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Neuropsychological Evaluation in Traumatic Brain Injury
Victoria O'Connor1, Robert Shura2, Patrick Armistead-Jehle3
1Department of Veterans Affairs, W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Healthcare System, 1601 Brenner Avenue (11M), Salisbury, NC 28144, USA; Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN)-6 Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness, Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USA; Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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Neuropsychological evaluations can be helpful in the aftermath of traumatic brain injury. Cognitive functioning is assessed using standardized assessment tools and by comparing an individual's scores on testing to normative data. These evaluations examine objective cognitive functioning as well as other factors that have been shown to influence performance on cognitive tests (eg, psychiatric conditions, sleep) in an attempt to answer a specific question from referring providers. Referral questions may focus on the extent of impairment, the trajectory of recovery, or ability to return to work, sport, or the other previous activity.
