The neuropsychological knowledge can be applied in various ways in the treatment of those affected by a particular brain disorder that impacts on behavior.
Some examples where knowledge related to pathology of the nervous system become useful:
- Make inferences about the normal functioning of the central nervous system
- Different disorders or disturbances can cause similar symptoms
- Some neuropathological conditions may increase the likelihood of other disorders.
- The presence of a certain neuropathological disorder does not mean that there can be another type of disorder
I'd like to know your opinion, and if possible, some articles approaching this topic.
have a look at the book WORKING WITH BRAIN INJURY (Coetzer & Balchin, 2014) there is a good systematic review of that topic
A good grasp of neuropathology by neuropsychologist is essential as this would influence your ability to understand and gauge the possible byproducts of a brain pathology. Different brain pathologies or disease have different aetiologies, and understanding them would enable you to possibly make accurate interpretation of your findings (e.g specific cognitive impairments), establish appropriate diagnosis, prognosticate and also possibly introduce appropriate intervention.
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