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Casebook of Clinical Neuropsychology features actual clinical neuropsychological cases drawn from leading experts' files. Each chapter represents a different case completed by a different expert. Cases cover the lifespan from child, to adult, to geriatric, and the types of cases will represent a broad spectrum of prototypical cases of well-known and well-documented disorders as well as some rarer disorders. Chapter authors were specifically chosen for their expertise with particular disorders. When a practitioner is going to see a child or an adult with "X" problem, they can turn to the "case" and find up to date critical information to help them understand the issues related to the diagnosis, a brief synopsis of the literature, the patient's symptom presentation, the evaluation including neuropsychological test results and other results from consultants, along with treatments and recommendations. Clinical cases represent a long-established tradition as a teaching vehicle in the clinical sciences, most prominently in medicine and psychology. Case studies provide the student with actual clinical material - data in the form of observations of the patient, examination/test data, relevant history, and related test results - all of which must be integrated into a diagnostic conclusion and ultimately provide the patient with appropriate recommendations. Critical to this educational/heuristic process is the opportunity for the reader to view the thought processes of the clinician that resulted in the conclusions and recommendations offered. With the science of the disorder as the foundation of this process, readers learn how the integration of multiple sources of data furthers critical thinking skills.
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Casebook of Clinical Neuropsychology This page intentionally left blank Casebook of Clinical Neuropsychology Edited by Joel E. Morgan Ida Sue Baron Joseph H. Ricker 1 2011 1 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2011 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Casebook of clinical neuropsychology / edited by Joel E. Morgan, Ida Sue Baron, Joseph H. Ricker. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-19-537425-4 ISBN-10: 0-19-537425-8 1. Neuropsychiatry. 2. Clinical neuropsychology. I. Morgan, Joel E. II. Baron, Ida Sue. III. Ricker, Joseph H. RC341.C37 2010 616.8—dc22 2010001853 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-537425-4 ISBN-10: 0-19-537425-8 _________________________________________ 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper For J. E. M.: To Steffie and Freddie For I. S. B.: To Peter, David, and Cara For J. H. R.: To Lance This page intentionally left blank Foreword Most will agree that what has now evolved into the field of clinical neuropsychology was initially built on a foundation of single case studies. The unfortunate fates of Phineas Gage, Tan (Broca