Abstract
In many cases of brain dysfunction, physicians will dismiss patients as cured despite the continued existence of some subtle and sometimes not so subtle cognitive and motor deficits. Such patients generally later have substantial problems in attempting to return to normal life. However, because they have been dismissed as “cured” by a neurosurgeon or neurologist, such cases can present a difficult problem for the neuropsychologist must contradict the “medical authorities”. The following case represents such a case, as well as illustrates the potential value of rehabilitation treatment when such cases are identified.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1986 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Rucker, I. (1986). Head Trauma in a High School Girl with Subtle Residual Symptoms. In: Golden, C.J., Strider, M.A. (eds) Forensic Neuropsychology. Nebraska Neuropsychology Symposia Series, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2022-5_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2022-5_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4899-2024-9
Online ISBN: 978-1-4899-2022-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive