| Description |
xix, 568 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. A Historical View of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: The Search for Human Dignity / Jose Leon-Carrion -- 2. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Models / Barbara P. Uzzell -- 3. Rehabilitation and Assessment: Old Tasks Revisited for Computerized Neuropsychological Assessment / Jose Leon-Carrion -- 4. The Design of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: The Role of Neuropsychological Assessment / Carla Caetano and Anne-Lise Christensen -- 5. Neuroimaging Assessment in TBI and Stroke: Relevance for Acute and Post-Acute Treatment / Irith Reider-Groswasser, Alex K. Ommaya and Andres M. Salazar -- 6. Evaluation of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Programs / Manuel Morales -- 7. Interventions in the Acute Phase of Severe Brain-Injured Patients / Jose Maria Dominguez-Roldan, Francisco Murillo-Cabezas and Maria Angeles Munoz-Sanchez -- 8. Definitions, Assessment, and Treatment of the Comatose Patient: A Neuropsychological Perspective / David W. Ellis, Christopher D. Royer and Kenneth B. Goldberg -- 9. Gene Therapy Strategies for Treatment of Post-Acute Impairment Following Injury to the Central Nervous System / Ronald L. Hayes and Keyi Yang -- 10. Neural Transplants / Manuel Portavella -- 11. Neuropharmacological Treatment Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Problems and Perspectives / Claudio Perino and Roberto Rago -- 12. Acquired Brain Injury Physical Rehabilitation / Paolo Pietrapiana, Maria Pia Bronzino and Claudio Perino et al. -- 13. Post-Traumatic Seizures and Post-Traumatic Epilepsy: Pharmacological Prophylaxis and Treatment / Francesco Monaco -- 14. Treatment and Rehabilitation of Sleep Disorders in Patients with Brain Damage / Javier Espinar-Sierra -- 15. Rehabilitation of Individuals with Frontal Lobe Impairment / Catherine A. Mateer -- 16. The Problem of Impaired Self-Awareness in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation / George P. Prigatano -- 17. Aphasia Rehabilitation / Jose L. Miralles -- 18. Reading and Writing Impairments and Rehabilitation / Teresa Boget and Teodor Marcos -- 19. Rehabilitation of Calculation Disorders / Monica Rosselli and Alfredo Ardila -- 20. Rehabilitation of Memory / Jose Leon-Carrion -- 21. From a Componential Analysis to a Cognitive Rehabilitation of Everyday Planning / T. M. Sgaramella, P. S. Bisiacchi and M. Zettin -- 22. An Approach to the Treatment of Affective Disorders and Suicide Tendecies after TBI / Jose Leon-Carrion -- 23. Management of Aggression / Peter D. Patrick and David W. Hebda -- 24. Training for Social Skills after Brain Injury / F. Machuca, J. M. Martin Carrasco and A. Martin Gonzalez et al. -- 25. Rehabilitation for Employment and Leisure Activities / T. W. Teasdale and L. Siert -- 26. Community Inclusion: The Ultimate Goal of Rehabilitation / Al Condeluci -- 27. Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: Neuropsychological, Behavioral, and Educational Issues / Ronald C. Savage, Dennis C. Russo and Rita Gardner -- 28. Rehabilitating Brain Damage in Hispanics / Marcel O. Ponton, Jose Gonzalez and Marisa Mares -- 29. Economic and Legal Aspects of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation / Robert D. Voogt |
| Summary |
The editor, along with some forty contributing authors, presents a current and revealing look at the growing international field of neuropsychological rehabilitation. Here is truly cutting-edge material, blended with significant historical perspective, from some of the most active professionals in the field. Comprehensive in its coverage, this book presents relevant material on topics ranging behavioral and educational issues following brain injury to gene therapy. Remarkable in the depth of its content, this book reveals the numerous changes that have occurred over the past decade and the new pathways open to treating TBI |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Brain damage -- Patients -- Rehabilitation.
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Cognition disorders -- Treatment.
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Neuropsychology.
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| Author |
León-Carrión, José.
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| ISBN |
157444039X |
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