Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology

1. Acetylcholine

   • JoAnn T. Tschanz, Elizabeth Vernon

2. Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA)

   • Thomas M. Achenbach

3. Achromatopsia

   • Sophie Lebrecht, Michael J. Tarr

4. Acoustic Neuroma

   • Ethan Moitra

5. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

   • Bruce J. Diamond, William Tsang, Cody Curatolo, Savannah Crippen, C. Michael Nina

6. Action Tremor

   • Anna DePold Hohler, Marcus Ponce de Leon

7. Action-Intentional Disorders

   • Kenneth M. Heilman

8. Active Limb Activation

   • Sarah A. Raskin

9. Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

   • Angela K. Troyer

10. Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire

    • Jessica Fish

11. Activity Restrictions, Limitations

    • Brian Yochim

12. Actus Reus

    • Moira C. Dux

13. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    • Jacqueline L. Cunningham, Carol Armstrong

14. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

    • Jacqueline L. Cunningham

15. Acute Radiation Somnolence

    • Jacqueline L. Cunningham

16. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    • Dona Locke

17. Acute Stress Disorder

    • Daniel W. Klyce

18. Adaptive Behavior Assessment System: Third Edition

    • Patti L. Harrison, Thomas Oakland

19. Adenoma

    • Ethan Moitra

20. Adjustment Disorder

    • Daniel W. Klyce

This encyclopedia serves as a unified, comprehensive reference for professionals involved in the diagnosis, evaluation, and rehabilitation of persons with neuropsychological and cognitive disorders. Presented in a traditional A-Z format, the encyclopedia addresses assessment strategies, behavioral syndromes and disorders, care systems, dagnosis and diagnostic labels, educational and forensic issues, neuroimaging modalities and techniques, prominent scientists in the field, psychopharmacology, professional issues, rehabilitation interventions, neuropsychological test batteries, and much more. Includes illustrations, tables, and recommendations for further reading.

• neurobehavioral syndromes
• neuropsychological intervention
• neurological injury
• cognitive rehabilitation
• traumatic brain injury
• neurodevelopmental disability
• movement disorders
• neuroimaging modalities and techniques
• neuropsychological test batteries
• forensic neuropsychology
• stroke and vascular impairment
• neuropsychology of brain tumors
• progressive neurological disorders
• Alzheimer's disease
• assessment of dementia
• geriatric neuropsychology
• pediatric neuropsychology

• Richmond, USA

  Jeffrey Kreutzer

• Kessler Foundation , West Orange, USA

  John DeLuca

• Suite 200 , Wynnewood, USA

  Bruce Caplan

Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, PhD is a professor with appointments in the departments of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), neurosurgery, and psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia Campus in Richmond. Within the Department of PM&R, he serves as director of neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology. With an active clinical practice, Dr. Kreutzer coordinates the delivery of psychological and neuropsychological services to inpatients and outpatients with a wide variety of neurological disabilities. Board certified in rehabilitation psychology, he has more than 25 years of experience as a specialist in brain injury rehabilitation. Dr. Kreutzer is active in research and has co-authored more than 130 publications, most in the area of traumatic brain injury and rehabilitation. 

John DeLuca, PhD is the vice president of research at the Kessler Research Foundation and a professor in the departments of physical medicine & rehabilitation (PM&R), and neurosciences at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. He is a licensed psychologist in the states of New Jersey and New York. Dr. DeLuca directs the neuropsychology and neuroscience laboratory at Kessler and is director of the post-doctoral fellows program in neuropsychology.  Dr. DeLuca is board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in Rehabilitation Psychology. He is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.

is board certified in both clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, National Academy of Neuropsychology, and American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Caplan serves as Associate Editor of Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, and is a member of the editorial boards of Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Psychology. He previously served as Editor of Rehabilitation Psychology. He is past president of the Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society and of Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. 

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