Neuropsychological Consequences of COVID-19

ISBN-13: 9781032068084 / Twarda / 2024 / 138 str.

Barbara Wilson

Opis

Neuropsychological Consequences of COVID-19 focuses on Anjana’s journey as a COVID survivor following a brain injury that left her with a very rare neuropsychological syndrome called Balint’s syndrome, a disorder associated with difficulties in visual and spatial coordination.

Spis treści

1. Balint’s Syndrome: What Is It, How to Assess It and Can It Be Treated?  2. Anjana’s Assessment and Diagnosis 3. The Calm Before the Storm: A Personal Perspective 4. The Therapeutic Milieu in the Indian Context 5. Goal Negotiation and the Rehabilitation Programme 6. Life After the Storm 7. What It Means to Be Blind When You Can See 8. Change in Identity After My Stroke 9. The Big Fat Indian Family of Therapists 10. Final Words and Conclusions

O autorze

Jwala Narayanan is a Consultant Neuropsychologist at the Annasawmy Mudaliar General Hospital and Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore, India.

 

Anjana Xavier has been a single mother for a very long time and her desire to succeed and see her kids succeed was her driving force. She's also been an educator for most of her life, and the thing that excited her most was making creative content to engage students and enrich their learning experience.

 

Jonathan Evans is Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Glasgow, UK.

 

Narinder Kapur is visiting Professor of Neuropsychology at University College London and Honorary Consultant Neuropsychologist at Imperial College NHS Trust, UK.

Barbara Wilson is a clinical neuropsychologist who has worked in brain injury rehabilitation for 45 years. She has published 33 books, 205 peer reviewed papers, 125 chapters and 8 europsychological tests and has won many awards for her work including an OBE from the Queen.