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Contraindication

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Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology

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Conflict; Counterindicant

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A contraindication is a circumstance, condition, symptom, or factor that increases the risk associated with a medical procedure, drug, or treatment. A contraindication refers to any intervention considered inappropriate or inadvisable based upon unique factors of the situation such as potential harmful interactions between drugs or medical conditions that renders an individual vulnerable if implemented.

A contraindication may be absolute or relative. Absolute contraindications are those which are inadvisable without exception or qualification. They are either permanently recommended against, or temporarily until the disqualifying condition is remediated. The use of the atypical antipsychotic medication, clozapine carries a risk of agranulocytosis, a severe low white blood cell disorder condition. Clozopine would be an absolute contraindication in an individual with a history of bone marrow suppression.

Relative contraindications refer to...

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  • Mosby. (2006). Contra- (definition). In T. Myers (Ed.), Mosby’s dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions (7th ed., p. 453). St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.

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  1. Independent Practice, Loyola College of Maryland, Annapolis, MD, USA

    Marla Sanzone

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Sanzone, M. (2018). Contraindication. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_1735

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