PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Anomic Aphasia, Amygdala, Episodic Memory
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A number of different kinds of disorders produce similar constellations of symptoms. Many conditions with similar neuropsychological features can be distinguished by differences in other neuropsychological dimensions. With more than one brain disease process affecting brain function, the behavior presented is potentially complex with confusing set of symptoms some conditions might increase the occurrence of other disorders. No single rule of thumb will tell the examiner what info he needs to make effective use of the examination data. An injury involving the brain resulting from some type of impact and/or acceleration/deceleration of the brain. Tbi is defined to be an alteration in the brain function or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force. Penetrating head injuries (phi) also called open head injuries (ohi) include all injuries from any source in which the skull and dura mater are penetrated by missiles or other objects.