PART I

PRIMARY NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE

1

1

Epilepsy and Cognitive Plasticity   Joseph I. Tracy, Cynihia Lippincott-Stamos, Karol Osipowicz, and Allison Berman

3

2

Traumatic Brain Injury   Terri Morris

17

3

Neuropsychological Problems in Neuro-Oncology   Carol L. Armstrong, Cynthia J. Sehmus, and Jean B. Belasco

33

4

Multiple System Atrophy, Orthostatic Hypotension, and Autonomic Dysfunction and Cognition   Cecilia Peralta

57

PART II

VASCULAR SYSTELN DISEASE

67

5

Cardiovascular Disease and Neurocognitive Function   Shari R. Waldstein, Carrington Rice Wendell, Megan M. Hosey, Stephen L. Seliger, and Leslie I. Katzel

69

6

Cerebrovascular Disease and Disorders   Sabrina E. Smith, Juliana Sanchez Bloom, and Nancy Minniti

101

7

Cognitive Declines during Migraine and Cluster Headaches are Caused by Cerebral 5HT Neurotransmitter Dysfunction   John Stirling Meyer

123

8

Respiratory Disorders: Effects on Neurocognitive and Brain Function   Ramona O. Hopkins

129

PART III

DEVELOPMENTAL, GENETIC, AND STRUCTURAL DISORDERS

147

9

Cerebral Palsy: Effects of Early Brain Injury on Development   Silja Pirilä and Jaap J. van der Meere

149

10

Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome: a Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective   Jeanne Townsend and Marissa Westerfield

165

11

Genetic Syndromes Associated with Intellectual Disabilities   Leonard Abbeduto and Andrea McDuffie

193

12

An Introduction to Hydrocephalus: Congenital and Late-Life Onset   Michael R. Meager, Michelle Kramer, David M. Frim, and Maureen A. Lacy

223

13

Learning Disabilities   Gayle K. Deutsch and Robert N. Davis

237

14

Frontal Lobe Disorders in Pediatric Neuropsychology: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette Disorder   Anthony L. Rostain

251

PART IV

AGING

275

15

Dementia   Christine E. Whatmough

277

16

Theoretical Perspectives on Cognitive Aging   Ayanna K. Thomas, Jennifer B. Dave, and Bailey M. Bonura

297

17

Neuropsychology of Movement Disorders and Motor Neuron Disease   Alexander I. Tröster and Steven Paul Woods

315

PART V

IMMUNE-MEDIATED DISEASE

335

18

Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Theories of Cognition and Depression in Multiple Sclerosis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome   Peter A. Arnett, Fiona H. Barwick, and Joseph E. Beeney

337

19

Neurocognitive Function in Systemic Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases   Amy H. Kao, Carol M. Greco, Suzanne L. Gharib, and Sue R. Beers

355

20

HIV-AIDS: The Neurologic and Cognitive Consequences of HIV-1 Infection   David F. Tate, Robert H. Paul, Kinga Kertesz, Jared Conley, and Troy Russell

373

21

Rheumatologic Conditions: Sjögren’s Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome   Jennifer M. Glass

397

PART VI

ENDOCRINE DISEASE

413

22

Neuropsychological Sequelae of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes   Clarissa S. Holmes, Kari L. Morgan, and Priscilla Powell

415

23

Neuropsychological Functioning of Endocrinology Disorders: Gonadotropic Hormones and Corticosteroids   Michelle M. Greene, Kathryn Maher, and Clarissa S. Holmes

431

24

Neuropsychological Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)   Jennifer J. Vasterling, Laura Grande, Anna C. Graefe, and Julie A. Alvarez

447

PART VII

METABOLIC DISEASE

467

25

Hepatic Encephalopathy   Jasmohan S. Bajaj and Kevin D. Mullen

469

26

Toxic Disorders and Encephalopathy   Marc W. Haut, Maria T. Moran, and Kara Lonser

479

27

Neurocognition in Mitochondria! Disorders   Kevin M. Antshel

491

PART VIII

REHABILITATION

503

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Current Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation   Sarah A. Raskin

505

29

Sensory Reweighting: A Rehabilitative Mechanism?   Eric Anson and John Jeka

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Subject Index

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