Neuropsychology

A. Lezak

It should be no surprise by now that I believe that Lezak is THE source for neuropsychology. In addition to the portions of it cited elsewhere herein, its Chapter 2-4 on Basic Concepts, Behavioral Geography of the Brain and the Rationale of Deficit Measurement are outstanding.

B. WAIS-III and WMS-III Technical Manual

While not generally available, this source book, published as the interpretive manual for the administration of the WAIS-III and WMS-III could prove to be an invaluable resource understanding discrepancy analysis. Discrepancy Analysis is not new, but the technical aspects of its implementation has largely been shrouded in the secrecy of the protection of “raw data” and confused by the variety of theories in peer reviewed literature. But with the release of the WAIS-III and WMS-III, came the publication of the Technical Manual for the implementation of those tests. In the past, much of the interpretive statistical standards were either within protected portions of the exam or scattered throughout peer reviewed literature. Now, all of this information is contained within Technical Manual.

C. INS Dictionary of Neuropsychology

While there are a number of glossaries, including several online (such as at http://waiting.com/glossary.html) this book does have the advantage of being published by the International Neuropsychology Society.

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Understanding Subtle Brain Injury

The concussions that disable, are almost always more symptomatic at 24 hours, than at the 2-4 hour time frame when injured persons are evaluated in the emergency room. Brain injury symptoms escalate over the first 24 hours, because brain injury involves a cascade of events. It is critical that if you are still symptomatic the day after your injury, go back to the same Emergency Room, don’t wait for a doctors appointment. It is critical that the Emergency Room personnel see that the symptoms still persist or have gotten worse.

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