Rare conditions, diagnostic challenges, and controversies in clinical neuropsychology : out of the ordinary / edited by Jessica Fish, Shai Betteridge, and Barbara A. Wilson , Reino Unido - London, New York : Routledge , 2023 - XV, 376 p. - Clinical neuropsychology .

1. Introduction: Rare Disorders, Diagnostic Conundrums, and Controversies in Clinical Neuropsychology

Section 1: Rare conditions

2. Gas Geyser Syndrome in India: A Tragic, Preventable Neuropsychological Morbidity 

3. Disconnection syndrome and optic aphasia following left hemisphere posterior cerebral artery stroke: A deductive assessment approach

4. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease presenting with Capgras Syndrome

5. A rare and challenging differential diagnosis: Prosopagnosia and reduced empathy in right-variant semantic dementia - where "understanding does not map onto reality". 

6. A life in Portrait mode: Living with Balint’s Syndrome 

7. Exploring the unknown: Shared discovery in rare mitochondrial disease 

8. Galactosaemia: A rare metabolic disorder associated with ‘hidden’ deficits and social vulnerability

9. Anti N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibody encephalitis: post-acute neuropsychological consequences and rehabilitation in adolescence 

Section 2: Diagnostic Challenges

10. Neuropsychological, Neuropsychiatric and Functional Neurological Symptoms: The Challenges of Overlapping and Evolving Presentations

11. Factitious Disorder after severe head injury 

12. Deafness or brain injury? Diagnostic overshadowing in a deaf person with bilateral temporal lobe damage and visual agnosia 

13. Aerotoxic Syndrome: Are passengers and aircrew breathing toxic cabin air? 

14. Focal Anterograde Amnesia: An Extraordinary Case

15. "Ugly sound": An examination of acquired receptive amusia in a skilled music critic

16. Variability & Validity: Challenges to Meaningful Neuropsychological Assessment in Mental Health Settings 

17. Recognising Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adult Neuropsychology Services 

18. What’s in the diagnosis of ‘ASD’ in the context of Paediatric ABI?

Section 3: Controversial issues

19. The dilemmas surrounding the decision to reject or accept a postgraduate research student with known cognitive difficulties and a history of an arteriovenous malformation several years prior

20. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Diagnostic Difficulties and Legal Controversies

21. Does this man have or not have mental capacity to make decisions about his discharge from hospital? 

22. The importance of accuracy when diagnosing Locked-in-syndrome (LIS)

23. Ethical and practical issues for the psychologist working with patients with a disorder of consciousness 

24. Losing memories overnight: A unique form of human amnesia or life imitating art?

Conclusion

25. Learning from Experience: How can we best help people with rare, difficult to diagnose, or controversial conditions?


Neuropsicología


Libros