Neuropsychological testing for dementia

    • [DOC File]FRONTO-TEMPORAL DEMENTIA - Alzbrain

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      Clinical history and neuropsychological testing are used to determine a possible diagnosis of FTD. Specialized brain-imaging tests such as SPECT or PET scans may prove useful. Alzheimer patients characteristically have parietal lobe abnormalities while FTD patients demonstrate frontal and temporal abnormalities.


    • [DOC File]Case 2 AN OFFICE VISIT WITH AN ELDERLY WOMAN

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      A detailed clinical interview and formal neuropsychological testing can assist in separating the diagnosis of depression from dementia.


    • [DOCX File]Types of cognitive assessment - Dementia Action Alliance

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      Neuropsychological assessment, in the early stages of dementia, has been demonstrated to provide a higher level of accuracy than basic screening tests being able to differentiate between people with mild cognitive impairment who remain stable and those who would deteriorate over time. Dimcovic, N. (2003)



    • [DOCX File]Viktor's Notes – Mental Status examination

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      neuropsychological testing. requires standardized and replicable conditions, vs. ... mental status examination is based on neuropsychological hierarchy (staircase, s. ladder, model) – examination proceeds from . ... (patients with early stage of dementia perform poorly!). Calculations - ability to perform mental arithmetic (e.g.


    • [DOCX File]PBL Case Geriatric Psychiatry - POGOe

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      Neuropsychological testing can be helpful for determining dementia and differentiating subtypes, but the diagnosis can also be made by a thorough case history and clinical presentation, with basic cognitive testing (MMSE or MOCA) in the clinic.


    • [DOC File]Alzheimer’s Disease Phenotype

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      The dementia neuropsychological battery includes clock drawing, verbal fluency, Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, Boston naming, verbal paired associations and recall, logical memory and recall, Word List Memory, Constructional Praxis and recall, Trails A and B, and Information and Comprehension subtest items.


    • [DOC File]MH-Neuropsychological-Services_id_058051

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      Neuropsychological Testing. Neuropsychological testing means administering standardized tests and measures designed to evaluate the member’s ability to: Attend to, process, interpret, comprehend, communicate, learn and recall information. Use problem solving skills and judgment. Neuropsychological testing must be:


    • [DOCX File]www.nanonline.org

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      for dementia. I am one of the only providers of these services in my area.”] ... This said, I understand that some psychologists will see slight decreases for neuropsychological testing services due to a new coding structure that aligns psychological and neuropsychological testing services with other testing services in the program.


    • [DOC File]EARLY RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA

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      Dementia Education & Training Program – 1-800-457-5679. Table 1. The diagnosis of dementia require a careful clinical history, mental status exam, physical assessment, neurological examination, and appropriate laboratory testing to exclude metabolic problems.


    • SPECIALTY CLINICS

      Patients in this clinic commonly are studied with neuropsychological testing and structural brain imaging. Generally, two clinic visits in addition to these studies are needed to complete an evaluation. To facilitate the evaluation, both visits and neuropsychological testing are all scheduled when the initial appointment is made.


    • [DOCX File]Viktor's Notes – Neuropsychological Testing

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      dementia. diagnosis. preoperative and postoperative evaluation in . temporal lobectomy (for intractable epilepsy). differential diagnosis of psychiatric and neurologic disorders. stroke, cancer, head trauma. toxic exposure. ... Viktor's Notes – Neuropsychological Testing Last modified by:


    • [DOC File]Member Name:-- - Hennepin Health

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      Testing Hx (at least one): No previous neuropsychological testing. Previous testing performed. Attach copy. of previous test results. (Select from 1 and 2) Lifetime number of testing episodes (at least one, include number of tests) Brain tumor ____ Dementia ____ Mild cognitive impairment ____ Epilepsy . and. no more than 2 previous episodes of ...


    • [DOC File]Dementia: Hope through Research - Ce4less

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      The “gold standard” for diagnosing dementia is. neuropsychological testing. autopsy. patient history. brain scans. Which drug for Alzheimer’s disease works by regulating the activity of a neurotransmitter called glutamate that plays a role in learning and memory? Cognex. Namenda. Aricept. Exelon. Possible preventive actions for dementia ...


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