ABSTRACT
After a conveyer belt of diverse pathologies, neuropsychologists may start to feel as if they had seen it all, and listened to all the possible stories that patients bring to the consultation room. The chapter describes a patient, Ross, who was assaulted in a bar some time ago. His case appears to be a straight-forward traumatic brain injury, with headaches, seizures and no more than subtle psychological changes. Later there is a discussion with the consultant neurologist, and a request to see the CT or MRI films. This turns out to be an unexpected finding, and suggests that, through over-confidence, critical elements of the history have been missed.
