Neuropsychological Conditions across the Lifespan

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-107-19001-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 882 g

This unique analysis of neuropsychological conditions provides readers with a review of both pediatric and adult presentations in one convenient place. Covering the most common disorders encountered in clinical practice, including those specific to the extremes of the age spectrum, this book provides dedicated chapters on: • Preterm and low weight birth • Spina bifida myelomeningocele • Autism spectrum disorder • Intellectual disability • Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder • Learning disability • Traumatic brain injury • Cancer • Epilepsy • Human immunodeficiency virus • Multiple sclerosis • Stroke • Dementia Each chapter provides evidence-based guidelines that can be readily applied to daily practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Donders, Jacobus

Hunter, Scott J.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Preterm and low birth weight Julia Jaekel and Megan Scott; 2. Spina bifida myelomeningocele Colleen F. Bechtel Driscoll, Grayson N. Holmbeck, Kathy Zebracki, T. Andrew Zabel, Alexa Stern, Jaclyn Lennon Papadakis and Diana Ohanian; 3. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Julie M. Wolf, Marianne Barton and Roger Jou; 4. Neuropsychological conditions across the lifespan: intellectual disability syndromes Kelly Janke and Lisa Jacola; 5. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders Israel M. Gross and Douglas Bodin; 6. Neuropsychological conditions across the lifespan: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder J. G. Fine, D. J. Marks, D. Wexler, V. M. Dahl and E. P. Horn; 7. Learning disabilities Richard Boada, Robin L. Peterson and Robert L. Mapou; 8. Traumatic brain injury Tresa Roebuck-Spencer, Naddley Désiré and Miriam Beauchamp; 9. Cancer Iris Paltin, Marsha Gragert, Tanya Antonini and Chad Noggle; 10. Epilepsy Julie Janecek, Klajdi Puka, Evan Schulze and Mary Lou Smith; 11. Neuropsychological conditions across the lifespan: human immunodeficiency virus Steven Paul Woods, Kelli L. Sullivan, Sharon Nichols and Scott J. Hunter; 12. Multiple sclerosis Lana Harder, Julie A. Bobholz and William S. MacAllister; 13. Stroke Robyn Westmacott, Angela Deotto, and David Nyenhuis; 14. Dementia Laura Lacritz, Heidi Rossetti and Christian LoBue.

Über Autor(innen)

Donders, Jacobus
Jacobus Donders is the Chief Psychologist at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is board-certified in Clinical Neuropsychology, Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology.

Hunter, Scott J.
Scott J. Hunter is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago and Director of Neuropsychology for the University of Chicago Medicine and Comer Children's Hospital.