Psychatry and Psychology: Neuropsychology

The neuropsychology team at Children's provides assessments of brain-related cognitive, learning, behavioral and emotional disorders. Our staff works closely with medical services to offer evaluation of cognitive, behavioral, social and emotional effects of conditions, including brain injury, epilepsy, stroke, brain tumors, central nervous system cancer, hypoxic brain injury, and toxic brain injury. In addition to the initial consultation, their assessments are frequently helpful for patients with psychiatric disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Neuropsychology is the study of the relationship of brain function to a person's mental abilities and behavior. With children, a main focus of the neuropsychological evaluation is to determine how brain-based learning and behavioral functions may interact with the child's academic development, emotional coping, social behavior, and family and community environments. A main goal of the evaluation process is to help formulate a treatment plan to enhance the child's development and performance in these domains.