Neurology

Lynn A. Bennett Blackburn, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Specialty:Neuropsychology

Sub-Specialty:

• Pediatric Neuropsychology
• Epilepsy

Education:

• Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1972

Training:

• Traineeship, Pediatric Neuropsychology, Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis IN, 1972
• Internship in Clinical Psychology, University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN 1973

Brief Clinical/Research Interest Statement:

Dr. Blackburn specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with neurological, developmental, learning disorders, with a special interest in children with epilepsy.

Dr. Blackburn's research interests include the pre-surgical evaluation of children with epilepsy, cognitive outcome following neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy, and methods for reducing the psychosocial consequences of pediatric epilepsy.

Publications

Books/Chapters

• Blackburn LB, Zelko F, Shurtleff H. Seizure Disorders. In Pediatric Neuropsychological Intervention. Edited by: S Hunter and J Donders, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
• Blackburn LB. The Evolution of a Forensic Case: The Transition from Treating Clinician to Expert Witness. In Forensic Neuropsychology Casebook. Edited by: R. Heilbronner. Guildford Press: New York, NY. 2005
• Blackburn LB. Growing Up with Epilepsy: A Practical Guide for Parents. Demos Medical Publishing: New York, NY. 2003. Publisher's website (this will open a new window).

Journal Articles

• Blackburn LB, Lee GP, Westerveld M, Hempel A, Park YD and Loring D. The VIQ/PIQ Discrepancy as a Sign of Seizure Focus Laterality in Pediatric Epilepsy Patients. Epilepsy and Behavior, 2007, 10:84-88.
• Lee GP, Westerveld M, Blackburn LB, Park YD, Loring D. Prediction of Verbal Memory Decline after Epilepsy Surgery in children: Effectiveness of Wada Memory Asymmetries. Epilepsia, 2005, 46:97-103.
• Lee GP, Park YD, Westerveld M, Hempel A, Blackburn LB. Wada Memory Performance Predicts Degree of Seizure Relief After Epilepsy Surgery in Children. Epilepsia, 2003, 44:936-943.
• Robinson S, Park TS, Blackburn LB, Bourgeois B, Arnold S, Dodson WE. Transparahippocampal selective amygdalohippocampectomy in children and adolescents: efficacy of the procedure and cognitive morbidity in patients. Journal of Neurosurgery, 2000, 93:402-409