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Delineating the functions of the nondominant hemisphereWilliam B Barr
NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, 10016, New York, NY, USA
Epilepsy Behav 4:797-8. 2003
Correlation of apparent diffusion coefficient with neuropsychological testing in temporal lobe epilepsyYvonne W Lui
Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, 530 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 26:1832-9. 2005..We hypothesized that in these patients, a negative correlation would exist between diffusivity measures of the mesial temporal lobe and performance on neuropsychological tests...
Degree of handedness and cerebral dominanceKeren L Isaacs
Department of Cognitive Rehabilitation, JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ 08818, USA
Neurology 66:1855-8. 2006..To examine the relationship between the degree of handedness and hemispheric language dominance in patients with epilepsy...
Prediction of false-positive recognition errors during Wada testingWilliam B Barr
NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, 10016, USA
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 28:1065-72. 2006..Further analysis indicates that FP errors during the Wada test appear to be the primary result of a stable and liberal response-bias rather than a result of any other neurological or procedure-related factor...
Mental retardation and relation to seizure and tuber burden in tuberous sclerosis complexCharles M Zaroff
NYU Medical Center, Neurology, 403 East 34th St, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA
Seizure 15:558-62. 2006..Neither age nor gender was related to cognitive status. Further investigation incorporating additional neuroimaging factors, antiepileptic treatment effects, and genetic variables, is needed...
Neurocognitive correlates of response to treatment in formal thought disorder in patients with first-episode schizophreniaRita Z Goldstein
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychol Behav Neurol 15:88-98. 2002..To examine the independent contribution of executive versus semantic function to improvement in formal thought disorder after initial stabilization in a first-episode sample...
Utilization rates of ecologically oriented instruments among clinical neuropsychologistsLaura A Rabin
Brooklyn College City University of New York, Department of Psychology, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
Clin Neuropsychol 21:727-43. 2007....
Epilepsy and neuropsychology: past, present, and futureWilliam B Barr
NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, 403 East 34th Street, EPC, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA
Neuropsychol Rev 17:381-3. 2007
Effects of patient occupation and education variables on the choice of neuropsychological assessment instrumentsLaura A Rabin
Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA
Appl Neuropsychol 14:247-54. 2007..The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to enhancing predictions of real-world outcomes based on neuropsychological test data...
Temporal lobe epilepsy does not impair visual perceptionArthur C Grant
Department of Neurology, New York University, New York, New York, USA
Epilepsia 49:710-3. 2008..Furthermore, since TLE subjects performed normally while taking therapeutic doses of multiple AEDs, the data suggest that these AEDs do not impair visual perception...
Differential neuropsychological test sensitivity to left temporal lobe epilepsyDavid W Loring
Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 14:394-400. 2008....
Depth electrode studies on the brain and behaviorWilliam B Barr
NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA
Epilepsy Behav 6:631-2. 2005
Standard regression-based methods for measuring recovery after sport-related concussionMichael McCrea
Neuroscience Center, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI 53188, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 11:58-69. 2005..This management model is also supported by practical and other methodological considerations...
Cognitive and behavioral correlates of tuberous sclerosis complexCharles M Zaroff
New York University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
J Child Neurol 19:847-52. 2004..Seizure control is important for developmental outcome and quality of life. Early behavioral assessment and therapeutic intervention, as well as seizure control, are the most effective means of promoting neurodevelopmental outcome...
Assessment of cognitive recovery following sports related head trauma in boxersLisa D Ravdin
Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York 10021, USA
Clin J Sport Med 13:21-7. 2003..To prospectively examine recovery of cognitive function within one month following subconcussive sports related head trauma...
Pitfalls in the method of double dissociation: delineating the cognitive functions of the hippocampusWilliam B Barr
New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA
Cortex 39:153-7. 2003
Category fluency in first-episode schizophreniaTania Giovannetti
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 9:384-93. 2003..e., semantic search/access, response monitoring) or global cognitive impairment...
Neuropsychological testing of high school athletes. Preliminary norms and test-retest indicesWilliam B Barr
NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, Rivergate 4th Floor, 560 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 18:91-101. 2003..Caution should be used in interpreting discrepancies from baseline scores as a result of what may turn out to be poor test-retest reliability in this population...
Postictal psychosis in partial epilepsy: a case-control studyKenneth Alper
Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
Ann Neurol 63:602-10. 2008..Divergent findings among prior studies on correlates of risk for postictal psychosis (PIP) suggest the value of a controlled study involving a relatively large number of patients...
Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with temporal lobe epilepsyKeren L Isaacs
Department of Psychology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Epilepsy Behav 5:569-74. 2004..There were no reliable differences in OC symptoms in patients with right versus left hemisphere seizure foci, although the right hemisphere patients tended to score higher on both scales of the OCI...
Group psychoeducation as treatment for psychological nonepileptic seizuresCharles M Zaroff
New York University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, 403 East 34th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA
Epilepsy Behav 5:587-92. 2004..Psychoeducation may be an effective method of treating PNES and may improve coping strategies and reduce PNES-associated psychopathology in some patients. Additional controlled studies on larger samples are needed...
Somatoform disorders after temporal lobectomyAnjanette A Naga
Department of Neurology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
Cogn Behav Neurol 17:57-61. 2004..025). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that right temporal resection contributes to the development of somatoform disorders in our patients and that right temporal dysfunctions may contribute to idiopathic somatoform disorders...
The use, education, training and supervision of neuropsychological test technicians (psychometrists) in clinical practice. Official statement of the National Academy of NeuropsychologyAntonio E Puente
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 21:837-9. 2006
Assessment practices of clinical neuropsychologists in the United States and Canada: a survey of INS, NAN, and APA Division 40 membersLaura A Rabin
Dartmouth Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 20:33-65. 2005..Following a review of findings, results are compared to those obtained in prior surveys and implications for the field of neuropsychology are discussed...
Facial closure: interrelationship with facial discrimination, other closure tests, and subjective contour illusionsJeanette Wasserstein
The Mt Sinai College of Medicine and Comprehensive Neuropsychological Services CNS, New York, NY, USA
Neuropsychologia 42:158-63. 2004....
