Neurovascular Neuropsychology, Second Edition

This book covers the explosion of new information about the relationship between the brain and its blood supply since the first edition was published in 2009. With new knowledge and its impact on clinical care, neurovascular neuropsychology has become a recognized sub-specialty that has been integrated into health care systems in the US and abroad. The second edition brings to this larger audience the latest word on these matters, with new emphasis on women’s issues, relevance to the pediatric population, insights from modern imaging, and advances in medical and surgical treatments such as heart transplantation, cardiovascular transarterial therapies, and noninvasive brain stimulation in connection with neurocognitive outcomes.

Ronald Lazar, PhD is professor of neurospychology and director of the cerebral localization lab at the Neurological Institute at the Columbia University Medical Center. He is also a professional neuropsychologist at the stroke service at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his undergraduate degree at New York University and his PhD degree at Northeastern University. Dr. Lazar specializes in the relationship of cognitive function and brain disease and other illnesses, with emphasis on language, memory, reasoning, and perception.

Marykathryn Pavol, PhD is a clinical neuropsychologist at the Neurological Institute at the Columbia University Medical Center, with 21 years of experience in neuropsychology and clinical psychology. She received her PhD degree at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston. Her clinical research is focused on disorders of blood flow to the brain and the relationships between cognitive function and self-care capabilities.

Jeffrey Browndyke, PhD is a faculty member of department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University, and he holds affiliate faculty appointments with the Duke Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke Institute for Brain Science, and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. He has dual appointment to the Duke University Medical Center and the Durham VA Medical Center. Dr. Browndyke’s clinical expertise is focused on adult and geriatric populations with an emphasis in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of dementia and related disorders, and forensic/medicolegal evaluation of adults and veteran patient populations.