V5 Neuropsychology,Patient Impact And Family Considerations
Neuropsychology
After an individual damages the MT/v5 area of the
occipital lobe, it can be very beneficial for the
individual to go through neuropsychological evaluations to
assess their perceptual and cognitive abilities post-trauma
or surgery. A Neuropsychologist determines what tests are
appropriate to adequately identify the extent of the
cognitive and behavioral consequential effects associated
with the damage sustained by the MT/v5 area.
In the example of SF, the epileptic mentioned earlier
by (Nawrot et al, 2000), SF had a series of motion
perception test administered to determine the effects of
her surgery. In the case of SF, pre and post-surgery tests
were given to measure how the removal of the lesion in the
MT+ area of her occipital lobe effected her perceptual
abilities. The random dot cinematograms (RDC) test, was
selected to measure SF perception and the consequential
effects of damage sustained to her occipital lobe areas.
After these tests were administered, the Neuropsychologist
is able to rank the patients test score against the mean
scores that represent normal performance range. In the
case of SF, the perception tests were able to show the
amount of time it took for her MT/v5 area to adapt to its
new conditions. The Neuropsychologist then compares SF's
perceptual performance to her pre-surgery ranges. These
results helped (Nawrot et al, 2000) suggest that either
dendritic sprouting or the opposite hemisphere compensation
occurred in order to compensate for damage of SF MT/v5
area. The importance of these tests, are to help the
Neuropsychologist determine the necessary steps needed for
the rehabilitation of the patient. In the case of SF,
these results helped conclude that the removal of lesion in
the MT to reduce her seizures was worth it. The amount of
seizures was greatly reduced post surgery and the visual
and perceptual deficits experienced by SF after the surgery
were short lived.
Another example of the types of tests used by
Neuropsychologist to identify the effects of head trauma,
are illustrated in the case study of BC, a 45 year old
women with visual-perceptual deficits. (Vaina et al, 2002,
p. 465) The Performance part of the Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) was administered by the
Neuropsychologist to assess BC's perceptual and cognitive
abilities. Three tests in the Performance IQ set were
administered, Picture Completion, Block Design, and Object
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