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Comprehensive Assessment

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This chapter reviews comprehensive assessment in persons with brain injury in both acute and post-acute settings. A model of assessment is described and the various components of the assessment in the context of this model are reviewed with goal of conducting an evaluation which comprehensively describes functioning and leads to effective rehabilitation planning. The importance of the neuropsychologist conducting assessments as part of a larger rehabilitation team is also reviewed. Finally, a case study is provided which demonstrates the use of this assessment model.

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Preparation of this chapter was partially supported by U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) grant H133A120026.

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  1. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Thomas F. Bergquist Ph.D., ABPP-Cn

  2. Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Program, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Maya Yutsis Ph.D.

  3. Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Jackie L. Micklewright Ph.D.

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  2. Baylor College of Medicine/Harris Health System, Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, Texas, USA

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Bergquist, T.F., Yutsis, M., Micklewright, J.L. (2014). Comprehensive Assessment. In: Sherer, M., Sander, A. (eds) Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Traumatic Brain Injury. Clinical Handbooks in Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0784-7_4

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