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    Neuropsychological

    assessment
    Why Neuropsychological
    assessment?
     To assess effects on human functioning
    caused by brain dysfunctioning
     conducting psychological evaluations of
    brain– behavior relationships
     gain expertise in neuropsychological
    assessment and diagnosis- differential
    diagnosis
     are to identify a patient’s cognitive and
    behavioral strengths and weaknesses
    Rationale of NeuroPsychological
    Examination
     NP evaluation is an objective, comprehensive
    assessment of a wide range of cognitive and
    behavioral areas of functioning, which the
    neuropsychologist typically integrates with
    intellectual and personality assessments and
    evaluates within the context of CT and MRI
    scans.
     NPE leads to
     recommendations for rehabilitation and
    treatment
     identifying, quantifying, and describing
    changes in behavior that relate to the
    cognitive integrity of the brain
     demonstrate gradual improvement or
    deterioration in mental status over time
     allow better differentiation of cognitive
    deficits, and assist in treatment and
    disposition planning
    Hence, NPE may address issues of
    cerebral lesion lateralization, localization,
    and progress
     NPE has a number of advantages that many
    standard neurodiagnostic techniques do not
    share:
     noninvasive and provides and descriptive
    information
     the intensive study of behavior by means of
    standardized tests that provide relatively
    sensitive indices of brain– behavior relationships
     used on an empirical basis in various medical and
    psychiatric settings
     sensitive to the organic integrity of the cerebral
    hemispheres, and can often pinpoint specific
    neurologic or psychological deficits
     a useful tool for clinical service delivery and for
    research
    APPROPRIATE REFERRALS FOR
    NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL
    EVALUATION
    Neuropsychological tests
     Neuropsychological tests traditionally
    have been defined as those measures that
    are sensitive indicators of brain damage.
     Today, scientists consider a measure to be a
    neuropsychological test if a change in brain
    function is systematically related to a
    change in test behavior.
     Neuropsychologists generally recognize that
    there is considerable overlap among all types
    of psychological tests
    Neuropsychological tests
     Neuropsychologists generally recognize that
    there is considerable overlap among all types
    of psychological tests. It is difficult to
    measure
     aptitude without measuring achievement
     vocational interest without measuring
    personality,
     intelligence without measuring neuropsychological
    functions
     One way to deal with this overlap is to reduce
    the complexity to two basic neuropsychological
    constructs: “crystallized” and “fluid” functions
     crystallized functions to be most dependent on
    cultural factors and learning
     fluid functions to be culture free and independent
    of learning
    Neuropsychological Domains

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