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100			_aRichardson, John T.E.
245		0	_aClinical and neuropsychological aspects of closed head injury
250			_a2nd
260			_aHove _bPsychology Press _c2000
300			_a294; ill.,bibl.; BookFind
490			_aBrain damage, behaviour and cognition series
505			_aList of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. The Brain and Psychological Functioning. The Structure of the Brain. Methods in Neuropsychology. Lateralisation. Sensory and Motor Function. Language and the Brain. Visual Mechanisms and Perception. Three Research Reports. Study Aids. Glossary. References. Index.
520			_aPaperback
520			_aIn all industrialized countries, closed head injuries are responsible for vast numbers of hospital admissions and days of work lost. For instance, about 120,000 patients are admitted to hospital in the United Kingdom each year with a diagnosis that reflects closed head injury. Such injuries are a major cause of deaths following accidents, especially those that involve children and young people, and they are also a major cause of handicap and morbidity among the survivors. This clinical condition is intrinsically a neurological one, but its proper evaluation demands an understanding of the associated psychology and psychopathology. At the same time, a major neurological condition with such a high level of incidence ought to be extremely informative about the functioning of the human brain and hence provide a major focus for neuropsychological investigation. In this book, the author seeks to integrate these two different perspectives by reviewing the clinical and neuropsychological aspects of closed head injury in a manner that is equally intelligible to researchers interested in the effects of brain damage upon human behaviour and to practitioners who are responsible for the assessment, management and rehabilitation of head-injured patients.
650			_aBRAIN INJURIES
650			_aHEAD INJURIES, CLOSED
650			_aHEAD INJURIES, CLOSED, psychology
650			_aNEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS _97132
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