Neuropsychological Aspects of Brain Injury Litigation

This accessible handbook focuses on the importance of neuropsychological evidence and the role of the neuropsychologist as expert witness in brain injury litigation.

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Phil S. Moore is a HCPC registered Consultant Neuropsychologist & Clinical Psychologist and Director of Medicolegal-Psychology-Neuropsychology Ltd. He has over twenty years' experience of working clinically and previously worked for 15 years within the NHS. He has had over ten years' experience of completing medicolegal expert witness work in brain injury.

Shereen Brifcani is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, who has worked in the NHS and private sector healthcare since 2003. She continues to work clinically with people with various neurological conditions, has conducted medicolegal assessments since 2013, and provides psychological intervention for claimants with acquired brain injury.

Andrew Worthington is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years' experience in brain injury. He is honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, UK. An internationally recognized expert in neuropsychological rehabilitation, he has provided medicolegal services since 1995.

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1. Introduction ** Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington

2. Legal Principles in Litigation Henry F Charles and Ruth Johnson ** Part 1: 'But For' The Brain Injury and Causation

3. Premorbid Abilities: Cognition, Emotion and Behaviour ** Martin Bunnage with Marc Willems

4. Neuropsychological Testing in Brain Injury Litigation: A Critical Part of the Expert Neuropsychological Examination ** Andrew Worthington and Phil S Moore

5. Paediatric Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury: Social and Forensic Risk Management in Multidisciplinary Treatment Approaches Hope Kent, James Tonks and Huw Williams with Ian Brownhill ** Part 2: Current Condition

6. Effort Testing, Performance Validity, and the Importance of Context and Consistency ** Simon Gerhand, Chris A. Jones and David Hacker

7. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Neuropsychological Symptoms ** Andrew Worthington and Phil S Moore

8. The Frontal Lobe Paradox ** Sam Fisher-Hicks, Rodger Ll Wood and Bill Braithwaite

9. Assessing Mental Capacity in Brain Injury Litigation Ian Brownhill ** Part 3: Loss, Disability, and Impact

10. Legal Principles of Quantum ** William Latimer-Sayer

11. Practical Applications of Quantum Principles ** Andrew Worthington, William Latimer-Sayer and Andy Tyerman

12. Conclusion: Formulating Neuropsychological Opinion in Brain Injury
    Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington