On Monday, I’m taking my son to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical center/pediatric Neur. Dept. The school has requested this evaluation. I would like to hear from anyone that may have had their children evaluated and what should I expect. The school psycologist said he appears to have a “Low mental brain activation level”. I can’t find much on line. Love to hear from you.
Thanks,
Laura
Re: neurological evaluation
My 9 year old daughter had a neurological eval a couple of months ago. The doctor talked to Katie alone for a short time (she’s not very verbal) and then talked to me for about an hour asking all kinds of questions about everything from my pregnancy with her through how she deals with things going on in her life now. Then a week later we brought Katie back and the doctor took Katie back to an exam room and gave her all kinds of tests, which tested her verbal skills, her small and large motor skills, her ability to follow directions, her auditory skills and visual skills. Then he met with my husband and I to explain the tests to us. The whole thing took over 4 hours. Mostly, we found out that Katie has ADD and CAPD (we knew that) and he suggested some medication for her OCD. Our pediatrician, who sent us there, was pleased with the exam. Mostly I felt that he told me stuff I already knew. But, if this is the first time for your child to get this kind of exam, then you will be getting a lot of information from a wide range of tests. Good Luck!!
That is an open ended statement…low mental brain activation levels…What are his symptoms? There are different lobes of the brain that do different things. The Occipital lobe is in the back and is for vision. The left Temporal lobe is the primary auditory assocation area. The frontal lobe is the one that is involved in setting goals and telling the rest of the brain what to do and how to coordinate what it should do. The left parietal lobe is associated with visuospatial defects, disorders of recognition, the Inferior parietal lobe is concerned with langauge and defects there can cause trouble with reading and writing.
There are other functions of the brain that occur from damage to the cerebellum that result in neurogenic problems like cerebral palsy. It sounds like the district is trying to make sure he gets taken care of. I am sorry I can’t help you more…good luck..