Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

This book gives a rare, poignant and in depth understanding of what it is like to live with the severe after effects of brain damage caused by a viral infection of the brain. It tells the story of Claire, a survivor of encephalitis, who was left with an inability to recognise faces, also called pros..

This book is essentially an account of twenty people who have survived an insult to the brain through traumatic brain injury (TBI), encephalitis, stroke or hypoxic brain damage...

Life After Encephalitis provides a unique insight into the experiences of those affected by encephalitis, sharing the rich, insightful, and often powerful, narratives of survivors and family members. It shows how listening to patient and family narratives can help us to understand how they make sens..

Combining scientific knowledge with personal narrative, this book tells the story of Paul Allen, who following a stroke has Locked-In Syndrome and is unable to move or speak due to paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles...

This book brings together a group of leading academics and practicing clinicians to provide an overview of the nature of NBD, considering how it translates into social handicap, and what can be done to address associated problems, through social and behavioural rehabilitation, vocational training, a..

This special issue of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation provides an opportunity to characterise some of the key clinical issues concerned with assessing and managing pathologies of subjective or conscious awareness...

This inspirational book documents the story of Gary, who at the age of twenty eight was assaulted by a gang with baseball bats and a hammer, resulting in several skull fractures and severe brain damage. Through a combination of personal testimony and scientific commentary we learn about the devastat..

This special issue of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation explores the potential of information technology to provide support for people with cognitive dysfunction...

This volume of self-selected papers recognises Professor Wilson's major contribution to the study of Neuropsychology by bringing together her most influential and important works...

This book provides a hands-on resource for the development of essential skills and competencies in clinical neuropsychology, and it answers a frequently asked question: what do I need to know in order to perform the everyday tasks involved in clinical neuropsychology? The authors distil, from a vast..