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Article: The neuropsychologist in brain injury cases.
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- Trial
- Article date:
- July 1, 1998
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The right neuropsychological expert can help an attorney show a jury that a client who appears normal is in fact seriously injured.
Brain damage is potentially more devastating than any other type of nonfatal injury. A person's ability to perform simple chores that are normally taken for granted --cooking a meal, driving to work, remembering what has to be purchased at the supermarket--can be accomplished only with assistance or not at all following certain types of brain injury.
In addition, brain injury can change the essence of who the person is. Mood changes and depression often follow many types of brain injury, and impairments in a person's social ...