by RefreshMH | Oct 27, 2020 | Brain Injury
Edelson Blog AAN releases New Sports Concussion Guidelines Byron White, Psy.D The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has released a new set of guidelines for sports concussion. Updating standards that had been set in 1997, AAN published new procedures after an...
by RefreshMH | Oct 27, 2020 | Child Neuropsychology
Edelson Blog Help in Answering the “Why” – Pediatric Neuropsychological Testing Byron White, Psy.D As a young child we begin to gather information on the world around us by repeatedly asking the question: “Why?” This question serves us well in the early...
by RefreshMH | Oct 26, 2020 | Neuropsychology
Edelson Blog Basic Brain Anatomy Richard Edelson, Ph.D. Explaining brain illness and injuries is easier when one has a basic understanding of brain anatomy. The brain has two halves, called hemispheres, and is divided down the middle by a long groove, called the...
by RefreshMH | Oct 26, 2020 | Alzheimer's
Edelson Blog Resources for Alzheimer’s Heather Auton, Psy.D. I am often asked for additional resources to assist patients and for families that are coping with Alzheimer’s. For a brief overview of Alzheimer’s and how it impacts cognitive functioning and the diagnostic...
by RefreshMH | Oct 26, 2020 | Brain Health
Edelson Blog Brain Health Richard Edelson, Ph.D. As we get older, nerve cells in the brain (neurons) die, and except in a few select areas, are not replaced by new cells. As a result of this nerve cell loss, the brain shrinks. This process is called atrophy, and it...
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