Famous Case Histories in Neurotrauma

Using a popular case history format, this book presents a scientific history of neurotrauma. It covers a range of well-known cases, including Roald Dahl, James Brady and Walter Freeman to give insights into a variety of a variety of neurotrauma causes and effects, from aphasia and amnesia to lobotomy and mercury toxicity. Cases are connected to clinical research methods, exploring how these methods have changed over time and illustrating how these cases are still relevant as we continue to learn about recovery from brain and spinal cord injuries. Focusing on individuals who survived their injuries beyond the acute phase, the book highlights the long-term behavioral effects of the injuries and provides estimates for prognoses and recovery pathways in acknowledgement of naturally occurring neuroregeneration. With helpful key term definitions, Matyas distinguishes fact from fiction to give an accurate account of a wide spectrum of cases and highlight what we can learn from them. Famous Case Histories in Neurotraumais valuable reading for students in behavioral neuroscience, clinical neuropsychology and related fields Jessica Matyas is Visiting Professor at the Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne with research and teaching experience. She has previously published in the area of spinal cord injury and is an authority in this aspect of CNS trauma. .