Cognitive Neurology: A Clinical Textbook

Most of the contributors to this book combine an active clinical practice with a leading role in their respective research area, and have provided, in concise summaries, the theoretical advances which they consider as potentially relevant for the clinical evaluation and treatment of patients. This general approach has led to a format that is different from the many textbooks of neuropsychology that have appeared in the last few years. The organization of the material follows the main issues of diagnostic evaluation, clinical presentation, and management. As a consequence, the book deals not only with the classical neuropsychological syndromes associated with stroke and degenerative dementias, but also with other common clinical conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, head injury, epilepsy, and psychiatric disorders, which are often neglected in neuropsychology textbooks.

Cognitive Neurology will be essential for neurologists in training, who want to understand how the observations they make everyday in the clinic relate to the expanding knowledge about the organization of cognition and emotion in the human brain. It will also be of interest to psychologists, speech and language clinicians, and rehabilitation specialists.