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Pre-deployment Cognitive Testing

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Pre-deployment Cognitive Testing: All service members are required to complete cognitive assessment 12 months prior to all deployments (Twille et al. 2012). Assessments of attention, memory, decision-making abilities, concentration, reaction time, and processing speed are typically completed (Sørensen et al. 2016). These tests establish an individual baseline in the event a service member is injured. When a service member is injured, post-deployment scores are compared to pre-deployment tests scores or population normative data to inform treatment decision-making (Thompson and Gottesman 2008).

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  1. Educational and Psychological Studies, University of South Florida/TBI Model Systems, James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA

    Nicholas David Smith

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Smith, N.D. (2018). Pre-deployment Cognitive Testing. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_9229

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