Neuro-Cognitive Test

I sent an email to my Doctor 2 months ago complaining that my state of health that I was not able to do my job because of memory and focus dysfunction. He emailed em back and said he would recommend a Neuro-cognitive test just to make sure nothing was physically wrong with my brain. He recommended this because of my age, and the amount of stress I have been through in the last 5 years.

I took the test on Friday, the first of July, 2011. It was many different tests, and took all day. I did some of the tests so quickly, I was able to leave at 3 PM, 2 hours earlier than was expected/planned for.

I had to be there at 8 AM. I awoke at 5:30 AM to be sure I was able to get there on time. I had only had 6 hours of sleep, but it was a deep sleep. I was quite lethargic when I awoke, and had to use Blue Light therapy for over an hour to wake up enough to have reflexes fast enough and attention to detail in order to drive a car. I packed a lunch in a thermal bag and loaded it with several mini-bottles of Fuji water I had purchased the night before.

The test were so varied, I won't describe them all here. It wasn't just different forms of memory recall. I had to make decisions or judgements based on little information. I was tested for muscle strength in my grip (50 LBS - really surprised me - I am getting stronger). I was tested for speed and accuracy, from pusing a button repeatedly in 1 minute, to scanning a page of characters to cross out a specific one, to listening to a series of beeps to be able to compare them for having the same rhythm.

I will get a copy of the full report soon. I was given an initial evaluation at the end of the testing. He said my mind was functioning well in all areas tested. He said that an objective interpretation was needed because I needed to be compared against other people with similar racial profile, age, and profession. Even when compared with a constrained group, my performance was in the top percentile.