Table Of Contents e cond e di t ion
The
Forensic
evaluation
of
Tr aum atic
Br ain Injury
A HANDBOOK for
Clinicians and Attorneys
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s e c o n d e d i t io n
The
Forensic
evaluation
of
Tr aum atic
Br ain Injury
A HANDBOOK for
Clinicians and Attorneys
Edited by
Gregory J. Murrey
Donald Starzinski
Boca Raton London New York
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The forensic evaluation of traumatic brain injury : a handbook for clinicians and
attorneys / Gregory J. Murrey and Donald Starzinski, editors. ‑‑ 2nd ed.
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ISBN 978‑0‑8493‑9075‑3 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Brain damage‑‑Diagnosis. 2. Forensic neuropsychology. 3. Forensic
psychology. 4. Neurologic examination. 5. Mental status examination. I. Murrey,
Gregory J. (Gregory Jay), 1960‑ II. Starzinski, Donald.
[DNLM: 1. Brain Injuries‑‑diagnosis‑‑Handbooks. 2. Expert
Testimony‑‑Handbooks. 3. Forensic Medicine‑‑methods‑‑Handbooks. 4.
Neuropsychological Tests‑‑Handbooks. WL 39 F711 2008]
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Contents
List of Tables and Figures .........................................................................................ix
Preface ......................................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................xiii
About the Editors .....................................................................................................xv
Contributors ...........................................................................................................xvii
Chapter 1 Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury: Issues in the Forensic
Assessment .........................................................................................1
Gregory J. Murrey
Chapter 2 The Forensic Neurological Assessment of Traumatic
Brain Injury ......................................................................................25
Donald T. Starzinski
Chapter 3 The Forensic Neuropsychiatric Assessment of Traumatic
Brain Injury ......................................................................................43
Robert Granacher
Chapter 4 The Forensic Neuropsychological Evaluation and Report ...............67
Henry V. Soper and Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr.
Chapter 5 Neuropsychological and Psychological Rehabilitation after
TBI ...................................................................................................91
Fofi Constantinidou
Chapter 6 Legal Issues in Expert Testimony ..................................................119
Daniel A. Bronstein
Chapter 7 The Forensic Examiner as an Expert Witness: What You Need
to Know to Be a Credible Witness in an Adversarial Setting .......141
Joseph A. Davis, Gregory J. Murrey, and Daniel A. Bronstein
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i The Forensic Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury
Appendix A Model Outline for the Assessment of Mild Traumatic Brain
Injury ..............................................................................................157
Appendix B Select Issues in the Forensic Assessment of Traumatic Brain
Injury with Key References from the Research Literature ............163
Appendix C Listing of State Courts Using Federal Rule 702 or the
Daubert Standard ..........................................................................167
Index ......................................................................................................................169
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to Martha, Hope, and the boys.
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List of Tables and Figures
TabLes
Table 1.1 Glasgow Coma Scale ............................................................................3
Table 1.2 Definition of Mild TBI — Head Injury Special Interest Group
of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine ........................4
Table 1.3 Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test (GOAT) ..............................4
Table 1.4 DSM-IV Research Criteria for Postconcussional Disorder ..................7
Table 1.5 DSM-IV Diagnoses and Criteria Commonly Used in TBI Cases ..........8
Table 1.6 Complaints and Symptoms in Mild TBI by Category .......................18
Table 2.1 Elements of Neurologic Diagnosis .....................................................26
Table 2.2 Elements of the Medical/Neurological History .................................26
Table 2.3 Elements of the Neurologic Examination ..........................................27
Table 2.4 Diagnostic Studies by Type ................................................................28
Table 3.1 General Elements of the Neuropsychiatric History Following
Brain Trauma ......................................................................................46
Table 3.2 Common Elements of Neuropsychiatric Mental Status
Examination .......................................................................................48
Table 3.3 Neurological Examination .................................................................50
Table 3.4 Structural and Functional Brain Imaging during
Neuropsychiatric Assessment ............................................................52
Table 3.5 Common Uses of Structural Brain Imaging ......................................55
Table 3.6 Common Uses of Functional Brain Imaging .....................................58
Table 3.7 Important Records to Review .............................................................61
Table 4.1 Sample Outline of Sections for the Forensic
Neuropsychological Report ................................................................84
Table 7.1 Survey Results of Forensic Experts ..................................................143
Table 7.2 Average Responses of Forensic Examiners to Specific Survey
Questions ..........................................................................................144
Table 7.3 Standard Background, Training, and Qualifications of a Forensic
Neuropsychologist ............................................................................147
Figures
Figure 4.1 Behavior Observation Form ...............................................................84
Figure 6.1 Standard Format Template ...............................................................121
Figure 6.2 Old-Fashioned Courtroom ...............................................................132
Figure 6.3 Modern Courtroom ..........................................................................132
Figure 6.4 Ranking Measurement Tool .............................................................134
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