Prepare for Your Neuropsychological Assessment

What to Expect
During your visit, you will meet privately with a neuropsychologist to discuss your symptoms, review your history and talk about your present situation and concerns. You will then work with a skilled technician on a variety of tasks designed to measure different abilities, such as concentration, learning and memory, and language skills.

You may be asked to answer questions, work on paper and pencil tasks, or do other tasks that are very much like games or puzzles. Many of these are simpler; others are more complex so that most people cannot do them perfectly. But there is no passing or failing, and many people find the tasks fun and interesting.

Planning for Your Visit
Your visit with the neuropsychologist may take two to six hours, depending on the amount of testing required. Because testing usually moves quickly, most people do not find it too tiring. Breaks will be provided as needed, and coffee and tea are always available.

Testing can usually be completed in one visit. If injury or illness makes a single long appointment difficult for you, a second appointment can be scheduled.

About two weeks after testing is completed, a written report will be sent to your doctor. You may meet again with the neuropsychologist to discuss test results and any recommendations for treatment.