Full Description
Neurosurgical Neuropsychology: The Practical Application of Neuropsychology in the Neurosurgical Practice comprehensively explains the use of neuropsychology in neurosurgical settings. The book covers various preoperative techniques that may benefit neurosurgeons, such as functional neuroimaging (fMRI, SPECT, MEG) for presurgical cognitive mapping, as well as more traditional methods to predict outcomes after surgery, including neurocognitive testing and the Wada procedure. The book's editors discuss why neuropsychologists add considerable value to the neurosurgical team. A wide range of patient populations are covered, ranging from Deep Brain Stimulation candidates for Parkinson's disease, to adult and pediatric epilepsy candidates and neuro-oncology cases.
This book is ideal for neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, neuro-oncologists, epileptologists, general neurologists, and others who want to know more about the use of neuropsychology as a tool in the presurgical and postoperative phases of neurosurgery.
Contents
Introduction
1. The historical role of neuropsychology in neurosurgery
2. Foundations of contemporary neuropsychology
3. Components and Methods of Evaluating Reliable Change in Cognitive Function
4. A primer on neuropsychology for the neurosurgeon
Methods
5. Functional Neuroimaging in the Presurgical Work-up
6. Wada Testing and neurosurgical patients
7. Awake craniotomy and bedside cognitive mapping in neurosurgery
Applications
8. Neuropsychology in adult epilepsy surgery
9. Neuropsychology in the Neurosurgical Management of Primary Brain Tumors
10. The Role of the Neuropsychologist in Deep Brain Stimulation
11. Future directions in deep brain stimulation
12. Neuropsychology in the outcome of severe traumatic brain injury
Treatment and Management
13. Neuropsychological rehabilitation
14. Assessment of functional status after neurosurgical intervention
