PSY 442 Lecture Notes - Lecture 42: Differential Diagnosis, Psy, Central Nervous System
29 Jul 2020
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The goal of neuropsychological evaluation is to identify, describe and quantify cognitive deficits and behavioral and emotional alterations that occur as a result of brain injuries and dysfunctions. It also involves collecting the necessary information as well as preparing the medical history, selecting and applying the most appropriate tests and measuring tools,ingering the patient"s results and execution in these tests in order to establish a diagnosis. Therefore, the specific objectives of neuropsychological evaluation could be summarized in: Point to baseline measures to monitor progressive brain damage or recovery processes (e. g. tumors, demyelinating conditions, traumatic brain damage). As well as assessing the effectivenessof medical, surgical, psychological and neuropsychological interventions (e. g. clinical trials, tissue resection, cerebrospinal fluid bypass valves, aphasia treatment and cognitive behavioral therapy). Determinationof the cognitive, social, educational and labor implications of central. Neuropsychological evaluation, as has already been said, among its fundamental objectives is therefore thebasis and monitoring of a rehabilitation program.
