Practitioner's Guide to Symptom Base Rates in Clinical Neuropsychology

by McCaffrey, Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9780306478291
• ISBN10: 0306478293
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

This volume is intended to serve as an aid in the process of differential diagnosis which frequently confronts neuropsychologists. The guide is a compendium of information of the base rates of symptoms across a variety of disorders which neuropsychologists encounter. In addition to serving as a convenient source of information on symptom base rates, this volume also contains detailed cross referencing of symptoms across disorders. This book is intended for use by clinical neuropsychologists and psychologists.

Table of Contents

A Brief Overview of Base Rates	p. 1
Key for Using Tables	p. 11
Medical Conditions	p. 13
AIDS	p. 13
AIDS Related Complex	p. 14
Anesthesia	p. 15
Epidural Anesthesia	p. 15
General Anesthesia	p. 17
Arthritis	p. 18
Cancer Treatments	p. 18
Chemotherapy	p. 18
Radiation Therapy	p. 20
Cardiac Conditions	p. 21
Coronary Artery Graft Surgery	p. 21
Cardiac Arrest	p. 21
Cardiac Disease	p. 22
Congestive Heart Failure	p. 22
Coronary Heart Disease	p. 23
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	p. 24
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness	p. 29
Chronic Pain	p. 30
Cirrhosis	p. 30
Cerebrovascular Accident	p. 31
Dementia	p. 35
Alzheimer's Disease	p. 38
Delirium	p. 79
Huntington's Disease	p. 80
Lewy Body Disease	p. 81
Multi-Infarct Dementia	p. 82
Vascular Dementia	p. 83
Parkinson's Disease	p. 84
Primary Degenerative Dementia	p. 90
Diabetes	p. 91
Hypoglycemia	p. 97
Dialysis	p. 97
Electrical Injury	p. 99
Lightning Injury	p. 100
Epilepsy	p. 101
Seizures	p. 102
Epstein-Barr	p. 104
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	p. 104
Gynecological Conditions	p. 106
Childbirth	p. 106
Late Luteal Phase Dysphoric Disorder	p. 107
Menopause	p. 108
Peri-Menopause	p. 117
Pregnancy	p. 119
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder	p. 133
Premenstrual Syndrome	p. 133
Headache	p. 134
Tension Headache	p. 134
Migraine Headache	p. 135
Posttraumatic Headache	p. 141
Other Headache	p. 142
Hepatitis	p. 143
HIV	p. 145
Hodgkin's Disease	p. 147
Hypertension	p. 149
Leukemia	p. 153
Lupus	p. 153
Lyme Disease	p. 156
Multiple Sclerosis	p. 162
Myasthenia Gravis	p. 175
Persian Gulf War Syndrome	p. 177
Renal Disease	p. 178
Respiratory Conditions	p. 178
Asthma	p. 178
Chronic Bronchitis	p. 184
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	p. 188
Emphysema	p. 190
Sleep Apnea	p. 190
Sickle Cell Disease	p. 192
Traumatic Brain Injury	p. 194
Thyroid Conditions	p. 203
Graves Disease	p. 203
Hyperparathyroidism	p. 204
Hyperthyroidism	p. 205
Hypothyroidism	p. 205
Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies	p. 207
Anemia	p. 207
Vitamin Deficiencies	p. 207
Wernicke-Korsakoff's	p. 208
Psychological Conditions	p. 211
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 211
Hyperactivity	p. 212
Affective Disorders	p. 214
Anorexia	p. 215
Anxiety Disorders	p. 217
Bipolar Disorder	p. 219
Cyclothymia	p. 229
Hypomania	p. 232
Mania	p. 232
Bulimia	p. 234
Conduct Disorder	p. 235
Depression	p. 236
Eating Disorders	p. 263
Generalized Anxiety Disorder	p. 264
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	p. 268
Insomnia	p. 270
Learning Disorder	p. 271
Multiple Personality Disorder	p. 271
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder	p. 273
Panic Attack	p. 288
Panic Disorder	p. 291
Paranoid Psychosis	p. 302
Paranoia	p. 303
Psychosis	p. 303
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 305
Seasonal Affective Disorder	p. 309
Schizoaffective Disorder	p. 309
Schizophrenia	p. 309
Somatization Disorder	p. 328
Tourette's Disorder	p. 330
Substance Use/Exposure	p. 337
Alcohol	p. 337
Amphetamines	p. 345
Caffeine	p. 346
Carbon Monoxide	p. 350
Cocaine	p. 352
Crack Cocaine	p. 356
Drug Abuse	p. 358
Hallucinogens	p. 358
Heroin	p. 359
Marijuana	p. 359
Mercury	p. 363
Metam Sodium	p. 369
Methadone	p. 370
Nicotine	p. 371
Opiates	p. 377
PCBs	p. 378
PCP	p. 379
Pesticides	p. 380
Psychoactive Drug Use	p. 380
Solvents	p. 381
Sulfuric Acid	p. 391
Tramadol	p. 392
References	p. 393
Symptom Index	p. 415
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