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Originally Posted by willgardner
In all honesty, I really cannot complete the 7 hour long neuropsych assessment right now(how did you guys do it?). I tried. I reached my limit within half an hour of commencing the assessment. I terminated the assessment then, and I was out for over a week due to the fatigue from it. As eager as I am to find out my cognitive deficits and devise a customized treatment plan, I just do not think I can do the assessment right now. Also isn't there a difference between a cognitive deficit and a migraine that gets debilitating with any mental stimulation?
Should I just go see an occupational therapist and start this APT?
Are there any way to access these treatments without doing the neuropsych assessment?
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Hmm, my NPA was less than four hours including the opening and closing interviews, and contained the following tests:
Beck Depression Inventory
Beck Anxiety Inventory
Subtests of WAIS-IV
Patient Competency Rating Scale
Reading subtest from WRAT-3
Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
Visuospatial Memory Test
Trail Marking A and B
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test - 64 cards
Verbal Fluency Test.
In lieu of taking the full test, a physiatrist might be able to recommend some specific occupational and/or speech therapies. BTW speech pathologists can often work with a rage of cognitive deficits, not just aphasia or other speech related problems.
Wishing you the best as you continue your recovery journey.
