Sökning: "Neuropsychology"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 169 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Neuropsychology.

  1. 1. Dyslexia among adults : Neuropsychology and personality

    Författare :Jimmy Jensen; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; neurophysiology; Dyslexia; Personality; Psychology; neuropsychology; Neurology; neuropsykologi; Neurologi; Psykologi; neurofysiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Reading and writing skills are of crucial importance in modern society. Therefore, dyslexia is a significant handicap, not only in respect of lexical skills and processing of language-based information - it appears to have social consequences as well, as evidenced for instance by the high frequency of dyslexics among long-term unemployed people. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The neuropsychology of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

    Författare :Per Hellström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus; Neuropsychology; Prospective study; Shunt treatment; Treatment outcome; iNPH scale;

    Sammanfattning : Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is characterised by an active distension of the cerebral ventricles due to inadequate absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the systemic circulation. The intracranial pressure is within normal limits, the passages between the ventricles and subarachnoid spaces are open, and there is an absence of identifiable antecedents known to reduce CSF absorption. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Neuropsychology of handedness

    Författare :Maria Levander; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Hänthet;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  5. 4. Precision in neuropsychology. Four challenges when using simplified assumptions

    Författare :Jacob Stålhammar; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neuropsychology; practice effects; mild cognitive impairment; dementia; second language effects; bilingualism;

    Sammanfattning : Cognition comprises all thought processes, from perception to memory. Neuropsychological tests are the gold standard (= best way) to measure cognition. However, clinical assessment may at times have to rely on simplified assumptions. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Stroke in young adults in northern Sweden

    Författare :Bo Traberg Kristensen; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cerebral venous thrombosis; cerebrospinal fluid dynamics; ischaemic stroke; young adults; epidemiology; fibrinolysis; homocysteine; cerebellar infarct; neuropsychology;

    Sammanfattning : Objectives. To study different aspects of cerebral venous and arterial occlusive disease including cerebrospinalfluid hydrodynamics, epidemiology, aetiology, genetics, metabolic and haemostatic disorders, andcognitive function in young adults in Northern Sweden.Methods. LÄS MER