Uses of the WISC-III in the assessment neuropsychological of children it is adolescent

Abstract

The present paper aims to explore the main clinical contributions of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) of child and adolescent neuropsychological assessment. Some of the main studies about WISC-III uses on neuropsychological assessment are reviewed. This analysis implies some references about Full Scale IQ, verbal and performance IQ and Index scores discrepancies, profile analysis, short forms, relationships between WISC-III and neuropsychological tests, premorbid prediction strategies. Some research data regarding patterns of cognitive functioning and the sensivity of the WISC-III among children with clinical problems like traumatic head injury, cancer, spina bifida, hydrocephalus and epilepsy are also presented. Finally, a brief reference is made on some trends for future research with neuropsychological WISC-III usage.