Case Studies in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Name: Case Studies in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
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ISBN: 9780195065985

ISBN-10: 0195065980

ISBN-13: 9780195065985

Edition: 1999

Authors: Barbara A. Wilson

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After a discussion of current theory and research findings relating to rehabilitation of brain injury, this book presents 20 case studies of adults with severe brain injuries sustained several years earlier. The causes of their brain damage include traumatic head injuries, encephalitis, stroke and hypoxia. Problems that follow such injuries including loss of self-care skills, memory impairment, language, reading, visuoperceptual and behavioural difficulities, are analysed in detail. The book describes the premorbid lifestyle of each of the 20 individuals, the onset of their brain damage, subsequent symptoms, neuropsychological assessment, rehabilitation, and long-term outcome. Most chapters…

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List price: $120.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/10/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.30" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English




Setting the Scene



Patients and their Problems



Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation



Living with Memory Disorders



Coming to Terms with Amnesia




Compensating for Amnesia




Some recovery, Return to Work and Marriage Following Anoxic Brain Damage




Memory and Other Cognitive Problems



The Man Who Continues to Have Just Woken Up



A Complete Human Being




Cognitive Decline and Myotonic Dystrophy




Learning to Be Independent After Encephalitis




Language Impairment



Learning to Communicate with Symbols Five Years After a Stroke




Listening to the Message and Not the Words




Picking Up the Pieces




Remediation of Acquired Disorders of Reading



The Man Who Could Read "Astrocytoma" But Not "Dog"




Re-learning to Read After a Gunshot Wound




Regaining Quality of Life Following a Horse Riding Accident




Perceptual and Visuospatial Problems



Fear of Physiotherapy and Problems Recognizing Objects After a Severe Head Injury




A Case of Optic Aphasia, Associative Agnosia or Semantic Memory Impairment?




A Socially Skilled Young Man Despite Severe Memory and Perceptual Difficulties




Learning to Attend to the Left Side of Space




Behavior and Self-Care Skills



Improving Concentration and Reducing Behavior Problems




Improving the Self-Care Skills of a Woman with Quadriplegia and Dysarthria



Learning Some Self-Care Skills After an Anaesthetic Accident