Principles and Practice of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology

Here's a clinically oriented guide to the field of behavioural neurology and the complex diagnostic modalities and treatment options available. This comprehensive text includes methods of assessment and analysis, theoretical framework, and disorders of higher brain functions. It also covers cognitive science and anatomic aspects, classical neuropsychology, and new research on dementia.

Reviews

"This is one of the best books of its type I have seen on behavior neurology and neuropsychology in years." -Archieves of Neurology
"This monumental volume is dedicated to the clinical neuroscientist. The editors have accomplished the difficult task of producing a book that is both scientifically sophisticated and practical." -JAMA
"All Clinicians who evaluate and manage patients with cognitive impairment will find this text invaluable." -Mayo Clinic Proceedings
"This is a very useful new book on behavioral neurology. If I were to buy a new book in this field (there is now quite a lot to choose from), this is the most practical and comprehensive one." -Doody's
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Features

# Each chapter begins with an outline, and highlighted key words and main points
# Each chapter ends with a list of main points and key readings, glossary and references
# Each chapter contains a generous number charts, tables, algorithms, and figures
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Contents

I. OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION: Matthew Rizzo and Paul Eslinger
II. METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
1. Mental Status Sreening 2. Neuropsychological Assessment 3. Meuropsyckiatric Assessment 4. Morphometric Brain Analysis in Disorders of Dementia 5. Structural Brain Imaging in Neurodevelopmental Disorders 6. Functional Neuroimaging 7. MRI and Related Techniques 8. Electrophysiology 9. Safe and Unsafe Driving in Aging and Cognitive Impairment
III. DISORDERS OF HIGHER BRAIN FUNCTIONS
10. Attention: Normal and Disordered Processes 11. Memory and Learning 12. Cerebral Visual Dysfunction 13. Functional Organization of the Auditory System 14. Somatosensory System 15. Olfactory and Gustatory System 16. Vestibular System and Balance 17. Aphasia, Alexia, Agraphia, Acalculia 18. Apraxia 19. The Corpus Callosum and Callosal Disconnection Syndromes: A Model for Understanding Brain Connectivity Asymmetry, and Function 20. Executive Functions and Social Conduct 21. Emotion
IV. COGNITION/BEHAVIOR AND DISEASE
22. Degenerative Disease 23. Brain Infections 24. Movement Disorders 25. Subcortical Deficits 26. Cerebrovascular Disease 27. Closed Head Injury/traumatic Brain Injury 28. Encephalopathies 29. Neurosurgical Perspectives 30. Coma, Altered Consciousness, Delirium 31. Disorders of Sleep and Arousal 32. Incontinence and Impotence 33. Chronic Pain 34. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy 35. Multiple Sclerosis 36. Aging and the Brain 37. Nonvasculitic Autoimmune Inflammatory Meningoenchphalitis 38. Cancer
V. PEDIATRIC/DEVELOPMENTAL BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY & NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
39. Neuropsychological Assessment 40. Pediatric Head Injury 41. Learning Disabilities: Neurobiological Foundations and Topographical Manifestations Across the Lifespan 42. ADD/ADHD 43. Autism Spectrum Disorders 44. Mental Retardation and Cerebral Palsy 45. Pediatric Epilepsy 46. Pediatric Chronic Disease
VI. REHABILITATION AND TREATMENT
47. Overview of Rehabilitation and Treatment 48. Rehabilitation Strategies for Individuals with Acquired Cognitive Impairment 49. Speech and Language Rehabilitation 50. Impairment and Disability Evaluation 51. Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Counseling
VII. FORENSICS, COMPETENCE, LEGAL ISSUES
52. Competency Wills, Power of Attorney, Informed Consent 53. Evaluation of Malingered Neurocognitive Disorders 54. Violent Crime 55. Behavioral Evidence in Legal Proceedings