Board Study

Note: The following numbers (1-37) refer to chapters in the book Clinical Neuropsychology Study Guide and Board Review by Stucky et al. (2nd edition).

  1. Introduction
  1. How to Prepare for the Written Exam
    28| Board Certification Through ABPP/ABCN – A Conversation With Dr. Kira Armstrong
    159| Neuropsych Bite: Board Certification Study Strategies

Section I. Foundations of Clinical Neuropsychology

  1. Important Theories in Neuropsychology: A Historical Perspective
    60| Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology – A Conversation With Dr. Bryan Kolb
    80| Cognitive Reserve – A Conversation With Dr. Yaakov Stern
  1. Functional Neuroanatomy and Essential Neuropharmacology
    96| Polypharmacy in Older Adults – A Conversation With Dr. Mike Steinman and Dr. Matthew Growdon
    97| Medications for Memory Loss in Older Adults – A Conversation With Dr. Matthew Growdon
    130| Fundamentals of Neuroanatomy – A Conversation With Dr. Hal Blumenfeld
  1. Domains of Neuropsychological Function and Related Neurobehavioral Disorders
    102| Working Memory – A Conversation With Dr. Alan Baddeley
    138| Executive Functions in the Developing Brain – A Conversation With Dr. Adele Diamond
  1. The Neurologic Examination, Radiologic and Other Diagnostic Studies
    03| Neuroimaging and Neuropsychology, Friends or Foes? – A Conversation With Dr. Steve Correia (Part 1)
    04| Neuroimaging and Neuropsychology, Friends or Foes? – A Conversation With Dr. Steve Correia (Part 2)
  1. Ethics in Clinical Neuropsychology
    115| Ethics Vignette 1

Section II. Fundamentals of Assessment

  1. Psychometrics, Test Design, and Essential Statistics
    33| Neuropsychology 3.0 – A Conversation With Dr. Bob Bilder
    132| Reliable Change – A Conversation With Dr. Kevin Duff
    133| Reliable Change Clinical Topics – A Conversation With Dr. Kevin Duff
  1. Test Administration, Interpretation, and Issues in Assessment
    47| Uniform Test Score Labeling – A Conversation With Dr. Tom Guilmette
    160| Introduction to Neuropsychological Test Interpretation and Regression-Based Norms – A Conversation With Dr. Andrew Kiselica
    161| Multivariate Base Rates – A Conversation With Dr. Andrew Kiselica
    163| Summary Scores – A Conversation With Dr. Andrew Kiselica
    164| The Boston Process Approach – A Conversation With Dr. Lee Ashendorf
    167| Cognitive Intraindividual Variability – A Conversation With Dr. Andrew Kiselica
  1. Personality Assessment and Self-Report Instruments
    52| The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) – A Conversation With Dr. Robert Latzman
  1. Cultural and Disability Issues in Neuropsychological Assessment
    21| Cultural Neuropsychology: Embracing the Mosaic – A Conversation With Dr. Monica Rivera Mindt
    58| Keeping Neuropsychology Relevant: The AACN Relevance 2050 Initiative – A Conversation With Dr. Tony Stringer
    74| Global Neuropsychology: Introduction – A Conversation With Dr. Tedd Judd
    92| Culturally Informed Neuropsychological Evaluations – A Conversation With Dr. Daryl Fujii
    104| Deaf and Hard of Hearing Neuropsychological Evaluations in Children – A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Reesman
    136| Neuropsychology in India – A Conversation With Dr. Urvashi Shah
  1. Symptom and Performance Validity Testing
    151| Performance Validity Tests – A Conversation With Dr. Kyle Boone

Section III. Disorders and Conditions

Neurodevelopmental

  1. Intellectual Disability
    86| Intellectual Disability – A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Huffman
  1. Autism Spectrum Disorder
    90| Autism: The Big Picture – A Conversation With Sir Simon Baron-Cohen
    91| Clinical Case 7 (Pediatric, Autism) – A Conversation With Dr. Kira Armstrong
  1. Learning Disabilities
    61| Specific Learning Disorders – A Conversation With Dr. Robin Peterson
  1. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
    70| ADHD – A Conversation With Dr. Robb Mapou
    93| Clinical Case 8 (Pediatric, ADHD and Reading Difficulties) – A Conversation With Dr. Kira Armstrong

Medical

  1. Prematurity
    119| Clinical Case 16 (Pediatric, Extremely Low Birth Weight) – A Conversation With Dr. Sakina Butt
  1. Chromosomal and Genetic Syndromes
    86| Intellectual Disability – A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Huffman
  1. Cerebral Palsy
  1. Congenital and Acquired Hydrocephalus
    64| Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus – A Conversation With Dr. Christine Koterba
  1. Toxic Exposure in Utero
    18| Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – A Conversation With Dr. Jeffrey Wozniak
    137| Clinical Case 18 (Pediatric, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome) – A Conversation With Dr. Sakina Butt
  1. Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
    22| Pediatric Epilepsy – A Conversation With Dr. Nancy Nussbaum (Part 1)
    23| Pediatric Epilepsy – A Conversation With Dr. Nancy Nussbaum (Part 2)
    112| Functional (Nonepileptic) Seizures – A Conversation With Dr. Curt LaFrance Jr.
    131| Consciousness in Epilepsy – A Conversation With Dr. Hal Blumenfeld
    145| Neuropsych Bite: Functional Seizures and Cognition
  1. Central Nervous System Infections
    48| Neuropsychology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) – A Conversation With Dr. April Thames
  1. Multiple Sclerosis
    62| Multiple Sclerosis: Cognitive and Emotional Sequelae – A Conversation With Dr. Peter Arnett
    67| Neuropsych Bite: Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis – A Conversation With Dr. Lana Harder
    71| Neuropsych Bite: Pediatric Transverse Myelitis – A Conversation With Dr. Lana Harder
    73| Neuropsych Bite: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) – A Conversation With Dr. Lana Harder
  1. Cancers
    05| Pediatric Cancer: The Role of a Neuropsychologist – A Conversation With Dr. Christine Trask (Part 1)
    06| Pediatric Cancer: The Role of a Neuropsychologist – A Conversation With Dr. Christine Trask (Part 2)
    50| Non-CNS Cancer and Cognition – A Conversation With Dr. Mike Parsons
    95| Clinical Case 9 (Adult, Frontal Tumor) – A Conversation With Dr. Marc Norman
    152| Cancer Therapies and Brain Health – A Conversation With Dr. Mike Parsons and Dr. Jorg Dietrich
  1. Stroke
    81| Clinical Case 3 (Adult, Thalamic Stroke) – Dr. John Bellone
    99| Clinical Case 10 (Adult, Stroke and Heart Transplant) – A Conversation With Dr. Marc Norman
    101| Clinical Case 11 (Adult, Left MCA Stroke) – A Conversation With Dr. Ronak Patel
    134| The Neuropsychology of Stroke – A Conversation With Dr. Ronald Lazar
  1. Delirium and Disorders of Consciousness
    142| Delirium – A Conversation With Dr. Kirk Stucky
  1. Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury
    49| Therapeutic Hypothermia for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest – A Conversation With Dr. Beth Slomine
    85| Clinical Case 5 (Pediatric, Cardiac Arrest) – A Conversation With Dr. Beth Slomine
    129| Clinical Case 17 (Pediatric, Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury) – A Conversation With Dr. Sakina Butt
  1. Traumatic Brain Injury
    27| Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury – A Conversation With Dr. Keith Yeates
    87| Clinical Case 6 (Pediatric, TBI) – A Conversation With Dr. Beth Slomine
    103| Clinical Case 12 (Adult, TBI) – A Conversation With Dr. Ronak Patel
    106| Sport Related Concussion – A Conversation With Dr. Michael McCrae
    126| Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) – A Conversation With Dr. Nyaz Didehbani
    127| Neuropsych Bite: 2022 Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) Meeting – A Conversation With Dr. Nyaz Didehbani
    139| Clinical Case 19 (Adult; Sport Related Concussion) – A Conversation With Dr. Nyaz Didehbani
    146| Persistent Symptoms After Concussion – A Conversation With Dr. Noah Silverberg
    147| Neuropsych Bite: Redefining Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion – A Conversation With Dr. Noah Silverberg
  1. Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease
    19| Redefining Alzheimer’s Disease: Does Cognition Matter? – A Conversation With Dr. Adam Brickman
    39| Behavioral Interventions for Mild Cognitive Impairment – A Conversation With Dr. Glenn Smith
    77| Clinical Case 1 (Adult, Possible Alzheimer’s Disease) – Dr. John Bellone
    135| Neuropsychology’s Role in Anti-Amyloid Therapies – A Conversation With Dr. Kevin Duff
    156| Updated Diagnosis and Staging Criteria for Alzheimer’s Disease – A Conversation With Dr. Cliff Jack and Kevin Duff
  1. Vascular Cognitive Impairment
    20| The Interplay Between Cerebrovascular Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease – A Conversation With Dr. Adam Brickman
    110| Aging, Cerebrovascular Risk, and Digital Cognitive Biomarkers – A Conversation With Dr. Rhoda Au
    134| The Neuropsychology of Stroke – A Conversation With Dr. Ronald Lazar
  1. Frontotemporal Dementias
    84| Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia – A Conversation With Dr. Bruce Miller
  1. Movement Disorders
    79| Clinical Case 2 (Adult, Parkinson’s Disease) – Dr. Ryan Van Patten
    107| Clinical Case 14 (Adult; Huntington’s Disease) – A Conversation With Dr. Wendy Kelso
    122| Parkinson’s Disease – A Conversation With Dr. Sara Schaefer

Psychiatric

  1. Mood Disorders: Depression, Mania, and Anxiety
    120| Apathy and Agitation in Neurodegenerative Diseases – A Conversation With Dr. Krista Lanctot
  1. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
    31| Biomarkers of Accelerated Aging in Severe Mental Illness – A Conversation With Dr. Lisa Eyler (Part 1)
    32| Biomarkers of Accelerated Aging in Severe Mental Illness – A Conversation With Dr. Lisa Eyler (Part 2)
  1. Substance Use Disorders
    40| The Effect of Opioid Use and Treatment on Cognition – A Conversation With Dr. Monica Rivera Mindt
    51| Cognitive and Emotional Sequelae of Cannabis Use – A Conversation With Dr. Igor Grant
    124| The Neuropsychology of Addiction – A Conversation With Dr. Antonio Verdejo-Garcia
    141| Clinical Case 20 (Adult; Alcohol Use Disorder) – A Conversation With Dr. Caroline Fisher
  1. Integrative Health Approaches to Chronic Health Conditions and Somatic Symptom Disorders
    68| Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Neuropsychology – A Conversation With Dr. Mark Aloia
    108| Functional Neurological Disorders – A Conversation With Dr. Mark Hallett
    112| Functional (Nonepileptic) Seizures – A Conversation With Dr. Curt LaFrance Jr.
    116| Brain Health in Adults – A Conversation With Dr. Vonetta Dotson
    128| Functional Cognitive Disorder – A Conversation With Dr. Laura McWhirter
    145| Neuropsych Bite: Functional Seizures and Cognition – Dr. Ryan Van Patten
    146| Persistent Symptoms After Concussion – A Conversation With Dr. Noah Silverberg

 

Additional important topics not currently included in the Board Review Study Guide

07| Driving Assessment and Management in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment – A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Davis
10| Caregiver Burden: Prevalence, Assessment, and Treatment – A Conversation With Dr. Geoff Tremont
11| The Human Microbiome and Mental Illness: The Gut-Brain Axis – A Conversation With Dr. Tanya Nguyen
63| COVID-19: The Role of Neuropsychology – A Conversation With Dr. Chaya Fridman
66| SuperAging – A Conversation With Dr. Emily Rogalski
140| Pediatric Neuropsychology – A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Koop
144| Financial Decision Making in Older Adults – A Conversation With Dr. Duke Han
148| Perioperative Cognitive Decline in Older Adults – A Conversation With Dr. Cate Price
154| Long COVID – A Conversation With Dr. Lucette Cysique

Fact-Finding Examples:

109| Adult Fact-Finding Case 1
113| Adult Fact-Finding Case 2
125| Adult Fact-Finding Case 3
149| Pediatric Fact-Finding Case 1
153| Pediatric Fact-Finding Case 2