Dichotic listening: Expanded norms and clinical application

John E. Meyers; Richard J. Roberts; John D. Bayless; Kurt Volkert; Paul E. Evitts

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Dichotic listening: Expanded norms and clinical application

John E. Meyers, Richard J. Roberts, John D. Bayless, Kurt Volkert, Paul E. Evitts

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The object of this study was to provide an expanded normative base for the Dichotic Word Listening Test (DWLT), with particular emphasis on the performance of older individuals. The normative study consisted of 336 community living volunteers. These new norms were used to compare several groups of neurologically impaired patient groups. DWLT was found to be sensitive to the presence of brain injury, and also to the degree of acute injury as measured by loss of consciousness. The results of the short form version of the DWLT test showed 100% specificity and 60% sensitivity for mildly brain-injured patients to 80% sensitivity for more severely brain-injured patients. The respective sensitivities for Left CVA and Right CVA were 55% and 88%. The present findings suggest that the DWLT is a valid and easy to use clinical tool.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	79-90
Number of pages	12
Journal	Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0887-6177(00)00105-0
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adult
Brain injury
Dichotic listening
Neuropsychology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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