QUICKLY screen or comprehensively assess adults with acquired neurological disorders

(e.g., as a result of traumatic brain injury, stroke, or dementia)

Improved to meet your needs!

Western Aphasia Battery–RevisedAuthored by Andrew Kertesz, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), Professor of Neurology,

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

If you already rely on the WAB – you’ll appreciate all the improvements in the new Western Aphasia Battery–Revised (WAB–R)

Maintains structure, content, and clinical values with key improvements.The (WAB—R) is an individually administered assessment for adults with acquired neurological disorders (e.g., as a result of stroke, head injury, dementia). Like the previous edition, WAB—R assesses the linguistic skills most frequently affected by aphasia, in addition to key nonlinguistic skills, and provides differential diagnosis information.

Your Most Comprehensive Option:WAB–R Kit with Manipulatives and Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM)Sets A, AB, B

New Bedside Record Form - 2 page• Quick and easy to use at patient’s bedside

• Included in all kits

If you already rely on the WAB – you’ll appreciate all the improvements in the new Western Aphasia Battery–Revised (WAB–R)

New and Redesigned Record Form

• For easier administration• Includes administration directions and space to record Raven’s Coloured

Progressive Matrices (RCPM) results

Part 1 - Record FormAphasia Quotient - Spontaneous Speech, Auditory

Verbal Comprehension, Repetition, Naming and Word Finding tasks

Part 2 - Record Form - SupplementalLanguage Quotient (NEW!)- Reading & Writing tasks

Cortical Quotient-Apraxia & Constructional, Visuospatial, and Calculation tasks

New Examiner’s Manual

• Expanded for easy reference• Extensive administration and scoring directions for all tasks

• Overview of sections and tasks included in WAB-R• History and development, including

standardization of original WAB• Interpretation chapter

• Use of WAB-R for patients with dementia

New Stimulus BookSpiral-bound for easier use and portability

Updated Items• Items updated for current relevance• Such as Book replaces Gun

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WAB-R Kit with Manipulatives and Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM)Sets A, AB, B 015-8440-862

WAB-R Kit with RCPM (without Manipulatives) 015-8440-870

WAB-R Basic Kit (without Manipulatives or RCPM)015-8440-889

Whether you’re a new or a longtime userof the Western Aphasia Battery,

your assessment practice will be enhanced!

Where is WAB–R used?

• Private practice

• Acute care hospitals and rehabilitation facilities

• Residential and non-residential adult treatment centers

• Nursing homes

• Skilled nursing facilities

• Private and university clinics

• Research settings for special studies

When is the WAB–R best used?

• For initial assessment of patients with stroke

• For adults with acquired neurological disorders or disorderssecondary to cerebral vascular accidents (strokes),

head injury or dementia

• For adults at a low to mid-range languagefunctioning level or low SES level

What does the WAB–R provide?

• Identifies and classifies types of aphasia

• Assesses linguistic skills most frequently affected by aphasia

• Assesses nonlinguistic skills

Why is WAB–R used?

• Classifies the type and severity of aphasia disorder(if present) — and gives a clinically valid

baseline for diagnosis, prognosis and research

• Bedside Record Form provides quick assessment forclinicians with time constraints, and busy schedules

• Provides a baseline level of performanceto measure change over time

• Adaptable to various administration settingsfrom hospital room to clinic

Three Convenient Kit Options:1 2

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