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301 East Bethany
Home Road
Suite A-125
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602 230-8324
980 Willow Creek
Suite 204
Prescott, AZ 86301
928 777-2477
602 274-7402 FAX
www.neuropsychology-az.com
Phoenix
Prescott
H. Daniel Blackwood
Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Jennifer T. Gatt
Ph.D
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What is Neuropsychology?
Clinical neuropsychologists diagnose and treat the psychological
and behavioral effects of brain disorders. Some example of
brain disorders are:
- injury to the brain through trauma to the head
- concussion or post-concussion
syndrome
- stroke
- Alzheimer's disease
- some types of learning disabilities
- attention deficit disorder
- brain tumors
- effects of poisons and environmental hazards
- epilepsy
- multiple sclerosis
- infections such as meningitis and encephalitis
- brain effects of AIDS
These and many other conditions can affect the
brain and cause problems in intelligence or academic abilities,
in personality and behavior. Neuropsychological assessment
identifies the problem areas, as well as the person's strong
points, when the brain has been affected.
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