The Neuropsychology Casebook
The Neuropsychology Casebook was developed to fill the existing gap in the cur rent body of literature on clinical neuropsychology. Although texts are available that describe neuropsychological tests and others provide information on syn dromes, this vo
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D.L. Orsini W.G. Van Gorp K.B. Boone
The Neuropsychology Casebook With 27 Illustrations
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DONNA L. ORSINI Clinical Neuropsychologist, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, Inglewood, California 90301, USA; Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA WILFRED G. VAN GORP
Chief, Neuropsychology Assessment Laboratory, West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA; Assistant Professor in Residence, Departments of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA KYLE BRAUER BOONE
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neuropsychology, Departments of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA; Research Associate and Clinical Supervisor (Neuropsychology), Department of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90509, USA
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Orsini, Donna Lotstein. The neuropsychology casebook. Includes bibliographies. 1. Clinical neuropsychology-Case studies. I. Van Grop, Wilfred G. II. Boone, Kyle Brauer. III. Title. [DNLM: 1. Head Injuries-case studies. 2. Nervous System Diseases-case studies. 3. Neurologic Examination-case studies. 4. Neuropsychological Tests. WI 141 076nj 616.8 87-32325 RC386.5.077 1988
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Preface
The Neuropsychology Casebook was developed to fill the existing gap in the current body of literature on clinical neuropsychology. Although texts are available that describe neuropsychological tests and others provide information on syndromes, this volume provides descriptions of neuropsychological test performance for individuals with various syndromes. It was designed to illustrate the process of clinical interpretation of test findings and report writing for the individual case. Our aims are to provide both the student and practicing professional with a collection of actual neurops
