Pediatric Neuropsychology, Second Edition
 |
| Der Artikel wird am Ende des Bestellprozesses zum Download zur Verfügung gestellt. |
Beschreibung:
The most comprehensive, authoritative reference of its kind, this acclaimed work examines a wide range of acquired, congenital, and developmental brain disorders and their impact on children’s neuropsychological functioning. Leading experts present state-of-the-art knowledge about how each condition affects the developing brain; the nature and severity of associated cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial impairments; and effective approaches to clinical evaluation and treatment planning.
New to This Edition
*Reflects significant scientific advances.
*An additional coeditor, Bruce F. Pennington.
*Chapters on math, reading, and language disabilities; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; autism; and intellectual disabilities.
*Medical disorders not covered in prior edition: acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis; tuberous sclerosis; childhood stroke; and fetal alcohol syndrome.
*A chapter on evidence-based neuropsychological interventions.
I. Medical Disorders
1. Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, Jack M. Fletcher and Maureen Dennis
2. Children with Very Low Birthweight or Very Preterm Birth, H. Gerry Taylor
3. Childhood Epilepsy, Michael Westerveld
4. Pediatric Brain Tumors, M. Douglas Ris and Richard Abbey
5. Traumatic Brain Injury, Keith Owen Yeates
6. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis and Childhood Multiple Sclerosis, Vicki Anderson, Ben Deery, Rani Jacobs, and Andrew J. Kornberg
7. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Anna Byars
8. Perinatal Stroke, Joan Stiles, Ruth D. Nass, Susan C. Levine, Pamela Moses, and Judy S. Reilly
9. Environmental Toxicants, Kim N. Dietrich
10. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Sarah N. Mattson and Linnea Vaurio
II. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
11. Math Disabilities, Marcia A. Barnes, Lynn S. Fuchs, and Linda Ewing-Cobbs
12. Reading Disability, Robin L. Peterson and Bruce F. Pennington
13. Specific Language Impairment, Margaret, J. Snowling and Marianna E. Hayiou-Thomas
14. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Erik G. Willcutt
15. Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sally Ozonoff
16. Intellectual Disability Syndromes, Carolyn B. Mervis and Angela E. John
III. Clinical Assessment and Intervention
17. Maxims and a Model for the Practice of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Ida Sue Baron
18. Interventions for Children with Neuropsychological Disorders, Stephen M. Kanne, Maureen O’Kane Grissom, and Janet E. Farmer