Handbook of Medical Neuropsychology

Medical advances have brought under scrutiny many behavioral syndromes that were undifferentiated in the past, as well as a greater appreciation of the cognitive and behavioral consequences of medical and neurological disorders. This book will focus on the diseases, syndromes, and disorders that involve neurocognitive dysfunction with the intention of providing a reference book for clinical evaluation, treatment, and design of research studies. Chapters will be consistently structured to 1) provide history and background on the development of knowledge about the neurocognitive function/dysfunction association with the topic, 2) review and identify the most specific assessment instruments for the disorder (or group of disorders), 3) practical information on the process of diagnosis and working within the medical setting, 4) most recent diagnostic tools used by medical practitioners, and 5) family and social issues that are relevant to the specific disease/disorder.