Neuropsychology & Spouse/Family Members :: Chemistry Chemical Neuropsychological Papers

I intend to explore the effects of a parietal brain daub from the perspective of a neuropsychologist ranging from types of tests that are employed when trying to determine the extent of the damage, to gaining an understanding of how this damage will affect the rest of the brain and/or the body. I will also explore the effects of a brain hurt from the perspective of the family members, and their experiences with the changes that occur during the rehabilitation process. According to The Neuropsychology Center, neuropsychological assessment is a systematic clinical diagnostic procedure utilise to determine the extent of any possible behavioral deficits following diagnosed or suspected brain injury(www.neuropsych.com). As mentioned previously, a brain injury can be the result of many types of injuries or dis golf-clubs, thus a broad range of assessment procedures capture been developed to encompass these possibilities. Two types of assessment procedures that are currently bein g used are the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB), and the Halstead Russell Neuropsychological Evaluation System (HRNES-R). The LNNB is used to diagnose cognitive deficits, while the HRNES-R indicates both the presence and degree of impairment. Both procedures involve tasks that require the patient to complete a series of functions that test abilities and/or perceptions. Such tasks would include, but are not limited to, problem solving, memory, sensorimotor functioning, and psychological/emotional status. Other testing procedures that are commonly employed, in order to gain a better visual image of the excitatory activity in the brain are the PET scan and the MRI. According to Kalat (2004), these methods are non-invasive, inwardness that they dont require the insertion of objects into the brain, yet they yield results that allow researchers to record brain activity. The PET scan (positron emission tomography) involves the researcher injecting a hot chemic al into the patients body, which is then absorbed mainly by the brains most active cells. With the use of radioactive detectors, placed well-nigh the patients head, a map is produced that shows which areas of the brain are most active. The MRI, on the other hand is less expensive and much safer (as it doesnt break out the patient to potentially harmful radioactive chemicals). The MRI or magnetic resonance imaging device, as an safer alternative, applies a powerful magnetic field almost the head of the patient.