Alternate forms are available for evaluating progression or improvement of neuropsychological symptoms. To track recovery during rehabilitation.It is an ideal test at this time in order to identify significant impairments in a short period of time. Often therapists have a limited amount of time to assess patients who have experienced a stroke, head injury or anoxia. The RBANS is used for a number of reasons including: It is comprised of 12 subtests that takes approximately 30 minutes to administer. Low scores indicate difficulties with recognition and retrieval of information from long-term memory stores. Delayed Memory: This index is a measure of delayed recall and recognition for verbal and visual information.Low scores indicate difficulties with fluent use of language, including expressive and receptive language. Language: This index is a measure of expressive language functioning.Low scores indicate difficulties with basic attention processes and speed of information processing.
Attention: This index is a measure of simple auditory registration and visual scanning and processing speed.Low scores indicate difficulties with processing and using visuospatial information. Visuospatial/constructional: This index is a measure of basic visuospatial perception and the ability to copy a design from a model.Low scores indicate difficulties with verbal learning. Immediate memory: This index is a measure of initial encoding and learning of complex and simple verbal information.The test measures the following components: It passed content and construct validity tests. The RBANS is a brief standardized screening tool to measure neuropsychological status in adults aged 20 to 89 that was introduced in 1998 by Christopher Randolph, Neuropsychologist.