Rasmussen's encephalitis: the relevance of neuropsychological assessment in patient's treatment and follow up [PDF]
Rasmussen's encephalitis is characterized by refractory epilepsy, neurological deterioration and progressive atrophy of one cerebral hemisphere. The objective of this study is to describe the importance of neuropsychological evaluation in the treatment ...
Catarina Abraão Guimarães+5 more
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Paediatric neuropsychological assessment: an analysis of parents' perspectives [PDF]
Purpose: Modern healthcare services are commonly based on shared models of care, in which a strong emphasis is placed upon the views of those in receipt of services.
Bennett, Emily+5 more
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Objective: Memory assessment for the early diagnosis of cortical dementia is a complicated process which depends on important factors such as facial recognition and naming.
Fahimeh Rahmani+3 more
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Learning Disabilities in Primary School. How to Diagnose and Remediate the Difficulties with a Team Approach: The First Results [PDF]
Background. An important problem of our day is the significant increase in the number of learning-disabled pupils all over the world. This has led to the emergence of a new branch of neuropsychology –"school neuropsychology" or the "Neuropsychology of ...
Janna M. Glozman, Anna Plotnikova
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Neurocognitive and Seizure Outcomes of Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy versus Anterior Temporal Lobectomy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. [PDF]
Objective. To report our institutional seizure and neuropsychological outcomes for a series of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) undergoing anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) or selective amygdalohippocampectomy (SelAH) between 2004 and ...
Andrade, Danielle+10 more
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Evaluation Context Impacts Neuropsychological Performance of OEF/OIF Veterans with Reported Combat-Related Concussion [PDF]
Although soldiers of Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF) encounter combat-related concussion at an unprecedented rate, relatively few studies have examined how evaluation context, insufficient effort, and concussion history impact ...
Charlesworth, Molly J+5 more
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Neuropsychological assessment in children
To describe the methods used for neuropsychological assessment in children, emphasizing aspects of interest to pediatricians, psychologists and neurologists.Review of the published literature concerning neuropsychological assessment, including textbooks and reference manuals.
Jaderson Costa da Costa+3 more
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Parental Substance Abuse As an Early Traumatic Event. Preliminary Findings on Neuropsychological and Personality Functioning in Young Drug Addicts Exposed to Drugs Early. [PDF]
open5noParental substance use is a major risk factor for child development, heightening the risk of drug problems in adolescence and young adulthood, and exposing offspring to several types of traumatic events.
Afifi+187 more
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Neuropsychological assessment in epilepsy [PDF]
The role of the neuropsychological assessment in the management of people with epilepsy has evolved considerably over the past 25 years. This paper describes some of the most common applications of a neuropsychological assessment in the diagnosis, management and treatment of people with epilepsy.
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Cognitive and mood assessment tools for use in stroke [PDF]
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Elliott, Emma+2 more
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