Neuropsychology

Neuropsychological assessment guides diagnosis and care planning across multiple neurological conditions. The session covers cognitive screening tools (MMSE, MoCA, ACE-III), dementia diagnosis pathway including subtype differentiation, MCI assessment and progression markers, post-stroke cognitive screening, computerised testing platforms (Cogstate, NeuroTrax), and neuropsychology in rehabilitation settings. Discussion addresses cultural and linguistic adaptation of neuropsychological tests, telehealth neuropsychology validation, performance validity testing, neuropsychology in epilepsy surgery workup, pediatric neuropsychology, and the role of neuropsychology in psychiatric differential diagnosis.