This unique analysis of neuropsychological conditions provides readers with a review of both pediatric and adult presentations in one convenient place. Covering the most common disorders encountered in clinical practice, including those specific to the extremes of the age spectrum, this book provides dedicated chapters on: • Preterm and low weight birth • Spina bifida myelomeningocele • Autism spectrum disorder • Intellectual disability • Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder • Learning disability • Traumatic brain injury • Cancer • Epilepsy • Human immunodeficiency virus • Multiple sclerosis • Stroke • Dementia Each chapter provides evidence-based guidelines that can be readily applied to daily practice. • Addresses both pediatric and adult manifestations of each disorder within the same chapter • Includes discussion of cultural diversity issues across all conditions • Discusses a greater variety of neuropsychological conditions than in previous works Contents: 1. Preterm and low birth weight Julia Jaekel and Megan Scott 2. Spina bifida myelomeningocele Colleen F. Bechtel Driscoll, Grayson N. Holmbeck, Kathy Zebracki, T. Andrew Zabel, Alexa Stern, Jaclyn Lennon Papadakis and Diana Ohanian 3. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Julie M. Wolf, Marianne Barton and Roger Jou 4. Neuropsychological conditions across the lifespan: intellectual disability syndromes Kelly Janke and Lisa Jacola 5. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders Israel M. Gross and Douglas Bodin 6. Neuropsychological conditions across the lifespan: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder J. G. Fine, D. J. Marks, D. Wexler, V. M. Dahl and E. P. Horn 7. Learning disabilities Richard Boada, Robin L. Peterson and Robert L. Mapou 8. Traumatic brain injury Tresa Roebuck-Spencer, Naddley Désiré and Miriam Beauchamp 9. Cancer Iris Paltin, Marsha Gragert, Tanya Antonini and Chad Noggle 10. Epilepsy Julie Janecek, Klajdi Puka, Evan Schulze and Mary Lou Smith 11. Neuropsychological conditions across the lifespan: human immunodeficiency virus Steven Paul Woods, Kelli L. Sullivan, Sharon Nichols and Scott J. Hunter 12. Multiple sclerosis Lana Harder, Julie A. Bobholz and William S. MacAllister 13. Stroke Robyn Westmacott, Angela Deotto, and David Nyenhuis 14. Dementia Laura Lacritz, Heidi Rossetti and Christian LoBue. Editors Jacobus Donders, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Scott J. Hunter, University of Chicago Contributors Julia Jaekel, Megan Scott, Colleen F. Bechtel Driscoll, Grayson N. Holmbeck, Kathy Zebracki, T. Andrew Zabel, Alexa Stern, Jaclyn Lennon Papadakis, Diana Ohanian, Julie M. Wolf, Marianne Barton, Roger Jou, Kelly Janke, Lisa Jacola, Israel M. Gross, Douglas Bodin, J. G. Fine, D. J. Marks, D. Wexler, V. M. Dahl, E. P. Horn, Richard Boada, Robin L. Peterson, Robert L. Mapou, Tresa Roebuck-Spencer, Naddley Désiré, Miriam Beauchamp, Iris Paltin, Marsha Gragert, Tanya Antonini, Chad Noggle, Julie Janecek, Klajdi Puka, Evan Schulze, Mary Lou Smith, Steven Paul Woods, Kelli L. Sullivan, Sharon Nichols, Scott J. Hunter, Lana Harder, Julie A. Bobholz, William S. MacAllister, Robyn Westmacott, Angela Deotto, David Nyenhuis, Laura Lacritz, Heidi Rossetti, Christian LoBue |