Patients who may benefit from evaluation are those with:
Concerns regarding competency for financial and health care decision-making
Changes in memory abilities/Stroke, heart attack, or other vascular events
Broader behavior and cognitive status changes suggestive of dementia
Questions as to whether dementia vs. depression is producing memory and cognitive problems, and whether the causes can be treated
Head injuries, ranging from mild concussion to serious traumatic brain injury
Near-drowning, electric shock, or other hypoxia or anoxic brain damage
Brain tumor or seizure disorder/Exposure to toxic substances/Alcoholism or substance abuse
Unexplained sudden change in cognitive or psychiatric status
Other neurological disorders, to document impairment and/or progression (i.e.,MS, Parkinson's Disease)
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