DIVISION OF COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY

The Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of patients who have problems with memory, executive functions, attention, language, emotion, or behavior due to disease, injury, or developmental disorders of the central nervous system.  Patients receive the highest standard of neurologic, psychiatric, and social work care for the treatment of their conditions. 

Our Memory Disorders Section provides a state-of-the-art diagnostic workup and treatment of all forms of dementia and mild cognitive impairment.  Our Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Research program provides the opportunity for individuals to become involved in clinical trials testing potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, and neuroimaging studies for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

We specialize in the assessment and treatment of diverse clinical problems including:

• Dementia (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease and related degenerative disorders, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with parkinsonism)
• Cognitive, Emotional, or Behavioral Problems due to Diverse Conditions (e.g., epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, systemic diseases with central nervous system manifestations)
• Developmental Disorders in Adults (e.g., Attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, mental retardation, autism)
  

Our Services Include:

BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY—evaluation by a neurologist with the special expertise in higher cortical functions, who assesses and integrates neurologic, medical, and neuropsychological information to formulate a comprehensive treatment plan.

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY—evaluation by a psychologist with specialized training in the neurological foundations of cognition, behavior, and emotion who provides a detailed assessment of cognitive and psychological function for the purpose of diagnosis and rehabilitation.

NEUROPSYCHIATRY—evaluation by a psychiatrist with specialized training in brain behavior relationships, who assess psychiatric and behavioral symptoms due to brain lesions leading to areas of dysfunction and then develops psychopharmacologic and behavioral intervention strategies.

SOCIAL WORK—evaluation by a social worker who specializes in the psychosocial issues related to neurological conditions and provides patient and family advocacy,  appropriate  resources and benefits,  lifespan planning,  and  supportive counseling.

CLINICAL RESEARCH—participation in NIH and pharmaceutical company sponsored clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.  We also have ongoing NIH and Foundation funded studies of neuropsychological, electrophysiological, and neuroimaging markers of early Alzheimer’s disease and different patterns of normal aging.