Summary: Child Neuropsychology
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Early focal brain insult, age and neurobehavioural outcome.
Anderson at al, 2009 -
Chapter 17: Maxims and a Model for the Practice of Pediatric Neuropsychology
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What is the hierarchy of steps that have to be taken in order to carry out an pediatric neuropsychological evaluation?
Testing, assessment, evaluation -
Maxim 2: Adult brain behavior relationships...
Adult brain behavior relationship rules do not invariably apply to children -
First two maxims are about which question?
When did the brain injury occur? -
A young brain has a higher degree of plasticity. Name one benefit and two down sides, plus conclusion
- Plasticity occurs after small, focal injury, so high chance of recovery
- children often sustain global injury so plasticity does not occur
- Crowding: general depression of functioning
- conclusion: more vulnerable than adult brain
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Developing skills with a damaged brain is...
More difficult than retraining skills -
After how many years can you say you have a complete view of permanent dysfunctions?
20 years, adults 1/2 years -
Adults with Cushings syndrome show rapid recovery once treatment starts. How do children recover?
Intelligence level declined, poor school performance 1 year after surgery -
How do Vollmer at all explain the difference between development in non-verbal (low) and verbal IQ in children? (Previously interpreted as a likely indication of lateralized right cerebral dysfunction as an adult)
The brain compensates to preserve verbal over non verbal IQ -
Maxim 3: A model of normal development...
provides critical clinical context
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