Neuropsychological Assessment

Dr. Huy provides specialized neuropsychological evaluation, treatment and education to her patients and their families. Her goal is to understand the individuals cognitive and emotional functioning by incorporating their strengths and weakness into functional, real life implications and recommendations aimed at promoting personal success.

A neuropsychological evaluation typically involves assessment of the following:
• General intellect
• Higher level executive skills (e.g., problem solving, sequencing)
• Attention and concentration
• Learning and memory
• Language
• Visual-spatial skills
• Motor and sensory skills
• Mood and personality
Some abilities may be measured in more detail than others, depending on your needs. Other measures such as achievement tests are added when necessary.
*It is important to bring glasses and hearing aids if you use them. You will probably find testing interesting, and the detailed information that is gathered will contribute to your care.

What should I expect?
A neuropsychological assessment is a specialized examination directed to measure ones cognitive ability levels and behaviors that may be affected by disease or insults to the brain. A neuropsychological evaluation usually consists of an interview and testing. During the interview, information that is important for the neuropsychologist to consider will be reviewed (i.e., school and medical records). You will be asked about your symptoms, medical history, medications, and other important factors. Testing involves taking paper-and-pencil and or computerized tests and answering questions. Some tests will easy while others will be more complex. The time required depends on the problem being assessed. In general, several hours are needed to assess the many skills involved in processing information. If it is not possible to complete the assessment in one testing session, the testing sessions will be divided among different appointments.
Some content taken from APA DIV. 40.