Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Epilepsy Surgical Candidate

Sep 24, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Epilepsy Surgical Candidate

Type of presurgical deficit Laterality findings Change with surgery Language functions Naming (auditory/visual) Both left and right TLE—frequently exhibit deficits (left > right) Left TLE—decline Right TLE—no decline Semantic fluency Both left…

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Evaluation and Management of Psychogenic Nonepileptic Attacks

Sep 24, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Evaluation and Management of Psychogenic Nonepileptic Attacks

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015William B. Barr and Chris Morrison (eds.)Handbook on the Neuropsychology of EpilepsyClinical Handbooks in Neuropsychology10.1007/978-0-387-92826-5_12 12. Evaluation and Management of Psychogenic Nonepileptic Attacks John T. Langfitt1, 2   and William Watson3   (1) Departments…

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Viral Vector-Based Modeling of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Parkinson’s Disease

Sep 24, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Viral Vector-Based Modeling of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Parkinson’s Disease

Model Construct Validity? Reproducible? Progressive nigrostriatal degeneration? Parkinsonian pathology? Parkinsonian symptoms? References Construct validity for idiopathic PD Within group Across groups Striatal DA terminal dysfunction/loss (over weeks) Terminal loss precedes…

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