V5 Neuropsychology,Patient Impact And Family Considerations :: Biology Biological Research Papers

V5 Neuropsychology,Patient Impact And Family ConsiderationsNeuropsychologyAfter an psyche damages the MT/v5 argona of the occipital lobe, it can be very beneficial for the individual to go through neuropsychological evaluations to assess their perceptual and cognitive abilities post-trauma or surgery. A Neuropsychologist determines what tests are appropriate to adequately identify the extent of the cognitive and behavioral important effects associated with the damage sustained by the MT/v5 area. In the example of SF, the epileptic mentioned earlier by (Nawrot et al, 2000), SF had a serial publication of motion perception test administered to determine the effects of her surgery. In the episode of SF, pre and post-surgery tests were given to measure how the removal of the lesion in the MT+ area of her occipital lobe effected her perceptual abilities. The random dot cinematograms (RDC) test, was selected to measure SF perception and the consequential effects of damage sus tained to her occipital lobe areas. After these tests were administered, the Neuropsychologist is able to commit the patients test score against the mean scores that represent normal cognitive operation range. In the case of SF, the perception tests were able to show the amount of date it took for her MT/v5 area to adapt to its new conditions. The Neuropsychologist then compares SFs perceptual execution to her pre-surgery ranges. These results helped (Nawrot et al, 2000) suggest that either dendritic sprouting or the opposite hemisphere compensation occurred in order to compensate for damage of SF MT/v5 area. The enormousness of these tests, are to help the Neuropsychologist determine the necessary steps needed for the rehabilitation of the patient. In the case of SF, these results helped conclude that the removal of lesion in the MT to veer her seizures was worth it. The amount of seizures was greatly reduced post surgery and the opthalmic and perceptual deficits expe rienced by SF after the surgery were short lived.another(prenominal) example of the types of tests used by Neuropsychologist to identify the effects of head trauma, are illustrated in the case study of BC, a 45 year sure-enough(a) women with visual-perceptual deficits. (Vaina et al, 2002, p. 465) The Performance part of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) was administered by the Neuropsychologist to assess BCs perceptual and cognitive abilities. Three tests in the Performance IQ set were administered, enter Completion, Block Design, and Object