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Brain, Vol. 123, No. 3, 650-651, March 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press

Book reviews

RIGHT HEMISPHERE DAMAGE.

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Elisabetta Ládavas

Dipartimento di Psicologia, Universitá di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

This book explores the mysteries of the right hemisphere (RH) by showing that what was once thought to be the minor hemisphere plays co-operative roles in many cognitive functions and is dominant for certain cognitive abilities. The author synthesizes information available from clinical experience and from experimental and clinical research into a picture showing the relevance of right hemisphere damage (RHD) on attention, affective and communicative disorders. The book is intended for clinicians, either trained or in training, who have to manage people with neurological disorders in the context of the hospital and their normal daily activities. It provides clinically relevant information for conceptualizing the deficits associated with RHD, as well as useful suggestions about the assessment of the deficits and their treatment. Moreover, there is an attempt to provide a link between . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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