Neuropsychological Assessment

by Lezak, Muriel Deutsch; Howieson, Diane B.; Bigler, Erin D.; Tranel, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780195395525
• ISBN10: 0195395522
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Now in its Fifth Edition, Clinical Neuropsychologyreviews the major neurobehavioral disorders associated with brain dysfunction and injury. This is the 35th anniversary of the landmark first edition. As with previous editions, this edition provides a comprehensive coverage of the field of adult clinical neuropsychology in a single source. By virtue of the authors' clinical and research specializations, this book provides a broad-based and in-depth coverage of current neuroscience research and clinical neuropsychology practice. While the new edition is updated to include new features and topics, it remains true to the highly-regarded previous editions. Methods for obtaining optimum data are given in the form of hypothesis-testing techniques, clinical tips, and clinical examples. In the seven years since the previous edition, many advancements have been made in techniques for examining brain function and in our knowledge about brain-behavior relationships. For example, a surge of functional imaging data has emerged and new structural imaging techniques have provided exquisite detail about brain structure. For the first time, this edition includes examples of these advancements, many in stunning color. This edition also includes new tools for clinicians such as a neuroimaging primer and a comparison table of the neuropsychological features of progressive dementias. The chapters on assessment procedures include discussion of issues related to test selection and reviews of recently published as well as older test batteries used in general neuropsychological assessment, plus newly developed batteries for specific issues.

Author Biography

Muriel Deutsch Lezak is Professor Emerita of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon

Diane B. Howieson is Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon

Erin D. Bigler is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah

Daniel Tranel is Director of the Division of Neuropsychology and Chief of the Benton Neuropsychology Laboratory at University of Iowa in Iowa City