Applied Neuropsychology of Cerebrovascular Diseases: A Practical Guide to Brain Arteries, Lesion Localization, and Rehabilitation Strategies addresses the critical intersection of vascular neurology and neuropsychological rehabilitation. The book explores the pathophysiology of stroke, emphasizing the importance of cerebrovascular anatomy and lesion localization in understanding cognitive deficits. It provides essential knowledge for clinicians involved in stroke assessment and treatment, highlighting the need for integration of neuroimaging interpretation into neuropsychological practice. Early sections offer foundational insights into cerebrovascular anatomy, stroke mechanisms, and their typical cognitive and emotional impairments.
The second section equips clinicians with practical skills to independently interpret brain scans, utilizing tools like MRIcron to accurately localize lesions. The final section focuses on targeted rehabilitation strategies for common stroke syndromes, including neglect, aphasia, visual field deficits, and disorders of consciousness, all of which are supported by real-world clinical guidance and emerging neuromodulation techniques such as tDCS.
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. Chapter 1. Brain arteries and related stroke syndromes - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. Localizing brain lesions on clinical brain scans - p. 91 4. Chapter 3. How to perform neurorehabilitation: answers based on artificial middle cerebral artery strokes in animals - p. 147 5. Chapter 4. Rehabilitation of visual field defects - p. 175 6. Chapter 5. Rehabilitation of unilateral visuospatial deficits - p. 197 7. Chapter 6. Rehabilitation of language disorders after stroke (“aphasia”) - p. 239 8. Chapter 7. Rehabilitation of orientation disorders and memory deficits - p. 265 9. Chapter 8. Rehabilitation of disorders of goal-directed behaviour - p. 311 10. Chapter 9. Rehabilitation of disorders of consciousness - p. 337 11. Chapter 10. Transcranial direct current stimulation of the lesioned brain: evidence and how to use localization of lesions for planning the electrodes’ montage - p. 373 12. Chapter 11. Dialogical interaction and protective cognitive environments (including virtual reality) as major components of neuropsychological rehabilitation - p. 407 13. Appendix A. Short list of recommendations on the rehabilitation of patients with cerebrovascular lesions - p. 437 14. Index - p. 461
Applied Neuropsychology of Cerebrovascular Diseases: A Practical Guide to Brain Arteries, Lesion Localization, and Rehabilitation Strategies addresses the critical intersection of vascular neurology and neuropsychological rehabilitation. The book explores the pathophysiology of stroke, emphasizing the importance of cerebrovascular anatomy and lesion localization in understanding cognitive deficits. It provides essential knowledge for clinicians involved in stroke assessment and treatment, highlighting the need for integration of neuroimaging interpretation into neuropsychological practice. Early sections offer foundational insights into cerebrovascular anatomy, stroke mechanisms, and their typical cognitive and emotional impairments.
The second section equips clinicians with practical skills to independently interpret brain scans, utilizing tools like MRIcron to accurately localize lesions. The final section focuses on targeted rehabilitation strategies for common stroke syndromes, including neglect, aphasia, visual field deficits, and disorders of consciousness, all of which are supported by real-world clinical guidance and emerging neuromodulation techniques such as tDCS.
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. Chapter 1. Brain arteries and related stroke syndromes - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. Localizing brain lesions on clinical brain scans - p. 91 4. Chapter 3. How to perform neurorehabilitation: answers based on artificial middle cerebral artery strokes in animals - p. 147 5. Chapter 4. Rehabilitation of visual field defects - p. 175 6. Chapter 5. Rehabilitation of unilateral visuospatial deficits - p. 197 7. Chapter 6. Rehabilitation of language disorders after stroke (“aphasia”) - p. 239 8. Chapter 7. Rehabilitation of orientation disorders and memory deficits - p. 265 9. Chapter 8. Rehabilitation of disorders of goal-directed behaviour - p. 311 10. Chapter 9. Rehabilitation of disorders of consciousness - p. 337 11. Chapter 10. Transcranial direct current stimulation of the lesioned brain: evidence and how to use localization of lesions for planning the electrodes’ montage - p. 373 12. Chapter 11. Dialogical interaction and protective cognitive environments (including virtual reality) as major components of neuropsychological rehabilitation - p. 407 13. Appendix A. Short list of recommendations on the rehabilitation of patients with cerebrovascular lesions - p. 437 14. Index - p. 461
