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A response to Mapou.

R L Kane1, G Goldstein, O A Parsons

  • 1University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Worcester 01605.

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
|August 1, 1989
PubMed
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Neuropsychology remains vital for detecting brain damage, not just cognitive profiling. This research reaffirms the importance of identifying neurological injury for diagnosis and rehabilitation.

Area of Science:

  • Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Neurological Assessment
  • Cognitive Function

Background:

  • A recent perspective suggested that detecting brain damage is an obsolete task for neuropsychology.
  • This view proposed that neuropsychological assessment should focus solely on cognitive function profiling for diagnosis and rehabilitation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To affirm the continued relevance and importance of detecting brain damage within neuropsychology.
  • To counter the argument that brain damage detection is an irrelevant task for the field.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the fundamental nature of brain damage.
  • Examination of the development and validation processes for neuropsychological tests.
  • Analysis of current practices in neuropsychological assessment and clinical neuropsychology.

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Main Results:

  • The study affirms that detecting brain damage is a crucial and relevant task for neuropsychology.
  • Arguments are presented based on the nature of brain damage, test validation, and current clinical practice.

Conclusions:

  • Detection of brain damage remains a significant and appropriate function of clinical neuropsychology.
  • Neuropsychological assessment serves dual roles: detecting neurological injury and profiling cognitive function for rehabilitation.