Cognitive Neurorehabilitation
Subtitle: Evidence and Application
Contributors: Donald T. Stuss (Editor); Gordon Winocur (Editor); Ian H. Robertson (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 30, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 624
ISBN-13: 9780521871334
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Medical / Neurology; Neurology - General; Medical
Description: This expanded and updated new edition summarizes the latest developments in cognitive neuroscience related to rehabilitation, reviews the principles of successful interventions, and synthesizes new findings about the rehabilitation of cognitive changes in variety of populations. Wtih greatly expanded sections on treatment and the role of imaging, it provides a comprehensive reference for those interested in the science, as well as including the most up-to-date information for the practicing clinician. It provides clear and practical guidance on why cognitive rehabilitation may or may not work; how to use imaging methods to evaluate the efficacy of interventions; which personal and external factors impact rehabilitation success; how biological and psychopharmacological changes can be understood and treated; how to treat different disorders of language and memory, and where the field is going in research and clinical application.