| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 564 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Primary Nervous System Disease -- Epilepsy and Cognitive Plasticity -- Traumatic Brain Injury -- Neuropsychological Problems in Neuro-oncology -- Multiple System Atrophy, Orthostatic Hypotension, and Autonomic Dysfunction and Cognition -- Vascular System Disease -- Cardiovascular Disease and Neurocognitive Function -- Cerebrovascular Disease and Disorders -- Cognitive Declines During Migraine and Cluster Headaches Are Caused by Cerebral 5HT Neurotransmitter Dysfunction -- Respiratory Disorders: Effects on Neurocognitive and Brain Function -- Developmental, Genetic, and Structural Disorders -- Cerebral Palsy: Effects of Early Brain Injury on Development -- Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective -- Genetic Syndromes Associated with Intellectual Disabilities -- An Introduction to Hydrocephalus: Congenital and Late-Life Onset -- Learning Disabilities -- Frontal Lobe Disorders in Pediatric Neuropsychology: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette Disorder -- Aging -- Dementia -- Theoretical Perspectives on Cognitive Aging -- Neuropsychology of Movement Disorders and Motor Neuron Disease -- Immune-Mediated Disease -- Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Theories of Cognition and Depression in Multiple Sclerosis and Guillain–Barré Syndrome -- Neurocognitive Function in Systemic Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases -- HIV–AIDS: The Neurologic and Cognitive Consequences of HIV-1 Infection -- Rheumatologic Conditions: Sjögren’s Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- Endocrine Disease -- Neuropsychological Sequelae of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes -- Neuropsychological Functioning of Endocrinology Disorders: Gonadotropic Hormones and Corticosteroids -- Neuropsychological Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -- Metabolic Disease -- Hepatic Encephalopathy -- Toxic Disorders and Encephalopathy -- Neurocognition in Mitochondrial Disorders -- Rehabilitation -- Current Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation -- Sensory Reweighting: A Rehabilitative Mechanism?. |
| Summary |
The recent surge of interest in the neuroscience of autism, HIV/AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer's, and other disorders has brought with it an increasing awareness of the effects of medical conditions on the brain and behavior - an awareness extending through the research and practice arenas, among those working with pediatric and adult clients alike. Comprehensive in scope and highly detailed in its coverage, the "Handbook of Medical Neuropsychology" is organized to give readers knowledge of the field, whether one needs to understand a clinical evaluation, design a research study, or gain a. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Neuropsychology.
|
|
Neuropsychology -- methods.
|
|
Nervous System Diseases.
|
|
Neurobehavioral Manifestations.
|
|
Medicine.
|
|
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Nervous System (incl. Brain)
|
|
MEDICAL -- Neurology.
|
|
Neuropsychology. (OCoLC)fst01036493
|
| Added Author |
Armstrong, Carol L. (Carol Louise), 1969-
|
|
Morrow, Lisa.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Handbook of medical neuropsychology 9781441913630 |
| ISBN |
9781441913647 (electronic bk.) |
|
1441913645 (electronic bk.) |
|
