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As the population ages, more families are becoming concerned that an elderly loved one’s abilities to remember things or make sound decisions about their person or their estate is declining. All our mental abilities will change as we age, and most of the time, families can manage these changes very successfully. It is increasingly common […]

What is a tremor? A tremor is an involuntary and repetitive movement of some body part.  Tremors commonly impact hands, arms, or legs, but can also impact less obvious body parts such as your head or your voice. Different types of tremors “Resting” or “Static” tremors occur when muscles are relaxed and not in use. 

Individuals who have sustained a head injury, stroke, tumor, or significant infection can experience a multitude of symptoms that may be the result of damage to the right hemisphere of their brain. The right hemisphere of the brain is responsible for a wide variety of functions, but when it has been damaged, there are patterns

Parenting is challenging. That’s no secret. And when we see our child struggling, it can be difficult to know just how to help them and what to do next. Sometimes they have challenges in the school setting, in the home, or perhaps in all social settings. It’s possible that there are psychological or neuropsychological issues

A new-and-improved national mental health emergency hotline is now live across the U.S. What is it? 988 is the new phone number we dial to reach the Mental Health Hotline set up by U.S. federal government. It’s a better-funded better-staffed version of the long-standing National Suicide Prevention line. In fact, it supplants the National Suicide

The short answer is yes! The longer answer is that, like many of the changes we’ve made in our lives since the pandemic started, neuropsychological testing also has to adapt. Chicagoland Neuropsychology recognizes the need for neuropsychological and psychological testing does not stop because we must start social distancing. We also understand the concerns patients

The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer ’s Disease, (AD), a progressive illness that often begins with mild memory problems and progresses to the point where a person is dependent on others for care. Although the specific causes of AD have not been identified, scientists suspect that genetic, medical, and lifestyle risk factors may