Dr Judith Guedalia

It can benefit individuals with:

• Traumatic injury, including brain injury and concussion, post-concussion syndrome, including the synergistic effect of multiple concussions

• Seizure disorders, such as epilepsy

• Systemic disorders such as diabetes, stroke and chronic fatigue, which can lead to cognitive impairment

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• Attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD)

• Learning problems (including the gifted learning disabled)

• Cognitive changes resulting from radiation therapy or chemotherapy

• Cognitive effects of premature birth or birth injuries

• Brain damage due to lead poisoning

• Problems with memory, attention and concentration, word-finding, calculation ability, organization and planning.

• Developmental disabilities, such as Asperger's Syndrome, retardation and autism.

How does a Neuropsychological Evaluation differ from a traditional psychological or developmental evaluation?

A neuropsychological evaluation provides a deeper, broader understanding of cognitive difficulties, enabling design of a more effective treatment program. Neuropsychologists also have more experience and training in understanding difficulties caused by brain tumors, head traumas and other neurological and developmental conditions.

Helping the gifted patient who is learning disabled

Even gifted children can have ADD or other learning disabilities. This can be confusing or demoralizing to children who know that even though they are getting average or better than average grades, they are not performing as well as they should. Neuropsychological evaluation can determine if there are disabilities and pinpoint the areas of weakness so the gifted child can learn to succeed and work to his or her potential.

Special training in neuropsychology

It is very important to be an informed consumer and carefully check credentials when selecting a professional. To be considered a psychologist one must earn at least a masters in psychology from an accredited university and be licensed for private practice. To be a neuropsychologist one must also complete additional training in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neurological disease. Pediatric neuropsychologists must also study neurodevelopment. Psychologists are required to have two years full time (four years part time) of post-thesis (Masters) supervised clinical internship, with at least one year in a formal neuropsychology fieldwork.

Dr.Guedalia and the Neuropsychology Unit is recognized to fulfill theinternship requirements, by the Ministry of Health Psychological Department (Moetzet Ha'Psychologi) in Rehabilitation and Developmental Psychology. Yeshiva University's Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, has recognized the Unit for the internship andclinical requirements of its doctoral level students.

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