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Clinical and Neuropsychological Aspects of Closed Head Injury - J RICHARDSON

Clinical and Neuropsychological Aspects of Closed Head Injury

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
308 Seiten
2001
Psychology Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-86377-752-3 (ISBN)
CHF 76,75 inkl. MwSt
The book begins by considering the epidemiology, causes and structural neuropathology of closed head injury, considers the impact of closed head injury and finally details the outcome, mechanisms for recovery and rehabilitation.
In all industrialised countries, closed head injuries are responsible for vast numbers of hospital admissions and days of work lost. For instance, about 120,000 patients are admitted to hospital in the United Kingdom each year with a diagnosis that reflects closed head injury. Such injuries are a major cause of deaths following accidents, especially those that involve children and young people, and they are also a major cause of handicap and morbidity among the survivors.
This clinical condition is intrinsically a neurological one, but its proper evaluation demands an understanding of the associated psychology and psychopathology. At the same time, a major neurological condition with such a high level of incidence ought to be extremely informative about the functioning of the human brain and hence provide a major focus for neuropsychological investigation. In this book, the author seeks to integrate these two different perspectives by reviewing the clinical and neuropsychological aspects of closed head injury in a manner that is equally intelligible to researchers interested in the effects of brain damage upon human behaviour and to practitioners who are responsible for the assessment, management and rehabilitation of head-injured patients.
This is the second edition of a book which was first published in 1990, and which has been extensively revised in the light of the subsequent research in the field. The book begins by considering the epidemiology, causes and structural neuropathology of closed head injury. It then considers the impact of closed head injury on memory, cognition, language, communication, personality and social behaviour. Finally it outlines the outcome, the mechanisms of recovery and the prospects for rehabilitation.

Dr J Richardson

List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. The Brain and Psychological Functioning. The Structure of the Brain. Methods in Neuropsychology. Lateralisation. Sensory and Motor Function. Language and the Brain. Visual Mechanisms and Perception. Three Research Reports. Study Aids. Glossary. References. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 4.10.2001
Reihe/Serie Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
Verlagsort Hove
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 570 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete HNO-Heilkunde
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Neurologie
ISBN-10 0-86377-752-X / 086377752X
ISBN-13 978-0-86377-752-3 / 9780863777523
Zustand Neuware
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