[Neuropsychological course of patients with craniocerebral injuries in rehabilitation].
The aim of the present paper is to describe a neuropsychological assessment and intervention model in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients. The theoretical and methodological frameworks are described and the following diagnostic and rehabilitative flowchart is fully explained: 1. first visit with patient and his relatives; 2. clinical and testing assessment; 3. diagnostic balance and its communication to patient and his relatives; 4. neuropsychological rehabilitation and psychological counseling. Whenever necessary, patient's relatives are involved. Furthermore, TBI patients' health related quality of life is outlined as an important clinical and scientific issue deserving more attention, in spite of the objective methodological difficulties which its evaluation implies.
Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Clinica della Lavoro e della Riabilitazione, IRCCS, Istituto Scientifico di Montescano, Servizio di Psicologia, Italy. scallegari@fsm.it
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D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011788:Quality of Life