PSYC31H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Clinical Neuropsychology, Cerebral Circulation, Visual Acuity
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Neurobehavioral variables & diagnostic issues: like all other psychological phenomena, behavioral changes are influenced by many different things. Improvement for patients with more severe tvi may extend beyond a year. Improvement in all areas to premorbid levels is rare: cognitive rehabilitation, by retraining or use of compensatory aids, may further improve cognitive status. 11% higher than in men: cerebral blood flow decreases with advancing age in women but not men. Interpreter can also be used: though use this with caution. Patient characteristics: psychosocial variables: demographic, experiential, and some specific developmental and physical status variables (e. g. childhood nutrition, medications, seizure disorders) can significantly affect responses to a neuropsychological examination, premorbid mental ability, brain size contributes to premorbid ability level. Chapter 8: but patients with marked premobird personality disorder or asocial tendencies are more apt to lack a social support system when they need it most.
