Dr Kenji is a clinical neuropsychologist investigating cognitive rehabilitation and neuroplasticity. He is studying Silas, a 28-year-old professional diver who recently survived a severe decompression sickness incident that caused focal neurological damage, impairing his spatial processing and motor coordination.
Dr Kenji began his study by reviewing Silas's pre-accident diving performance logs and immediate post-accident clinical brain scans. Over the past three months, Kenji has been conducting fortnightly laboratory assessments using virtual reality (VR)-based spatial navigation tasks and motor coordination tests. He has also conducted unstructured interviews with Silas and his diving partner to understand his subjective recovery experience and day-to-day coping strategies.
Dr Kenji plans to publish a comprehensive longitudinal neuropsychological case study on Silas.
Discuss how Dr Kenji could carry out a case study on Silas. You must make reference to the context in your answer.
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