Clinical Foundations of Neuropsychology   [Archived Catalog]
2011-2012 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Addendum
   

PP 641 - Clinical Foundations of Neuropsychology


Prerequisite(s): PP 630 . This course provides an overview of the clinical applications of neuropsychology.  Various specific neuropsychological instruments will be discussed, as well as the general strategies of diagnostic inference.  The mechanisms, symptomatology, and diagnostic features of major brain disorders 9e.g., dementies, cerebrovascular disorders, traumatic brain injury, movement disorders, seizures, and neoplasms) will also be discussed. (2 credits)