Dr. Schultz utilizes neuropsychological evaluation to determine how a person’s brain is functioning and what is causing any dysfunction. This can help answer common questions such as:

• Are these problems due to depression, dementia, or both?
  
  
• Are these problems due to delirium or an acute medical problem?
  
  
• Are these problems due to a progressive dementia?
  
  
• What is the cause of this person’s cognitive problems?
  
  
• Does this person have cognitive problems as compared to age and education-matched norms? (or does someone just THINK that they might?)
  
  
• What strengths and weaknesses does this person have, so that we can utilize the strengths and compensate for their weaknesses?
  
  
• Does this person have cognitive capacity to:
  a) manage finances independently?
  b) make medical decisions?
  c) live independently?
  d) change a will?
  (NOTE: See capacity section)
  
  
• How can family understand their loved one’s cognitive problems and strengths and work with her/him more effectively?