Legal Advice on Cognitive Dysfunction
10.2490/jjrmc.50.352
- VernacularTitle:高次脳機能障害の鑑定
- Author:
Sumio ISHIAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
legal advice;
cognitive dysfunction;
neuropsychological test batteries
- From:The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
2013;50(5):352-360
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
To provide legal advice on cognitive dysfunction, we should evaluate each plaintiff with brain injury from a neutral viewpoint. In the neuropsychological test batteries, not only the total score such as IQs of the WAIS-III or memory quotients of the WMS-R but also the scores of the subtests need to be surveyed to find out the precise nature of the cognitive dysfunction. Expert opinions are also required concerning the relationship between the cognitive dysfunction and the lesion site(s) in the brain as well as the activities of daily living and the instrumental activities of daily living. We, as experts in rehabilitation medicine, should prepare ourselves to provide excellent legal advice to ensure that judges reach a proper decision.
