Handbook of Medical Neuropsychology: Applications of Cognitive Neuroscience / Edition 2

by Carol L. Armstrong, Lisa A. Morrow

Overview

This handbook celebrates the abundantly productive interaction of neuropsychology and medicine. This interaction can be found in both clinical settings and research l- oratories, often between research teams and clinical practitioners. It accounts for the rapidity with which awareness and understanding of the neuropsychological com- nents of many common medical disorders have recently advanced. The introduction of neuropsychology into practice and research involving conditions without obvious neurological components follows older and eminently successful models of integrated care and treatment of the classical brain disorders. In the last 50 years, with the growing understanding of neurological disorders, neuropsychologists and medical specialists in clinics, at bedside, and in laboratories together have contributed to important clinical and scienti c advances in the und- standing of the common pathological conditions of the brain: stroke, trauma, epilepsy, certain movement disorders,tumor, toxic conditions (mostly alcohol-related), and degenerative brain diseases. It is not surprising that these seven pathological con- tions were the first to receive attention from neuropsychologists as their behavioral symptoms can be both prominent and debilitating, often with serious social and economic consequences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030148942
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	09/04/2019
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2019
Pages:	814
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Carol L. Armstrong is a neuropsychologist conducting cognitive neuroscience research. Her long-term interests are the study of memory and attention, and the cognitive processes affected by white matter disease or injury. Investigations have focused on resource-limited memory and attention processes, and on the structural distribution of the white matter measure in normal and injured brains. Recent investigations include the longitudinal damaging effects of radiotherapy and brain tumors in both children and adults, as shown by longitudinal, prospective studies of cognition and neuroimaging of white matter integrity, and response of the hippocampus to radiotherapy. Current studies are being conducted on the functional and structural significance of cerebellar connections with the cortex.

Table of Contents

Primary Nervous System Disease.- Epilepsy and Cognitive Plasticity.- Traumatic Brain Injury.- Neuropsychological Problems in Neuro-oncology.- Multiple System Atrophy, Orthostatic Hypotension, and Autonomic Dysfunction and Cognition.- Vascular System Disease.- Cardiovascular Disease and Neurocognitive Function.- Cerebrovascular Disease and Disorders.- Cognitive Declines During Migraine and Cluster Headaches Are Caused by Cerebral 5HT Neurotransmitter Dysfunction.- Respiratory Disorders: Effects on Neurocognitive and Brain Function.- Developmental, Genetic, and Structural Disorders.- Cerebral Palsy: Effects of Early Brain Injury on Development.- Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective.- Genetic Syndromes Associated with Intellectual Disabilities.- An Introduction to Hydrocephalus: Congenital and Late-Life Onset.- Learning Disabilities.- Frontal Lobe Disorders in Pediatric Neuropsychology: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette Disorder.- Aging.- Dementia.- Theoretical Perspectives on Cognitive Aging.- Neuropsychology of Movement Disorders and Motor Neuron Disease.- Immune-Mediated Disease.- Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Theories of Cognition and Depression in Multiple Sclerosis and Guillain–Barré Syndrome.- Neurocognitive Function in Systemic Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases.- HIV–AIDS: The Neurologic and Cognitive Consequences of HIV-1 Infection.- Rheumatologic Conditions: Sjögren’s Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.- Endocrine Disease.- Neuropsychological Sequelae of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.- Neuropsychological Functioning of Endocrinology Disorders: Gonadotropic Hormones and Corticosteroids.- Neuropsychological Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).- Metabolic Disease.- Hepatic Encephalopathy.- Toxic Disorders and Encephalopathy.- Neurocognition in Mihondrial Disorders.- Rehabilitation.- Current Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation.- Sensory Reweighting: A Rehabilitative Mechanism?.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Christopher J Graver, PhD, ABPP-CN(Madigan Healthcare System)
Description: There are a host of medical conditions that directly and indirectly impact cognitive functioning. This book explores some of the most common ones that neuropsychologists should be aware of when assessing individuals with cognitive complaints.
Purpose: The aim is to provide comprehensive and current information on the neuropsychological sequelae of common medical conditions.
Audience: The book is intended for students, clinicians, and researchers in neuropsychology and related fields. It is edited by a neuropsychologist with years of clinical and research experience with medical conditions that affect cognition, but the list of contributing authors looks to be colleagues or acquaintances more than experts in the field.
Features: There is no overarching structure to this book or method to the presentation of topics. On the one hand, there is no progression or evolution of the book, but on the other, individual chapters are easy to reference without having to read the entire book. Chapters are hit and miss when it comes to quality. For example, the chapter on TBI completely fails to differentiate mild TBI from moderate-severe TBI, two categorically different conditions in terms of symptoms, recovery, and prognosis. Some chapters have updated information and provide good reviews of a topic, but offer little information specific to actual clinical neuropsychological findings, instead favoring vague statements such as "CNS toxicity" or "cognitive deficits." Some chapters are so brief that they are essentially a description of a single study in a typical journal format rather than a comprehensive review of the literature on the topic. Coverage of traditional neuropsychological syndromes, such as neurodegenerative diseases, seems to be better, but even so there is a lack of discussion of emerging trends in diagnostic and research terminology and concepts. Finally, a major shortcoming of this book is the presentation. The sections of major diseases have subsections broken down by cognitive domain, but this is not an effective way to present the data because neuropsychologists generally do not approach assessment interpretation in such a fragmented manner, and there are always one or two studies indicating a domain is deficient in any given disease, so it ends up seeming like there is at least some evidence that every domain is impaired in every disease.
Assessment: The concept of medical neuropsychology is a welcome one, but it falls well short of success in this particular book. On the one hand, the range of topics covered exceeds most other books, but on the other, the execution is cursory, incomplete, and not always reflective of contemporary trends in the literature.

Doody's Review Service

From the reviews:

“‘Handbook of Medical Neuropsychology: Applications of Cognitive Neuroscience’ edited by Armstrong and Morrow (2010) with chapters on topics ranging from learning disabilities to rehabilitation. And, as the reader will find, many chapters within this volume provide a detailed review of a subsample of these newer applications. … Those interested in Autism will find a nice review of imaging advances … . the reader will also find a succinct review of the imaging modalities and what they measure. … this volume is an ambitious and important.” (Deborah M. Little, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vol. 27, 2012)

“This book explores some of the most common ones that neuropsychologists should be aware of when assessing individuals with cognitive complaints. The aim is to provide comprehensive and current information on the neuropsychological sequelae of common medical conditions. The book is intended for students, clinicians, and researchers in neuropsychology and related fields.” (Christopher J. Graver, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2012)

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