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Old 08-22-2012, 09:46 AM #1
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Question new diagnosis after 1.5 hour cognitive eval

Hello!

So I went for a cognitive eval at Kessler Institute. I was told ot would take 3-4 hours. I arrived and was in the doctors office for a total of no more then an hour and a half the begining was background mental health issues in my family then she started with the testing. Simple things like conecting the dots and reading then repeatoing numbers and words right after she said it.

To be honest I am a little displeased with the whole evaluation. I found it to be short and simple. I feel it didn't show the problems I have every day that people close to me notice. And it was not nearly as long as the head of the neuropsych dept said it would be.

But anyway my results were that due to the fact that it has been more then 42 days after my initial impact and because I have trouble falling asleep that is is now depression. And now because of the depression I have a slow processing speed.

So even tho my symptoms now are the same they were when I first got injured thay are from depression not my head injury but back then they were from my head injury.

It is very confusing to me. She also said that I have NO problems multi tasking, with memory, or my attention. Mean while everyone around me every day will beg to differ.

Pleae share your thoughts on this!
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22 year old college student and former college athlete suffering from memory loss, lack of concentration, confusion, loss of balance, mood changes, frequent head aches, noise sensitivity, and more due to multiple concussions. Last recorded in August 2011 during a soccer practice while doing a heading drill. No longer allowed to play soccer or any other competitve sport because the risk of another concussion is too great. Also suffering from Fibromyalgia, diagnosed in 2006 chronic pain, fatigue, irritability.
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