ABPP Clinical Neuropsychology case studies
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Board certification in Clinical Neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) is a credential for psychologists who want to be recognized as specialists in brain-behavior relationships. Candidates are typically licensed doctoral-level psychologists with postdoctoral training in neuropsychology who want to demonstrate competence beyond licensure to referrers, courts, hospitals, and the public. The ABPP Clinical Neuropsychology case studies are 5 cases and about 2,566 words.
1The Retired Teacher with a 'Mild' Scan and a Steep Decline
A 71-year-old retired high-school English teacher is brought by her daughter. Two years ago she scored 28/30 on the MMSE; today she scores 22/30, with errors in recall and visuospatial construction.
583 words, about 3 min2The Concussed College Athlete Who Wants to Play Saturday
A 20-year-old Division II soccer player sustained a head-to-head collision 9 days ago. She had no loss of consciousness, but reported headache, 'fogginess,' and photophobia for 3 days.
477 words, about 2 min3The Bilingual Patient and the Language of Testing
A 58-year-old man, a native Spanish speaker who immigrated at age 30 and has worked in construction in the U.S. since, is referred after a left-hemisphere stroke.
516 words, about 3 min4The Mild TBI Litigant and the Validity Question
A 44-year-old warehouse supervisor is referred by his attorney for a forensic neuropsychological evaluation in a personal-injury suit, 3 years after a workplace fall with a brief loss of consciousness. He reports disabling memory and attention problems and has not worked since.
504 words, about 3 min5The 9-Year-Old with Reading Failure and a Busy School Team
A 9-year-old third grader is referred by his school for a neuropsychological evaluation because he is 'not progressing in reading' despite Tier 2 intervention for 12 weeks. His teacher reports he guesses at words, avoids reading aloud, and is strong in math and hands-on science.
486 words, about 2 min