Navigating Neuropsychology

Today we give you a pediatric clinical case centered around a four year old girl.  It is presented by Dr. Sakina Butt, a neuropsychologist and training director at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.  She is board certified in clinical neuropsychology and in the pediatric subspecialty. Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/119 _________________ If you'd like to support the show, here ar...

This episode is a conversation with Dr. Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe about ecological validity, with a focus on methods for capitalizing on digital technologies to maximize ecological validity in neuropsychology. We cover definitions, methods for assessing ecological validity, naturalistic assessment, smart homes, sensors, privacy and security, and a digital memory notebook. Show notes are availabl...

This is a conversation with Dr. Vonetta Dotson on her company, CerebroFit Integrated Brain Health, where we focus on business aspects of neuropsychology. Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/117 _________________ If you'd like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes:   www. NavNeuro.com/INS   2) Tell your friends and c...

This episode is a broad overview of brain health in adults. We discuss methods for encouraging positive brain health behavior change in our patients, how to help patients who have little to no motivation for change ("precontemplation" stage), the importance of tailoring feedback to a patient's level of health literacy, research support for various forms of brain health (e.g., sleep, nutrition, phy...

Today we give you an ethics vignette where John plays the role of examiner and Ryan plays the role of examinee.  Similar to the fact-finding episodes, this is a recording of their real practice session for Ryan's ABPP Oral Exam, since talking through an ethics vignette is one aspect of the exam.  John reads the vignette during the episode, but you can also read along by downloading the pdf at navn...

In this episode, we discuss the cognitive and psychological effects of loneliness with Ellen Lee, MD.  We cover definitions, epidemiology, various assessment methods (including digital technology), relationships with age, sex/gender, race/ethnicity, and culture, overall physical, cognitive, and mental health effects, and interventions to reduce loneliness. Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro...

Today we bring you our second clinical fact-find episode, where John plays the role of examiner and Ryan plays the role of examinee.  We simulate the exam process and then debrief about it and provide tips afterward.  If you'd like to either follow along as Ryan gathers relevant information, or use this case for your own fact find with a colleague, we provide the relevant information in the websit...

We speak with Dr. W. Curt LaFrance Jr. about functional (nonepileptic) seizures. We cover epidemiology, overlap and differences with regard to epilepsy, negative health outcomes, co-occurring psychological and neurological factors, an etiological framework, cognitive profiles, and treatment. We also discuss general overlap across neurology and psychiatry, as well as future directions in research o...

Today we speak with Dr. Wendy Kelso about a clinical case – this is a woman with posterior cortical atrophy, or PCA. Wendy is a senior clinical neuropsychologist and coordinator of neuropsychology services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Victoria, Australia.   Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/111 _________________ If you'd like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get...

In this episode, we discuss aging and brain health with Dr. Rhoda Au.  Specifically, we cover the Framingham Heart Study and cardiovascular risk factors, the Boston Process Approach, Alzheimer's disease, and digital biomarkers. Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/110 _________________ If you'd like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listenin...

Today we bring you our first clinical fact-find episode, where John plays the role of examiner and Ryan plays the role of examinee.  We simulate the exam process and then debrief about it and provide tips afterward.  If you'd like to either follow along as Ryan gathers relevant information, or use this case for your own fact find with a colleague, we provide the relevant information in our show no...

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Mark Hallett about functional neurological disorders (FNDs). We cover the history, epidemiology, symptomatology, and pathophysiology of FNDs. We touch on the issue of "lumping versus splitting," controversies in the literature, the need for better training on FNDs in medicine and psychology, and currently available treatments, among other topics. Show notes are a...

Today's episode is a clinical case with Dr. Wendy Kelso about a man with Huntington's disease (HD).  In addition to the case presentation, we discuss HD in general, including the pathophysiology, implications of genetic testing, symptomatology, course of the disease, and intervention. Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/107 _________________ If you'd like to support the show, here are a...

We speak with Dr. Michael McCrea about sport related concussion.  We focus on definition, pathophysiology, recognition/diagnosis, biomarkers, (re)evaluation, recovery, rehabilitation, and return to sport following sport concussion.  We also touch upon long-term effects of repeated sport concussion on long-term cognition and mental health. Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/106 _________...

Today's episode is a clinical case with Dr. Caroline Fisher about a woman in her early 20s with type 1 diabetes, mental health issues, and ADHD.  Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/105 _________________ If you'd like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes:  www. NavNeuro.com/INS   2) Tell your friends and colleagues...

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jennifer Reesman about neuropsychological evaluations of children from the D/deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) community. We discuss DHH culture, language deprivation syndrome, medical etiologies of hearing loss, sign language and cued speech, cochlear implants, and various considerations for neuropsychological evaluations in children from the DHH community. Show not...

Today's episode is a clinical case with Dr. Ronak Patel about a middle aged man who suffered a traumatic brain injury.  We spend most of the time talking about Dr. Patel's cognitive intervention program called Training of Executive Attention and Memory (TEAM). Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/103 _________________ If you'd like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA...

Today we talk to Dr. Alan Baddeley about working memory.  We cover the distinction between short term memory and working memory, the four components of his multicomponent model, applications to clinical assessment, training working memory, and methods for building scientific theories in cognitive psychology and neuropsychology. Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/102 _________________ If...

Today's episode is a clinical case with Dr. Ronak Patel about a 43-year-old man with a left middle cerebral artery stroke. Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/101 _________________ If you'd like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes:  www. NavNeuro.com/INS   2) Tell your friends and colleagues about it 3) Subscribe...

We are doing something a little different for this episode since this is a major milestone for NavNeuro (Episode 100!).  Specifically, we are going to deliver a presentation on how digital forms of education (podcasts, webinars, and social media platforms) might be used in formal training programs in neuropsychology.  During the talk, we provide 1) an introduction to the three digital education me...

Today's episode is a clinical case with Dr. Marc Norman about a 63-year-old woman with a history of stroke who may or may not be eligible for a heart transplant. Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/99 _________________ If you'd like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes:  www. NavNeuro.com/INS   2) Tell your friends...

This episode is a conversation with Dr. Brad Roper about the Minnesota Update Conference (MNC) in neuropsychology. We discuss the history of the Houston Conference Guidelines, including how they have benefited neuropsychology and why they need to be updated, the overarching goals of the MNC, three primary focus areas of the MNC, the organization and structure of the conference (to be held in Septe...

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Matthew Growdon about medications for memory loss in older adults. We cover cholinesterase inhibitors for memory loss in older adults, their efficacy in Alzheimer's dementia as well as other dementia etiologies, their efficacy in mild cognitive impairment, the NMDA receptor antagonist memantine, combination therapies, how to talk to patients about these medicatio...

Today we discuss polypharmacy and deprescribing with two geriatricians.  We cover definitions of polypharmacy, inappropriate polypharmacy, deprescribing as an intervention, specific drug classes with potential for cognitive side effects in older adults, and a neuropsychologist's role in clinical care related to polypharmacy.   Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/96 _________________ If y...

In Clinical Case 9, Dr. Marc Norman presents a neuropsychological evaluation of a 48-year-old woman with a frontal lobe tumor. Show notes are available at www. NavNeuro.com/95 _________________ If you'd like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credit for listening to select episodes:  www. NavNeuro.com/INS   2) Tell your friends and colleagues about it 3) Subscrib...