DR.DANOV NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST P.C.

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Experienced, Harvard-trained, bilingual neuropsychologist provides independent, comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations of children and adults with various neurological and neuro-psychiatric disorders (TBI, cerebral trauma, anoxic brain injury, concussion, stroke, cognitive impairment associated with neuro-toxic poisoning and electrocution accidents, seizures, dementia, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, cerebral birth trauma, PDD, ADHD, learning disability, dyslexia, developmental delays, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, CVA).

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Neuropsychological evaluations are requested specifically to help your doctors and other professionals understand how the different areas and systems of the brain are working. Testing is usually recommended when there are symptoms or complaints involving memory or thinking. This may be signaled by a change in concentration, organization, reasoning, memory, language, perception, coordination, or personality. The change may be due to any number of medical, neurological, psychological, or genetic causes. Testing will be helpful in understanding your specific situation. Neuropsychological exams are offered to children and adults who want second opinion regarding their condition or a specific disorder. Some adults have suspected for many years that they suffer from a neuro-cognitive disorder that originated in childhood. Neuropsychological assessment can determine whether such disorder is currently present. Adults with various neurological and neuro-psychiatric disorders may be required to undergo a neuropsychological evaluation to support their disability claim. Those children and adults, who have injured their head in an auto-accident (MVA), slip and fall accident or during a physical attack are also recommended to undergo a neuropsychological evaluation to determine which neuro-cognitive abilities remained uninjured and which abilities have been injured and impaired in such accident. Neuropsychological (NP) evaluation assesses symptom exaggeration, extent of brain injury and disability, and the types and severity of neurocognitive deficits. Serial NP exams allow tracking progressive decline or response to treatment, and differentiating various diagnoses. Upon the completion of the exam, neuropsychologists may also diagnose children with various cognitive and developmental disorders, learning disabilities, and ADHD, among others. If you have not sustained a head injury, you can obtain a baseline neuropsychological assessment to know what your current cognitive skills are like. This is a critical piece of information needed in case you develop memory loss and cognitive decline in the future. Comparison to your previously normal level of functioning will allow to determine precisely how much of a cognitive decline you have developed- without any guess work. Neuropsychologist can judge whether or not your scores are normal for your age and educational background. Different illnesses result in different patterns of strengths and weaknesses on testing. Therefore, the results can be helpful in determining which areas of the brain might be involved and what illness might be operating. For instance, testing can help to differentiate among Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and depression. Your physician will use this information along with the results of other tests, such as brain imaging and blood tests, to come to the most informed diagnosis possible.

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Neuropsychological, cognitive coaching, IQ, testing, assessment, evaluation, rehabilitation, training, bilingual, pediatric, test accommodations, learning disability, LD, gifted, private school, Alzheimera??s, dementia, neuro-toxic exposure, memory loss, attention, ADHD, ADD, PDD, Autism, diagnose, symptoms, brain injury, personal injury, head, auto accident, MVA, thinking, processing, college, admissions, ERB, improve, impairment, IME, testimony, expert witness

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check, discover, insurance, visa

Location

65 Kelvin Avenue (side door entrance), Staten Island, NY 10306 95-11 Shore Road, Suite C Brooklyn, NY 11209 139 Fulton Street, Suite 215 New York City, NY 10038 76-13 113 Street, Suite 1F Forest Hills, NY 11375

Neighborhoods

Downtown Manhattan, Financial District

Languages

English, Russian, Spanish

Accreditation

Harvard Medical School, Penn State, NYU

Associations

Dr. Rimma Danov received her PhD in clinical psychology from Adelphi University in NY. She completed her internship in clinical psychology and neuropsychology at Harvard Medical School and postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric and adult neuropsychology in a private clinic affiliated with NJ Medical School and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center. She is an assistant clinical professor at Penn State University, Dept. of Kinesiology, and has served as an assistant clinical professor at NYU School of Medicine, Dept. of Neurology, and Adelphi University, Derner Institute. In the past, she worked as a neuropsychologist for the NJ Devils Hockey Team and was engaged as a co-investigator of TBI in boxers at the NYS Athletic Commission. Presently, Dr. Danov maintains a full-time private neuropsychology practice where she examines neurocognitive and neurobehavioral functioning of patients 2-90 years of age with various neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, such as MS, TBI, CVA, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, dementia, ADHD, PDD, Autism, learning disabilities, seizures, and many others, using state-of-the-art neuropsychological techniques. Dr. Danov also conducts and publishes research in these areas. She is available for medico-legal consultations and testimony, as well as educational hearings.

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Pediatric & Adult Neuropsychology

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Psychological Examiners, Legal Clinics, Medical Centers, Psychologists, Testing Centers & Services

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Parking: Lot, Free

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

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Phone: (718) 667-5530

Address: 139 Fulton St Rm 215, New York, NY 10038

Website: Pediatric & Adult Neuropsychology