Referral Question Examples

Please note, you do not need a clinical referral to see me for a neuropsychological assessment.

To see the kind of questions neuropsychological assessment can answer, please scroll below to a table reflecting both patient concerns and referral questions regarding the same conditions.

For Patients	For Clinicians
“Am I experiencing normal aging or a dementia?“	“Please investigate whether the patient’s memory concerns are due to normal aging or dementia?”
“Has my personality changed after my head injury?”	“How has the patient’s head injury impacted their mind?”
“Have I recovered from my head injury? I still struggle with thinking but not as much.”	“Please assess the long-term consequences of the patient’s head injury.”
“Can you please tell me why I can’t focus?”	“Please investigate for signs of executive dysfunction and whether this constitutes an attention syndrome?”
“Can you explain how my ADHD/Autism/other neurodiverse diagnoses affects my ability to study/work?”	“How has the patients neurodiverse diagnoses influenced their executive functions?”
“Can you tell me if these problems with my thinking are due to Long COVID?”	“Is the patient’s neuropsychological presentation in line with Long COVID?”
“How has the stroke changed my mind?”	“Please assess for mental changes (such as aphasia, agnosia, executive dysfcuntion, etc) due to the patient’s stroke.”
“Ever since that incident, I haven’t been the same. Can you explain what the change is?”	“How does the patient’s current level of impairment compare to their premorbid functioning?”
“Can you confirm if I have a problem with my brain? The other doctors are not sure if this is a problem with my brain’s ‘processing’ or a biological issue.”	“Does the patient’s presentation reflect organic brain disease or a functional neurological disorder?”
“Can I go back to work?”	“Can the patient safely and effectively return to their working enviornment?”
“I think my epilepsy, or my epilepsy medication is affecting how I’m thinking and feeling. Can you check this for me?”	“Please investigate whether the patient’s neuropsychological presentation is in line with a seizure disorder or iatrogenic effects due to their medication?”