The Little Black Book of Neuropsychology A Syndrome-Based Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schoenberg, Mike R. (Editor), Scott, James G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Neuropsychology.

The Little Black Book of Neuropsychology: A Syndrome-Based Approach Mike R. Schoenberg and James G. Scott, editors From translating the patient’s medical records and test results to providing recommendations, the neuropsychological evaluation incorporates the science and practice of neuropsychology,...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Neuropsychology – General Issues: The Neuropsychological Referral
• Medical Records
• Basic Neuroanatomy
• Basic components of a Neuropsychological Evaluation
• Part II: Neuropsychological Domains: Arousal: The drowsy, lethargic, or stuporous patient
• Attention/Concentration Problems: The distractible patient
• Inattention/Neglect Syndromes
• Language Problems
• Learning and Memory: The Forgetful Patient
• Visuospatial/Visuoconstructional Problems
• Apraxias
• Agnosias
• Executive Functions (problem solving, abstraction, sequencing, inhibition, self-monitoring, planning, and initiation)
• Emotional/Mood
• Episodic Neurological Dysfunction
• Part III: Specific Neurological Diseases: Aphasia
• Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke
• Dementia
• Seizures/Epilepsy
• Somatization Disorders, blackout spells, fits/convulsions
• Parkinson’s Disease and other movement disorders
• Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Disorders
• Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion
• Infections
• Neoplasms/Neoplastic Syndromes
• Psychiatric – depression and anxiety
• Part IV: Special Considerations: Medicolegal exposure
• Reporting Test performance/scores
• Limitations
• Answering Referral Questions
• Placement issues.