Some of the conditions we assess:
Traumatic Brain Injury
One day you were driving your car, and then you woke up to this scene - and can't remember what happened... Motor vehicle accidents, falls, assaults & concussion can all leave you with cognitive difficulties
The injury can be mild, moderate or severe. It usually includes some time in hospital, lots of tests and often even some rehabilitation. Assessment helps understand your strengths and weaknesses to monitor progress, guide intervention and understand your condition.
Ageing and Dementia
Unfortunately, it is a normal part of ageing that our memory skills decline. How can we know if somebody is just getting older or things are more serious? The importance of our assessment is that it compares performance to age specific norms - so that we can help decide if you are experiencing normal ageing, or another condition.
Neurological Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis, epilepsy, strokes and brain tumours - these are some of the many neurological disorders that can impact on cognitive function. It can be very helpful to understand the cognitive impact of your condition to help make important decisions.
What is Neuropsychology?
Anyone who has had a brain injury or neurological condition has probably undergone lots of medical tests. Whilst we often wish we could see inside the skull, the imaging results tell us a lot about structure of the brain, and less about function.
Neuropsychology looks at function. It uses lots of tests of cognitive function (memory, thinking, concentration, problem solving, speed of processing etc) to understand how those structural findings are (or are not) impacting on cognition. This information can help us answer lots of important information to help you plan ahead.
Important questions we can help answer:
What's going on?
How have my memory and thinking changed after a brain injury or neurological disorder?
Can I ever get back to the way I was?
Recovery and intervention:
How are my cognitive deficits going to impact on my work or study?
What can I do to overcome them?
Explore other causes:
What is causing my everyday difficulties? Could it be my mood?
Is it just me getting older?
Am I seeking the treatment I need?
