Neuropsychologie clinique: diagnostic et rééducation
[PSYM2511]
[60h] 6 credits
This course is taught in the 1st semester.
Teacher(s): Stéphane Adam, Françoise Coyette, Thierry Meulemans, Cécile Prairial
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
- familiarize with the topics of re-educational approaches (theoretical fundamentals, general methodology, strategic choices, efficiency of treatments measure, etc.);
- be aware of the re-educational approaches of the principal neuropsychological troubles.
Main themes
- goal of the examination: diagnostic, pre-reeducation, pre-surgery, forensic report, evolution control, etc.
- basic neuropsychological examination: test building, results interpretation, test-retest, validation, theoretical frame, etc.;
- dynamic and structural cerebral plasticity; influence of various variables (sex, severity of the injury, NSC, environment after the injury, etc.);
- re-education: goals, paradigms, efficiency measure (base line); restoration, facilitation, re-organization, optimization, environment modification, mental prostheses;
- re-education of memory troubles, spatial neglect, attention and language
Content and teaching methods
- familiarize with the topics of re-educational approaches (theoretical fundamentals, general methodology, strategic choices, efficiency of treatments measure, etc.);
- be aware of the re-educational approaches of the principal neuropsychological troubles.
- anamnesis: complaint collection, signs research, first observation of the cognitive functioning, socio-cultural level, etc.;
- goal of the examination: diagnostic, pre-reeducation, pre-surgery, forensic report, evolution control, etc.
- basic neuropsychological examination: test building, results interpretation, test-retest, validation, theoretical frame, etc.;
- dynamic and structural cerebral plasticity; influence of various variables (sex, severity of the injury, NSC, environment after the injury, etc.);
- re-education: goals, paradigms, efficiency measure (base line); restoration, facilitation, re-organization, optimization, environment modification, mental prostheses;
- re-education of memory troubles, spatial neglect, attention and language
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)