Neuropsychologogical assessment

Neuropsychological assessments aim to help clients understand how brain injury or illness has impacted a person's thinking skills, emotions, and behavior. These specialized assessments can help multidisciplinary teams plan neurorehabilitation following acquired brain injury. 

A neuropsychological assessment is likely to involve a clinical neuropsychologist interviewing the client about their difficulties, interviewing family members to hear their perspectives, and then completing a range of psychometric tests and questionnaires. These aim to measure cognitive skills across areas such as episodic memory, language, visuospatial skills, processing speed, working memory, fluid reasoning and executive functions.