Patent ID: 6993381

Claim:
A method for cognitive function assessment in a patient comprising: adapting a standardized psychometric test to a computer format to produce a computerized standardized psychometric neuropsychological test for presentation of stimuli to the patient; simultaneously presenting the test to the patient and recording the patient's event-related potential (ERP) obtained from an EEG (electroencephalogram) to generate ERP data; applying algorithms that relate the ERP data to behavioral data through a regression line in an interpretable manner within the context of standardized psychometric tests; using this regression line to interpret the ERP data within the context of standardized psychometric tests even in the absence of behavior/performance measures; and making prognosis of the patient using the ERP data; wherein the steps of the method are conducted in such a manner as to permit the evaluation of a patient's state of mental functioning using the ERP data even if the patient is unable to verbally or behaviorally perform the test in a typical fashion.