Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological 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]

Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
Purpose	assess hepatic encephalopathy

References

1. Randolph C, Tierney MC, Mohr E, Chase TN (June 1998). "The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS): preliminary clinical validity". J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 20 (3): 310–9. doi:10.1076/jcen.20.3.310.823. PMID 9845158.
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3. Howieson, Diane Black; Lezak, Muriel Deutsch; Loring, David W. (2004). Neuropsychological assessment. Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Oxford University Press. p. 696. ISBN 0-19-511121-4.
4. Randolph C, Hilsabeck R, Kato A, et al. (May 2009). "Neuropsychological assessment of hepatic encephalopathy: ISHEN practice guidelines". Liver Int. 29 (5): 629–35. doi:10.1111/j.1478-3231.2009.02009.x. PMID 19302444. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10.