Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology, Second EditionTodd E. Feinberg, Martha J. Farah Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology reflects the state-of-the-art in both the clinical and theoretical aspects of brain-behavior studies, with an emphasis on the clinical. Features authoritative coverage of disorders of perception, attention and awareness; frontal, colossal, and subcortical syndromes and delirium and dementia. The 2nd edition will boats five new chapters on the topics of cerebral plasticity, functional brain imaging, genetics of neural development, and alterations in the state of consciousness. New chapters representing the most current information in cognitive neuropsychology will strengthen its market positionKEY FEATURES·Comprehensive and Comprehensible·Very clinically oriented·Wealth of new information on Functional Brain Imaging·Provides synthesis of information from fields of neurology and psychiatry |
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The Development of Modern Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology | 3 |
The Mental Status Exam | 23 |
Principles of Neuropsychological Assessment | 33 |
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