Hit or Miss? Diagnostic contributions of neuropsychological assessment in patients with suspected dementia

Objectives: Accurate early diagnosis of dementia has important implications for prognosis, treatment, and management. In hospital settings, neuropsychological assessment is frequently included in the diagnostic work-up for dementia, particularly in clinically ambiguous cases. However, the diagnostic contributions of neuropsychological testing in this population are not well established. This paper reports the findings from a preliminary study examining the diagnostic utility of such assessment in patients with suspected dementia.