Alternative Names
Mental status exam; Mental status tests
Definition of Neurocognitive testing
Neurocognitive testing is used to find out about a person’s thinking abilities, and to determine whether these problems are improving or getting worse.
Review
Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 3/9/2010








