neuropsychologic testing

Indications

• evaluation of cognitive impairment

Procedure

• tests:
  • complex attention
  • information processing speed
  • memory
  • verbal learning & visual learning
  • language
• can provide information on location of CNS lesion that accounts for cognitive deficit

More general terms

• cognitive assessment
• psychiatric examination

More specific terms

• consortium to establish a registry for Alzheimer's disease (CERAD)
• Halstead-Reitan neuropsychological battery
• Luria Nebraska neuropsychological battery
• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
• neuropsychological battery for dementia evaluation
• Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)