It takes several hours and produces a profile of strengths and weaknesses that helps distinguish types of dementia, and dementia from depression or normal ageing. Repeating it a year later shows the direction of change.
It is usually ordered by a memory clinic or neurologist.
Why it matters
It is the most precise tool for answering whether something is really wrong, and what kind of wrong.
Neuropsychological testing where you live
The local guide on this, for each city we cover.
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Memphis, TN
- Milwaukee, WI
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ