I have not but it sounds scary to me since I know nothing about it. Hugs and prayers and hope they figure out that it isn't very deep at all.

~Annette

What exactly does a "neuro psych" evaluation entail?

This is the best description I have found of the connection between the test and Lyme. This is from the Lyme and Tick Borne Disease Research Center at Columbia University.

http://www.columbia-lyme.org/patients/ld_spinal_fluid.html
"Neuropsychological Testing

Comprehensive cognitive assessments are valuable for several reasons. First, they provide an objective measure of the person's cognitive functioning at a specific point in time. Second, by providing fully quantitative results, the testing is a very useful way to monitor change in response to treatment for patients with cognitive deficits. Third, neuropsychological tests may help to differentiate between organic or neurologic and psychiatric causes of cognitive problems. Fourth, an understanding of static deficits may help to guide the individual in the construction of alternate strategies to cope with cognitive deficits; for example, a person with auditory attention problems may do best with visually presented information.

Since subjective reports of cognitive difficulties, such as memory problems, do not always correlate with objective data, we cannot rely only on self-reported cognitive problems. A comprehensive selection of tests is administered, including measures of general intellectual functioning as well as specific areas of functioning such as verbal and visual memory and learning, attention/concentration, verbal fluency, processing speed, fine and gross motor functioning, and executive functioning is administered. The sensitivity of neuropsychological tests in identifying brain dysfunction is high, though the test deficits are not specific to Lyme Disease. Measures of psychopathology, particularly depression and anxiety are administered as well since affective states may affect cognitive performance .

Impairments in memory, working memory, attention and mental activation, language conceptual ability, and motor function have been documented in adults with LD. The most consistently identified deficits in adults with Lyme disease have been problems with verbal memory, verbal fluency and mental processing speed. Verbal memory is typically assessed by a list-learning task such as the Buschke Selective Reminding Test or the California Verbal Learning Test. Verbal fluency is often assessed through the Controlled Oral Word Association Test or through Category fluency tests. Speed of processing is assessed through any of the timed tests, such as digit symbol.

Studies by Keilp, Kaplan, Krupp and others support the hypothesis that cognitive impairments are caused by CNS dysfunction and not secondary to a psychological response to chronic illness. Subjective memory impairments may however be higher in LD patients with comorbid depression, a finding which strengthens our recommendation that patients with depression should be monitored closely by a psychopharmacologist."

I read up/studied this topic/test. I'm assuming there is only one test like this? Its really scientific guessing.

Not many specialy Drs that do this, only in the lyme hot spots of NE and upper mid west great lakes areas.

The real deal is very lengthy , 1-1/2 to 2 days, some insurance covers this, so its not quackery. Questions, memory, past, present, spatial all is tested. Some tests are like games on a table with different things. Different tests, test different parts of the brain. They know what parts are effected by what. They also ask "crazy questions" , Do you hear voices ? ect too LOL!!........., because some people in society will say yes to these questions.

Like all tests, its not definite yes or no. But they know what parts of the brain are tested in certain parts of this test- and what illnesses cause it.

Its "your brain is fried in similar fashion to other known spirochete infected people" meaning lyme or THE specific spirochete STD (tabo to mention here).

Or something else, like physical brain damage or alshimers ect.. And they will kindly tell you if your just "nuts" from other unkown factors, or physical brain damage.
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Ahh, the joys of Lyme Brain. But I think Candida brain is just as bad- and many of us have that too.

Please dont take offense to my use of "crazy", as some limies are called "crazy".

This test sounds silly to me. I've had plenty of cognitive tests run (pre-Lyme diagnosis) and my brain is functioning fine, DESPITE my confirmed chronic lyme. So I'm not sure what the point of this test is.

trav-

Yep..........thats it. Same goes for testing + on band 41, should also test for Syph, same class as lyme bacteria.