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Helping brain-injured people to contend with hidden cognitive deficits

International Rehabilitation MedicinePublished 1 January 1983
Rosamond Gianutsos, Bruce B. Grynbaum
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TL;DR

Clinical issues in cognitive rehabilitation are discussed with particular emphasis on its implications for daily living, and two cases of persons with severe, but isolated disorders of memory and visual perception are presented.

Abstract

In brain injury, cognitive processes are often impaired. These impairments may be hidden, complicating rehabilitation. We discuss clinical issues in cognitive rehabilitation with particular emphasis on its implications for daily living. For illustration we present two cases of persons with severe, but isolated disorders of memory and visual perception, respectively.

Keywords

Psychology