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Routine screening of brain-damaged patients: a comparison of the Rivermead Perceptual Assessment Battery and the Chessington Occupational Therapy Neurological Assessment Battery
Thirty-two brain damaged patients undergoing rehabilitation were assessed independently by the Rivermead Perceptual Assessment Battery (RPAB) and the Chessington Occupational Therapy Neurological Assessment Battery (COTNAB). The detection of perceptual deficits was similar with both batteries. The RPAB was quicker and slightly easier to use but the COTNAB was considered to give considerably more information. This led us to conclude that the COTNAB was the preferred battery for routine use in our clinical setting. Patients found both batteries acceptable with no particular preference for one over the other.
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