Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Prof. Dr. Ernst Pöppel gilt als einer der führenden Hirnforscher Deutschlands. Er war Gründungsvorstand des Instituts für Medizinische Psychologie und des Humanwissenschaftlichen Zentrums an der Universität München. Seit langem befasst sich Pöppel auch mit Fragen des demographischen Wandels; so hat er in Bad Tölz das universitäre Projekt "Generation Research Program" (GRP) aufgebaut. Sein Anliegen ist, auf die Chancen hinzuweisen, die sich für die älter werdende Gesellschaft ergeben.

Basic Hypotheses.- Neuropsychological Rehabilitation from a Theoretical Point of View.- Cortical Representational Plasticity: Some Implications for the Bases of Recovery from Brain Damage.- Biological and Psychosocial Considerations in Recovery from Brain Damage.- Discussion: Environmental and Experiential Factors Play a Key Role in Determining the Outcome of Injury to the Central Nervous System.- Controversial Concepts of Rehabilitation.- A Neurobehavioural Approach to Brain Injury Rehabilitation.- Neuropsychological Rehabilitation and the Problem of Altered Self-Awareness.- Setting up a Neurorehabilitation Unit.- Discussion: Controversial Concepts of Rehabilitation.- Methodology.- Research Design in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation.- Evaluation of Neuropsychological Therapies: The Importance of Measurement.- Discussion: Evaluation in Constructing Neuropsychological Treatments.- Diagnostics.- Psychometric Evaluation of Neuropsychological Test Performances.- Assessment of Mild, Moderate, and Severe Head Injury.- The Amsterdam-Nijmegen Everyday Language Test (ANELT).- Discussion: Brain Damage and Rehabilitation: A Neuropsychological Approach.- Various Approaches for Treatment.- Early Treatment of Stroke in Man.- Minimising Brain Damage from Head Injury by Appropriate Early Management.- Cognitive Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation.- The Personal Level in Cognitive Rehabilitation.- A Family-System Approach to Brain Damage.- Discussion: Various Approaches for Treatment.- Specific Treatment of Specific Deficits.- Impairments of Attention in Brain-Damaged Patients.- Assessment and Management of Memory Problems.- The Influence of Cognitive Remediation Programme on Associated Behavioural Disturbances in Patients with Frontal Lobe Dysfunction.- Post-stroke Depression: Psychological and Biochemical Interactions.- Spontaneous Remission versus Rehabilitation of Aphasia.- Speech Disturbances of Organic and Functional Genesis and Their Therapy.- Therapy of Aphasia - Various Approaches in Comparison.- Discussion: Treatment of Specific Deficits.