38yo female w/complex medical history psychiatrically hospitalized for delusions/paranoia - no NPE yet (that I know of) - looking for guidance on where to go next.
72-yo male with 1-year onset of episodes of decreased awareness, left-sided numbness, vision changes - episodes last 1-8 minutes - started once/month, now up to 3+/day - R/O include seizure disorder and neurodegeneration. What else should I consider?
I would like some guidance around helping a sophomore college student in engineering program with ADHD, anxiety and learning issues who is struggling despite various supports in place.
21-year-old female college student with an impeccable academic history, but family history of ADHD and dyslexia, some history of attentional challenges and motor issues in childhood. I want to double check my diagnostic impression based on the data and record review.
General curiosity/best practice question - when there is collateral information (consults you're trying to schedule, medical records) or questionnaires (collateral informants, teachers, parents) outstanding, how long do people wait before writing the report and scheduling the feedback without it?
6 y/o male, differential between IED and adjustment disorder
What we do/recommend/say with kids who are within the Borderline Intellectual Functioning range across the board on testing?
4 y/o male with agenesis of the corpus collosum. selective mutism + questions about neurodevelopmental disorder
Current testing and interventions for dysgraphia, especially with first/second graders.
Age 33 female. Multiple prior evaluations. She does not presently "agree" with the ASD diagnosis so wants to be re-evaluated for ASD and also AD/HD. I also see her point about the ASD.
Consideration of FTD vs epilepsy (already dx) vs alcohol-related dementia in a female in her late 60's with moderate frontal-temporal atrophy on MRI and mild NCD on testing (referred for capacity eval for ability to revoke POA).
34 year old female diagnosed "quickly" by a psychiatrist with bipolar 2 who is questioning this diagnosis, and/or could she have ADHD.
14yo female, first eval was conducted by this clinician; history of ASD/ADHD dx at age 4. Re-eval age 9 dx ASD, ADHD, LD reading, writing, math, developmental coordination disorder, anxiety.
I would like to discuss prep for an upcoming WE/KS eval (i.e., thoughts on timing within sobriety and test selection)
Question about how to interpret BAI for 33yo female. She endorsed hx of anxiety and social anxiety. BAI was moderate when assessing "last week" bc she was on a trip with friends and that sparked her emotions. When gave BAI again, it was very low.
19 yo gender neutral individual presenting with selective mutism (mother as primary historian) for rule out of Autism vs Avoidant PD, as well as ADHD and/or LD.
17 yo female with marked social isolation, speech articulation difficulty, motor deficits, diurnal enuresis/encopresis, and deficit in complex visuospatial processing with a rule out for a neurodevelopmental disorder (ASD measures by parents WNL; IQ and academic tests borderline to average; all other cog tests WNL)
49yo reported hx of mild ID but only LD documented, behavioral probs in adolescence thru present. Rule out LD and ID plus conduct disorder.
5 yo, Hypoxic Brain Injury; General Clinical Neuroanatomy Questions
38 year old woman with previously diagnosed Autism. Having post viral malaise and fatigue with cognitive fog. Has numerous immune system issues. Thoughts? Bipolar II?
ADHD and LD (reading) referral for a 13 year old female with a history of cutting, OCD symptoms and a genetic, non-restorative sleep apnea,
7 year old male, concerns of learning and attention, surprisingly low WISC, inconsistent with previous testing.
11-year-old girl whose family requested an assessment due to ASD concerns. I am also looking at anxiety and depression. She was diagnosed with ADHD but isn’t benefitting from medication, and the family wonders whether this was an accurate diagnosis. I would love some input on this case!
I have a question about the use of genetic testing in our assessment process.
I have started at a new position at a small children's hospital in hem/onc. Wondering about language other neuropsychs use (e.g., is a child experiencing "decline" due to history of chemotherapy, or are they not make age-associated developmental gains - when does this language shift).
15 year old bilingual male diagnosed with adhd at age 3 in US then dx removed at age 6 in France and instead diagnosed with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. Saw him for an evaluation for first time. Presents with interesting facial features, a speech impediment (possible oral dyspraxia), and executive functioning difficulties.
35 yo white female w/PMH of anaphalactic shock d/t bee sting x2 requiring intubation and ECMO and CPR >70 total minutes with cognitive complaints and variable effort testing.
11 year old with long history of very low IQ scores, impaired language, and impaired to low average academic skills. Adaptive questionnaires have yielded adequate ratings from parents in the past. Multiple previous evaluations that have ruled out ASD (twice).
84-yo white M - repeated NPE - concerns for financial exploitation.
51yo white LH male with c/o dementia. This is a feigning/malingering case.