PATRICIA E. MCKEON, Ph.D.
Neuropsychological Services


WHAT IS A NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION ?

 

TYPES OF CONSULTATION


WHAT IS ASSESSED?

 

WHO SHOULD BE REFERRED ?

 

RESUME

 

CONTACT

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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