| Description |
x, 470 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Psychosocial Factors in Differential Diagnosis / Jeffery B. Allen -- 2. Estimation of Premorbid Cognitive Abilities: Issues and Approaches / Rodney D. Vanderploeg and John A. Schinka -- 3. Perspectives in Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology: Language, Low Education, and Illiteracy / Lidia Artiola i Fortuny -- 4. Differential Diagnosis in Epilepsy / Gregory P. Lee -- 5. Differential Diagnosis of Toxic Exposure / Alice Armstrong -- 6. Empirical Evidence Regarding the Neuropsychological Assessment of Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury / Robin A. Hanks, Joseph H. Ricker and Scott R. Millis -- 7. Differential Diagnosis of Mild Head Injury / Glenn J. Larrabee -- 8. The Differential Diagnosis of Dementia / Elizabeth W. Twamley and Mark W. Bondi -- 9. Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of HIV-1 - Related Neuropsychological Impairment / Ari Kalichstein, Elizabeth Ryan and Wilfred G. van Gorp -- 10. Assessment of Learning Disabilities / Robert L. Mapou |
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11. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis with Depression / John DeLuca, Lana Tiersky and Benjamin H. Natelson |
| Summary |
This text clearly presents a multitude of variables that potentially affect the results of neuropsychological tests. THe chapter authors, all noted experts in their respective fields, begin with a general discussion of neuropsychological constructs known to impact performance on neuropsychological tests, including demographics, personality, and sociocultural factors. They then present an empirical approach to assessment. They focus on the disorders under discussion (not solely the tests that might be used in diagnosis) and reflect the contributions the field has made to detecting differences i |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Neuropsychological tests.
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Clinical neuropsychology.
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Diagnosis, Differential.
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Nervous system -- Diseases -- Diagnosis.
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Neuropsychological Tests.
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Adult.
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Diagnosis, Differential.
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Nervous System Diseases.
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Nervous System Diseases -- diagnosis.
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Nervous System Diseases -- psychology.
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Neuropsychological Tests.
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Neuropsychological Tests.
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Diagnosis, Differential.
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Nervous System Diseases -- diagnosis.
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Nervous System Diseases -- psychology.
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| Author |
Ricker, Joseph H.
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| LC no. |
2003060772 |
| ISBN |
0826116655 hardback |
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