Neurosurgical Neuropsychology : The Practical Application of Neuropsychology in the Neurosurgical Practice

Neuropsychology is a service that is relied heavily upon by neurosurgeons at large centers across the world for the purpose of presurgical planning. However, smaller surgical programs often do not have access to neuropsychologists specialized in the various techniques necessary for the presurgical workup. The same difficulty is often encountered when consulting a neuropsychologist postoperatively as well. Also due to the lack of adequately trained neuropsychologists in this fast expanding field, neurosurgeons outside of academic medical centers often have little experience with consulting neuropsychologists. The goal of Neurosurgical Neuropsychology: The Practical Application of Neuropsychology in the Neurosurgical Practice is to inform both practicing neuropsychologists and neurosurgeons on the use of neuropsychology in the practice of neurosurgery, as well as disseminate the knowledge and techniques necessary for neuropsychologists to consult in a neurosurgical selling. This bock: Comprehensively explains the use of neuropsychology in neurosurgical settings, Written for researchers and clinical practitioners focusing on neurosurgery, neuropsychology, clinical neuroscience, and neurology, Discusses various techniques that may be of benefit to neurosurgeons presurgical and postoperative such as functional neuroimaging (fMRI, SPECT, MEG) for presurgical cognitive mapping, neurocognitive testing, and the Wada Book jacket.