What We Evaluate
What people are referred to us for.
A neuropsychological evaluation answers a question about how the brain is working. These are the questions we are most often asked — each one is described in the practice's own terms, including what testing examines and what the report gives you.
Referral questions
Twelve reasons for referral.
The list is not exhaustive. If your question is not here, our office can tell you whether an evaluation is the right step before you go any further.
Memory Concerns & Possible Dementia
For memory changes that raise the question of normal aging, a medical cause, or an early neurological condition.
Mild Cognitive Impairment & Age-Related Change
Distinguishing expected age-related change from mild cognitive impairment, and establishing a cognitive baseline.
Alzheimer's Disease & Other Neurodegenerative Conditions
Detailed cognitive testing where a neurodegenerative condition is suspected or already diagnosed, including a baseline for tracking change.
Concussion & Traumatic Brain Injury
After a concussion or TBI, when memory, concentration, mental speed, or word finding have changed.
Stroke & Other Cerebrovascular Conditions
After a stroke or cerebrovascular event, to map cognitive change and establish a baseline for recovery.
Brain Tumors
For patients with a brain tumor, including cognitive baselines before and monitoring after treatment.
ADHD & Attention-Related Difficulties
When attention, focus, organization, or mental efficiency are affecting school, work, or daily life.
Learning Disorders & Academic Difficulties
When a student struggles academically despite effort and support, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia questions.
Autism Spectrum Conditions
Assessment of an individual's developmental and cognitive profile where an autism spectrum condition is in question.
Cognitive Changes with Medical Illness or Treatment
For cognitive changes related to a medical illness or its treatment, including chemotherapy and medication effects.
Mood & Emotional Factors Affecting Cognition
When depression, anxiety, stress, or trauma may be behind difficulties with concentration, memory, or decision-making.
Neurosurgical Conditions
Pre-surgical baselines and post-surgical monitoring for conditions that may require neurosurgical treatment.
Memory, aging, and neurodegenerative conditions
Where the question is whether a change in memory or thinking is expected for a person's age, related to something treatable, or the early sign of a neurological condition.
Brain injury and neurological conditions
Where something has happened to the brain — an injury, a stroke, a tumor — and the question is what it has affected, what it has not, and what that means day to day.
Attention, learning, and development
Where difficulties at school, at work, or socially call for a clear description of how a person thinks and learns before decisions are made about support.
Medical, emotional, and surgical factors
Where illness, treatment, mood, or planned neurosurgery may be affecting cognition, and the contributions need to be separated from one another.
Scope of practice
Assessment and consultation only.
Neuropsychological Associates provides assessment and consultation only. The practice does not provide counseling, psychotherapy, cognitive rehabilitation, neurologic consultation, or psychiatric assessment. Recommendations in the report are carried out by your own physicians and treating providers.
We require a letter of medical necessity, or an office note from your physician requesting a neuropsychological assessment. Physicians may fax this, along with any relevant medical records, directly to our office.
Not sure which applies?
Describe the concern in your request and our office will take it from there, or call (631) 366-3369 and talk it through.