Neurosurgical Neuropsychology: The Practical Application of Neuropsychology in the Neurosurgical Practice

Neurosurgical Neuropsychology: The Practical Application of Neuropsychology in 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. Comprehensively explains the use of neuropsychology in neurosurgical settings Written for researchers and clinical practitioners, focusing on neurosurgery, neuropsychology, clinical neuroscience and neurologyDiscusses 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 INDICE: Introduction 1. Introduction & Overview 2. The historical role of neuropsychology in neurosurgery 3. Foundations of contemporary neuropsychology 4. Measuring pre- and post-surgical change in neuropsychology 5. A primer on neuropsychology for the neurosurgeon Methods 6. Functional Neuroimaging in the Presurgical Work-up 7. Neuropsychological testing in the pre-surgical workup 8. Wada Testing and neurosurgical patients 9. Awake craniotomy and bedside cognitive mapping in neurosurgery Applications 10. Neuropsychology in adult epilepsy surgery 11. Neuropsychology in pediatric epilepsy surgery 12. Neuropsychology in the Neurosurgical Management of Primary Brain Tumors 13. The Neuropsychologist's role in deep brain stimulation candidates 14. Future directions in deep brain stimulation 15. Neuropsychology in the outcome of severe traumatic brain injury Treatment & Management 16. Neuropsychological rehabilitation 17. Assessment of functional status after neurosurgical intervention

• ISBN: 978-0-12-809961-2
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés