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Essential Neuropsychology: A Concise Handbook for Adult Practitioners

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  • © 2022

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Authors:
  1. Jonathan DeRight

    1. Private Practice, McLean, USA

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  • Includes information from the most recent literature and references, brought together in one convenient place

  • Provides a useful and efficient tool for preparation of upcoming cases and patients

  • Aimed at practicing neuropsychologists, externs, postdoctoral fellows, medical students, neurologists, and psychiatrists

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Table of contents (46 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Psychometric and Large-Scale Information

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Uniform Labeling of Performance Test Scores

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      Pages 3-3

    3. Sensitivity and Specificity of Common PVTs and SVTs

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      Pages 5-9

    4. Common Psychometric Formulas

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      Pages 11-15

    5. Cognitive Side Effects of Common Medications

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      Pages 17-25

  3. Diseases and Disorders Affecting the Brain and/or Cognitive Test Performance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. Brain Abscess

      • Jonathan DeRight
      Pages 29-32

    3. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

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      Pages 33-36

    4. Adult ADHD

      • Jonathan DeRight
      Pages 37-42

    5. Affective Disorders

      • Jonathan DeRight
      Pages 43-50

    6. Alcohol-Associated Cognitive Disorders

      • Jonathan DeRight
      Pages 51-58

    7. Alzheimer’s Disease

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      Pages 59-68

    8. Anoxia and Hypoxia

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      Pages 69-76

    9. Cancer and Neoplasm

      • Jonathan DeRight
      Pages 77-82

    10. Cerebrovascular Accident

      • Jonathan DeRight
      Pages 83-93

    11. Delirium

      • Jonathan DeRight
      Pages 95-100

    12. Dementia with Lewy Bodies

      • Jonathan DeRight
      Pages 101-106

    13. Epilepsy and seizures

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      Pages 107-115

    14. Frontotemporal Dementias

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      Pages 117-128
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About this book

The goal of this book is to provide brief-but-comprehensive information that can aid in rapid differential diagnosis and allow for more thorough follow-up if needed. This guide is intended to fit easily into the pocket of a lab coat or on your desk, giving readers an efficient way to find information about a specific disease or disorder to prepare for an upcoming case. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1 involves general psychometric and reference information including score classifications, formulas for score conversion, likelihood chaining, and reliable change, psychometric data for stand-alone and embedded PVTs, and the effects of common medications on cognition. Part 2 of the book is organized alphabetically by disease or disorder to promote quick searching, and each chapter provides straightforward information including definitions, subtypes, etiology, epidemiology, course, diagnostic criteria, expectations for test results, and links to more comprehensive sources. Whenever possible, information is gathered through up-to-date literature and high quality pubilcations such as systematic reviews or meta-analyses. Helpful references are provided for more extensive follow-up or further reading.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Private Practice, McLean, USA

    Jonathan DeRight

About the author

Dr. Jonathan DeRight is a clinical and forensic neuropsychologist in the Washington, DC area. He earned his bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Rochester and his master’s and doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Syracuse University. He completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. DeRight currently works in private practice and sees a wide variety of cases including referrals from neurologists, psychiatrists, and primary care physicians. He has published several review papers and meta-analyses in neuropsychology.  

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