Pediatric neuropsychology : research, theory, and practice / edited by Keith Owen Yeates, M. Douglas Ris, H. Gerry Taylor ; foreword by Arthur Benton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yeates, Keith Owen.

Ris, M. Douglas.

Taylor, H. Gerry.

Series:

Science and practice of neuropsychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous System Diseases.

Adolescent.

Neuropsychology.

Child.

Infant.

Pediatric neuropsychology.

Medical Subjects:

Nervous System Diseases.

Adolescent.

Neuropsychology.

Child.

Infant.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 485 pages : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guildford Press, [2000]

Summary:

Featuring contributions from leading experts, this volume provides an up-to-date review of neurological and other medical conditions that affect the neuropsychological functioning of children and adolescents. The book is structured for use as both an everyday reference and teaching tool. Included are state-of-the-art descriptions of a broad range of disorders, as well as theoretical and clinical perspectives. The epidemiology, neuropathology and pathophysiology, and neuropsychological consequences of specific conditions are described. The existing scientific literature is reviewed and critiqued from conceptual and methodological perspectives, and directions for future research are suggested.

Contents:

I. Introduction. Childhood medical disorders and cognitive impairment : biological risk, time, development, and reserve / Maureen Dennis

II. Primary disorders of the central nervous system. Hydrocephalus / Jack M. Fletcher, Maureen Dennis, and Hope Northrup

Epilepsy / Jane Williams and Gregory B. Sharp

Brain tumors / Robin D. Morris ... [et al.]

Closed-head injury / Keith Owen Yeates

Meningitis / Vicki A. Anderson and H. Gerry Taylor

Neurofibromatosis / Bartlett D. Moore, III and Martha B. Denckla

Metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders / Elsa Shapiro and Michael Balthazor

Environmental neurotoxicants and psychological development / Kim N. Dietrich

III. Central nervous system dysfunction in other medical disorders. Prematurity and low birthweight / Erin M. Picard, Jerel E. Del Dotto, and Naomi Breslau

Turner syndrome / Daniel R. Berch and Bruce G. Bender

Phenylketonuria / Marilyn Welsh and Bruce Pennington

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia / Deborah P. Waber and Phyllis J. Mullenix

Sickle cell disease / M. Douglas Ris and Royal Grueneich

Diabetes / Joanne F. Rovet

End-stage renal disease / Eileen B. Fennell

Human immunodeficiency virus / Margaret B. Pulsifer and Elizabethg H. Aylward

IV. Clinical implications and applications. Developmental neuropsychological assessment / Jane Holmes Bernstein

Clinical implications and practical applications of child neuropsychological evaluations / Ida Sue Baron

V. Commentary. Review and future directions / Byron P. Rourke.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781572305076

157230507X

OCLC:

42954680