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Bigler, Erin D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
To help educators understand the cognitive and behavioral sequelae of cerebral injury, the neuropathology of traumatic brain injury and the main neuropathological features resulting from trauma-related brain damage are reviewed. A glossary with definitions of 37 neurological terms is appended. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Definitions, Etiology, Injuries

Bigler, Erin D.; Lajiness-O'Neill, Renee; Howes, Nancy-Louise – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
Reviews recent neuroradiologic and brain imaging techniques in the assessment of learning disability. Technologies reviewed include computerized tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; electrophysiological and metabolic imaging; computerized electroencepholographic studies of evoked potentials, event-related potentials, spectral analysis, and…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Medical Evaluation

Bigler, Erin D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
The area of adult learning disabilities is reviewed from a neurobiological and neuropsychological perspective. The paper covers possible pathophysiologic bases in dyslexia, neurobehavioral disorders that may coexist with learning disorders, neuropsychological assessment methods, treatment in the context of brain plasticity and recovery of…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Biology, Brain Hemisphere Functions