Our neuropsychologists at the Centre for Mental Health carry out neuropsychological testing in Pune, India. This involves an interview with our neuropsychologist and it is followed by a battery of neuropsychological tests conducted at the Centre for Mental Health, Pune. These neuropsychological tests assess cognitive functioning with a performance-based approach. Brain injury, brain damage, neurodegenerative disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and severe mental illnesses have an impact on cognition and neuropsychological tests are used to examine these impacts.
Neuropsychological assessment in Pune, India, study the effects of brain conditions, identify the brain dysfunction based on their behavioural correlates, assess the consequences of brain injury, and help clients recover from, and cope with, brain impairment. Neuropsychological assessment is an objective and comprehensive assessment of a wide range of cognitive and behavioural areas of functioning, which the neuropsychologist integrates with intellectual and personality assessments and evaluates within the context of CT and MRI scans. Neuropsychological testing in Pune gives an in-depth assessment of the skills and abilities linked to brain function. Neuropsychological assessment in India, measure a wide range of abilities to determine an individual’s strengths and weaknesses. These evaluations measure areas such as attention, problem-solving, memory, language, I.Q., visual-spatial skills, academic skills, and social-emotional functioning.
Through neuropsychological assessment in Pune, one can identify, quantify and describe changes in behaviour that relate to the cognitive integrity of the brain. It provides useful information about the impact of a client’s limitations on his/her educational, social and vocational adjustment in the light of the illness/injury.
It is able to delineate an individual’s pattern of cognitive strengths and weaknesses relative to his/her ability.
The brain may often be injured in a variety of ways like head injury, stroke, infectious disorders, epilepsy, birth trauma, and neuro-developmental and neurodegenerative disorders. Prolonged brain damage can result in deep emotional, motivational and personality changes. Important indicators of neuropsychological impairment include trouble paying attention, difficulty in planning, retaining information, memory issues, frequently losing items or your way, difficulty recognizing familiar people, losing language fluency and vocabulary, getting confused in conversations, or having emotional difficulties. Such indications can be seen in any and all stages of life, right from children to the elderly.
Our neuropsychologists at the Centre for Mental Health are trained to conduct neuropsychological assessments and testing in Pune, India. Specialized training allows the neuropsychologist to select, administer, and interpret the particular tests and procedures that will yield the most comprehensive understanding of an individual’s strengths and weaknesses.
Neuropsychological Assessments
Neuropsychological assessments aim to apply what is known about the brain-behaviour relationships in the diagnosis and the rehabilitation of concerned individuals.
Neuropsychological assessment is an objective and comprehensive assessment of a wide range of cognitive and behavioural areas of functioning, which the neuropsychologist integrates with intellectual and personality assessments and evaluates within the context of CT and MRI scans.
Through neuropsychological assessment in Pune, one can identify, quantify and describe changes in behaviour that relate to the overall neuropsychological functioning of the brain. It provides useful information about the impact of a client’s limitations on his/her educational, social and vocational adjustment in the light of the illness/injury.
This neuropsychological assessment begins with a structured interview with our neuropsychologist. It is followed by comprehensive assessments that evaluate the functions of the different parts of the brain. Then, as per the deficits found, a number of approaches are used for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of the individual at the Centre for Mental Health, Pune.Generally, a neuropsychological assessment involves a wide variety of tasks, most of which are done sitting at a table without any invasive procedures. The assessment often takes 4 to 6 hours of face-to-face contact, but can vary widely depending on what information is being sought. The assessment can be scheduled in a single appointment or in a series of appointments
Neuropsychological Testing
Neuropsychological tests are used to examine the impact of brain injury, brain damage, neurodegenerative disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and severe mental illnesses on cognition and behaviour. These neuropsychological tests assess cognitive functioning with a performance-based approach.
Neuropsychological testing in Pune gives an in-depth assessment of the skills and abilities linked to brain function. The main objective is to help the patient achieve their optimum in the physical, psychological and social spheres.
It measures a wide range of abilities to determine an individual’s strengths and weaknesses. These evaluations measure areas such as attention, problem-solving, memory, language, intelligence, visual-spatial skills, academic skills, and social-emotional functioning.
The following are the areas assessed in a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment in Pune, India
| Memory | Attention |
| Learning ability | Initiating |
| Language and communication | Problem solving |
| Mental speed | Insight |
| Motor ability | Abstract reasoning |
| Mental flexibility | Judgement |
How will the Neuropsychological assessments done by us at the Centre for
Mental Health, Pune, India help?
It can provide us with evidence that a brain injury has caused changes.
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