It has long been appreciated among clinical neuropsychologists that both primary and Secondary factors contribute to cognitive dysfunction in neurological patients.
For example, a patient with a neurological disease may develop depression, something which in turn often impa.
Secondary Influences stem from something associated with brain injury or disease besides the specific areas of the brain affected.
Primary Influences are the direct result of the extent and location of damage to the brain.
It has long been appreciated among clinical neuropsychologists that both primary and Secondary factors contribute to cognitive dysfunction in neurological patients