Table of Contents

PART I: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; 1. The practice of neuropsychological assessment; 2. Basic concepts; 3. The behavioral geography of the brain; 4. The rationale of deficit measurement; 5. The neuropsychological examination: Procedures; 6. The neuropsychological examination: Interpretation; 7. Neuropathology for neuropsychologists; 8. Neurobehavioral variables and diagnostic issues; PART II: A COMPENDIUM OF TESTS AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES; 9. Orientation and attention; 10. Perceptual functions; 11. Memory assessment I: Tests; 12. Memory assessment II: Batteries, paired memory tests, and questionnaires; 13. Verbal functions and language skills; 14. Construction; 15. Concept formation and reasoning; 16. Executive functions and motor performance; 17. Batteries for assessment of brain damage; 18. Observational methods, rating scales, and inventories; 19. Tests of personal adjustment; 20. Testing for functional complaints

About the Author

Muriel Deutsch Lezak, Ph.D., is Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery at Oregon Health Sciences University.