Neuropsychology

Look to experts at Burke Rehabilitation to help you restore cognitive and emotional well-being when an illness or injury keeps you from being your best.

What is Neuropsychology?

Neuropsychology is a specialty within psychology. It focuses on the effects of a brain injury or medical condition on the brain and its ability to think, reason, and remember. Neuropsychologists also identify and treat problems with mood that may be distressing or cause trouble in daily life.

• Conditions We Treat

  Find evaluation and care for suspected or confirmed diagnoses of:

  • Brain tumor or cancer
  • Concussion
  • Dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions
  • Epilepsy
  • Mild cognitive impairment
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
  • Pre-surgical candidates such as transplant or medical device implantation
  • Stroke
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

• Neuropsychological Assessments

  Work with Burke’s specialists to evaluate your or your loved one's cognitive status.

  Burke’s neuropsychologists can help:

  • Diagnose your condition
  • Guide treatment recommendations
  • Determine what support you need
  • Plan for a return to work or school
  • Learn if it’s safe for you to drive

• Adults 18 years and older and people as young as 16 on a case-by-case basis are eligible for assessment.
• Burke Rehabilitation does not perform psychodiagnostic evaluations for learning disabilities or ADHD.
• Burke physicians and neuropsychologists provide concussion management to adolescents through adults.

Inpatient Assessments

If you are a Burke hospital patient with a neurologic illness, such as stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI), your medical care team may ask that you receive an assessment to detect changes in thinking, memory, concentration and other skills and to help with treatment and discharge planning. Patients with other diagnoses may also be referred for evaluation. Burke’s neuropsychologists form part of your multidisciplinary team of providers.

Outpatient Assessments

If you’re an outpatient, ask your doctor to refer you to Burke for an assessment.

Rehabilitation Psychology Services

After a thorough evaluation, your psychologist can determine the best treatment options. These can include:

Individual Rehabilitation Psychotherapy

Participating in psychotherapy can help you cope and improve your rehabilitation outcomes. Your therapeutic care may start with individual psychotherapy sessions with a psychologist for adjustment disorders, depression or anxiety related to your medical illness.

Psychotherapy Group Sessions

Group sessions usually take place weekly for eight to 10 weeks. They may focus on topics such as:

• Adjustment to a serious illness
• Mindfulness for coping with a disease
• Caregiver adjustment
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic pain
• Cognitive remediation for acquired brain injury (ABI)

Cognitive Remediation

Cognitive remediation helps you apply strategies to overcome loss of abilities and improve your thinking, planning, reasoning, attention and memory. Remediation involves individually crafted treatment plans to support your personal recovery goals and is often geared toward assisting patients as they return to work or school after an injury or illness.