Childhood Head Injury: Devlopmental and Recovery Variables

Dennis, Maureen (Editor)/ Levin, Harvey S. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0805895647 / ISBN 13: 9780805895643

Verlag: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc, 2004

1st edition. 225 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers x-0805895647

Inhaltsangabe:

Childhood head injuries differ from adult head injuries in some significant respects. They occur against a background of ongoing physical and cognitive development. Cognitive capacities often change with time post-injury. But for children changes are affected by two processes of functional plasticity, one concerned with recovery, one with development. The impact of the injury is moderated by age/developmental stage.

In recent years there has been a new focus on the longitudinal comparison of children post-injury with appropriate control groups. Advances in neuropsychological assessment have permitted evaluation with reference to more developmentally suitable norms; expanded definitions of outcome have broadened our understanding of consequences; and neuroimaging techniques have enabled the more precise delineation of injury severity, the study of structure-function outcome relations, and the investigation of reorganization of function.

This special issue offers an overview of cutting-edge approaches to the analysis of childhood head injury.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Maureen Dennis, Harvey S. Levin

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Childhood Head Injury: Devlopmental and ...
Verlag: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Brand New