03258nam 22006374a 450 991045387660332120200520144314.01-281-80678-197866118067810-8261-9727-2(CKB)1000000000705006(EBL)423600(OCoLC)437109916(SSID)ssj0000138859(PQKBManifestationID)11954248(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000138859(PQKBWorkID)10108410(PQKB)11363786(MiAaPQ)EBC423600(Au-PeEL)EBL423600(CaPaEBR)ebr10265243(CaONFJC)MIL180678(EXLCZ)99100000000070500620030729d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDifferential diagnosis in adult neuropsychological assessment[electronic resource] /Joseph H. Ricker, editorNew York Springer Pub. Co.c20041 online resource (481 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-1665-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Psychosocial Factors in Differential Diagnosis; 2 Estimation of Premorbid Cognitive Abilities: Issues and Approaches; 3 Perspectives in Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology: Language, Low Education, and Illiteracy; 4 Differential Diagnosis in Epilepsy; 5 Differential Diagnosis of Toxic Exposure; 6 Empirical Evidence Regarding the Neuropsychological Assessment of Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury; 7 Differential Diagnosis of Mild Head Injury; 8 The Differential Diagnosis of Dementia9 Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of HIV-1-Related Neuropsychological Impairment10 Assessment of Learning Disabilities; 11 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis with Depression; IndexThis text clearly presents a multitude of variables that potentially affect the results of neuropsychological tests. THe chapter authors, all noted experts in their respective fields, begin with a general discussion of neuropsychological constructs known to impact performance on neuropsychological tests, including demographics, personality, and sociocultural factors. They then present an empirical approach to assessment. They focus on the disorders under discussion (not solely the tests that might be used in diagnosis) and reflect the contributions the field has made to detecting differences iNeuropsychological testsClinical neuropsychologyDiagnosis, DifferentialNervous systemDiseasesDiagnosisElectronic books.Neuropsychological tests.Clinical neuropsychology.Diagnosis, Differential.Nervous systemDiseasesDiagnosis.616.8/0475Ricker Joseph H862267MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453876603321Differential diagnosis in adult neuropsychological assessment1924833UNINA