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Neurosurgical Neuropsychology
The Practical Application of Neuropsychology in the Neurosurgical Practice
Coordinators: Pearson Caleb M., Ecklund-Johnson Eric, Gale Shawn D.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Neurosurgical Neuropsychology:
Keywords
Adult epilepsy surgery; Awake surgery; Brain mapping; Brain tumor; Brain–behavior relationships; Cerebrovascular accident; Clinical neuropsychology practice; Clinical neuropsychology training; Cognitive; Cognitive function; Cognitive functions; Deep brain stimulation; Diffusion tensor imaging; Dystonia; Electrocortical stimulation (language) mapping; Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Essential tremor; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Glioma; History of Neuropsychology; Language; Mapping; Movement disorders; Neurobehavioral; Neurocognitive; Neuroimaging; Neurological deficits; Neuromodulation; Neuropsychological; Neuropsychological assessment; Neuropsychological evaluation; Neuropsychology; Neurorehabilitation; Neurosurgery; Oncology rehabilitation; Parkinson’s disease; Postacute rehabilitation; Psychometrics; RCI; Regression equation; Rehabilitation; Reliable change; SRB; Standardized regression; Stroke; Surgical case conference; Traumatic brain injury; Wada; Wada testing; White matter connectivity
348 p. · 15x22.8 cm · Paperback
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Neurosurgical Neuropsychology: The Practical Application of Neuropsychologyin the Neurosurgical Practice comprehensively explains the use of neuropsychology in neurosurgical settings. The book covers various preoperative techniques that may benefit neurosurgeons, such as functional neuroimaging (fMRI, SPECT, MEG) for presurgical cognitive mapping, as well as more traditional methods to predict outcomes after surgery, including neurocognitive testing and the Wada procedure. The book's editors discuss why neuropsychologists add considerable value to the neurosurgical team. A wide range of patient populations are covered, ranging from Deep Brain Stimulation candidates for Parkinson?s disease, to adult and pediatric epilepsy candidates and neuro-oncology cases.
This book is ideal for neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, neuro-oncologists, epileptologists, general neurologists, and others who want to know more about the use of neuropsychology as a tool in the presurgical and postoperative phases of neurosurgery.
Introduction 1. The historical role of neuropsychology in neurosurgery 2. Foundations of contemporary neuropsychology 3. Components and Methods of Evaluating Reliable Change in Cognitive Function 4. A primer on neuropsychology for the neurosurgeon
Methods 5. Functional Neuroimaging in the Presurgical Work-up 6. Wada Testing and neurosurgical patients 7. Awake craniotomy and bedside cognitive mapping in neurosurgery
Applications 8. Neuropsychology in adult epilepsy surgery 9. Neuropsychology in the Neurosurgical Management of Primary Brain Tumors 10. The Role of the Neuropsychologist in Deep Brain Stimulation 11. Future directions in deep brain stimulation 12. Neuropsychology in the outcome of severe traumatic brain injury
Treatment and Management 13. Neuropsychological rehabilitation 14. Assessment of functional status after neurosurgical intervention
researchers and clinical practitioners in clinical neuroscience, neurology, neurosurgery, and neuropsychology
Dr. Ecklund-Johnson is a clinical neuropsychologist in the neuropsychology department at the University of Kansas Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor in the KUMC departments of Neurology and Psychiatry. He is board certified in clinical neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology and his clinical and research work has focused on cognitive assessment of surgical and non-surgical patients with known or suspected neurological problems including Parkinson's disease, other movement disorders, brain tumors, memory disorders, and traumatic brain injury, among other conditions.
Dr. Gale is an Associate Professor at Brigham Young University. His research interests are largely centered in the field of neuropsychology, which is the study of brain-behavior relationships. He utilizes both clinical and research techniques to investigate outcomes following traumatic brain injury and epilepsy.
- Comprehensively explains the use of neuropsychology in neurosurgical settings
- Written for researchers and clinical practitioners, focusing on neurosurgery, neuropsychology, clinical neuroscience and neurology
- Discusses various techniques that may be of benefit to neurosurgeons, including presurgical and postoperative choices like functional neuroimaging (fMRI, SPECT, MEG) for presurgical cognitive mapping, neurocognitive testing, and the Wada procedure