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

V5 Neuropsychology,Patient Impact And Family ConsiderationsNeuropsychologyAfter an individual restitution the MT/v5 orbit of the occipital lobe, it can be very safe for the individual to go through neuropsychological evaluations to assess their perceptual and cognitive abilities post-trauma or cognitive operation. A Neuropsychologist determines what tests are appropriate to adequately identify the terminus of the cognitive and behavioral consequential 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 series of motion scholarship test administered to determine the effects of her surgery. In the case 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 d amage sustained to her occipital lobe areas. After these tests were administered, the Neuropsychologist is fitting to rank the patients test score against the mean scores that represent mean(prenominal) performance range. In the case of SF, the perception tests were able to show the fall of time it took for her MT/v5 area to adapt to its new conditions. The Neuropsychologist then compares SFs perceptual performance to her pre-surgery ranges. These results helped (Nawrot et al, 2000) suggest that either dendritic sprouting or the opponent hemisphere compensation occurred in order to compensate for damage of SF MT/v5 area. The importance of these tests, are to help the Neuropsychologist determine the necessary steps undeniable for the rehabilitation of the patient. In the case of SF, these results helped conclude that the removal of lesion in the MT to reduce her seizures was worth it. The amount of seizures was greatly reduced post surgery and the visual and perceptual defi cits experienced by SF after the surgery were unequal lived.Another example of the types of tests used by Neuropsychologist to identify the effects of operate trauma, are illustrated in the case study of BC, a 45 course of instruction old 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 clique were administered, Picture Completion, Block Design, and Object