Similarities and differences in the approach of R. M. Reitan and A.R. Luria

The approaches of Reitan and Luria to the brain-behaviour relationships are compared in terms of the dichotomy between clinical neuropsychology and behavioural neurology, indirect inference and direct inference, standard approach and flexible approach. The underlying neuropsychological models of Halstead and Reitan and of Luria are confronted. The outcomes of a pilot study comparing the results of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery (HRNTB) and Luria's Neuropsychological Investigation (LNI) in Christensen's version are briefly mentioned. The possibilities of an integration of these two approaches are discussed and a step approach to the neuropsychological assessment described.