assessment services:
assessment services:
Diagnostic assessment of neurological conditions including:
• Stroke / CVA
• Head injury / traumatic brain injury
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Lewy Body disease
• Parkinson’s disease
• Fronto-temporal dementia
• Cerebral anoxia / hypoxia
• Multiple sclerosis
• Attention deficit disorder
• Subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhage
Dr Alcott has extensive experience of neuropsychological assessment for a variety of reasons including neurological diagnosis, recommendations for treatment and rehabilitation and advice on dealing with cognitive symptoms, such as memory difficulties.
Neuropsychological assessment usually takes 3-4 hours and includes comprehensive assessment of cognitive functions including memory, attention, perception, executive functions and word-finding ability. After testing is complete Dr Alcott summarises the findings and addresses any questions before providing a detailed report to the referring clinician.