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The neuropsychological presentation of women with epilepsy: clinical considerations and future directions

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify and analyze the specific cognitive challenges faced by and develop strategies to improve the overall quality of life for women with epilepsy.

2. Apply knowledge of hormonal and obstetric factors in managing neuropsychological health in women with epilepsy.

Sara A. Lorkiewicz, Yosefa A. Modiano, Brian I. Miller, Anne C. Van Cott, Zulfi Haneef & Erin Sullivan-Baca (2023) The neuropsychological presentation of women with epilepsy: clinical considerations and future directions, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2023.2283937

Huntington Study Group’s Neuropsychology Working Group Position on Best Practice Recommendations for the Clinical Neuropsychological Evaluation of Patients with Huntington Disease

1. Explain rationale for neuropsychological evaluation as an essential component for clinical diagnosis of suspected cognitive-phenotype HD manifest diagnosis.

2. Describe NPWG’s recommended protocol for neuropsychological evaluation of non-motor manifestations of Huntington disease.

Ciaran M. Considine, M. Agustina Rossetti, Kendra Anderson, Victor A. Del Bene, Sharlet A. Anderson, Andrea S. Celka, Mary C. Edmondson, Amelia L. Nelson Sheese, Adam Piccolino, Antonio L. Teixeira & Julie C. Stout (2023) Huntington study group’s neuropsychology working group position on best practice recommendations for the clinical neuropsychological evaluation of patients with Huntington disease, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2023.2267789

Clinical Recommendations for Conducting Pediatric Functional Language and Memory Mapping during the Phase I Epilepsy Presurgical Workup

1. Evaluate the factors influencing the choice of language and memory mapping methods in pediatric epilepsy patients.

2. Explain the complexities and considerations in mapping language and memory functions in children with epilepsy.

Alyssa Ailion, Priscilla Duong, Moshe Maiman, Melissa Tsuboyama & Mary Lou Smith (2023) Clinical recommendations for conducting pediatric functional language and memory mapping during the phase I epilepsy presurgical workup, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2023.2281708

Domain-general and domain-specific cognitive correlates of developmental dyscalculia: a systematic review of the last two decades’ literature

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the role of domain-general factors, especially executive function (working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive shifting), in understanding cognitive deficits in developmental dyscalculia.

2. Describe the role of domain-specific factors (number sense ability, especially approximate and symbolic number abilities) in understanding cognitive deficits in developmental dyscalculia.

Ankit Mishra & Azizuddin Khan (2022) Domain-general and domain-specific cognitive correlates of developmental dyscalculia: a systematic review of the last two decades’ literature, Child Neuropsychology, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2022.2147914

Post-stroke acquired childhood aphasia. A scoping review

Learning Objectives:

1. Describing the clinical characteristics of Acquired Childhood Aphasia (ACA), highlighting the possible linguistic symptomatology.

2. Describing the salient facets of clinical management: assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention.

Giulia Gilardone, Mauro Viganò, Dario Cassinelli, Francesca Maria Fumagalli, Irene Calvo, Marco Gilardone, Matteo Sozzi & Massimo Corbo (2022) Post-stroke acquired childhood aphasia. A scoping review, Child Neuropsychology, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2022.2156992