A thorough NeuroPsych Assessment would yield a report that describes your different functions and intelligence levels. It would usually have a Trail Making Test, a WAIS-II Intelligence Scale, a Wechsler Memory Scale, Finger tapping test, MMPI-II, and a few others or tests that test for the same attributes. They take about 4 hours or more in most cases.

"I also have a very low tolerance for stress and have a poorer ability to filter out noises and extra stimulus. My emotions are much more blunted, and my memory doesn't seem to be like it used to." These are all common PCS symptoms. Not really part of SZA but can be concomitant.

I still have all of them and have had many of them plus depression for 40 to 50 years at varying levels with a big increase since my injury in 2001. But, I have accomplished much. Dropped out of pre-dentistry college due to PCS struggles. Started 6 different profitable businesses over 30 years ( I have a short business attention span until my last business that I ran for 15 years.) Owned 8 different homes. 3 kids, 5 grandkids, married 36 years.

I have no formal training for any of the businesses or jobs I have had.

I learned by trial and error and realized I needed a low stress life. My first NeuroPsych Assessment in 2002 finally defined what I had been dealing with for decades. I never paid much attention to my symptoms except to avoid making them worse and living a low stress life. I've never been without sunglasses or a hat since 1971 because of light sensitivities.

Focus on learning to work with your current state and move forward. Find tasks to do to get out of the house. Forget about trying to rewire your brain. If it happens over time, great. You will do more for your brain by getting on with your life, even if it is at a reduced level. Baby steps forward. Forget about SZA being a degenerative condition. That is not a hard and fast concept. Many live with SZA successfully.

Choose to move forward. It is your choice. Every journey starts with a single step.