J Clin Exp Neuropsychol . 20 . 3 . 310–9 . June 1998 . 9845158 . 10.1076/jcen.20.3.310.823.
2. Keri, S., Kiss, I., & Kelemen, O. . (2008). Sharing secrets: oxytocin and trust in schizophrenia. Social Neuroscience, 4(4), 287-293.
3. Book: Howieson, Diane Black . Lezak, Muriel Deutsch . Loring, David W. . Neuropsychological assessment . Oxford University Press . Oxford [Oxfordshire] . 2004 . 696 . 0-19-511121-4 .
4. Randolph C, Hilsabeck R, Kato A, etal . Neuropsychological assessment of hepatic encephalopathy: ISHEN practice guidelines . Liver Int. . 29 . 5 . 629–35 . May 2009 . 19302444 . 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2009.02009.x . free .