Neurocognitive testing offers insight into your risk for neurodegenerative diseases including dementia. Your genes make up your DNA and can tell us all about your physical appearance, health risks, and how you function. Just as genes themselves are passed down through your family, so are genetic mutations.
Some genetic mutations put you at risk for neurocognitive disorders and decline. If you have a family history of dementia or other neurodegenerative conditions, talk to your healthcare provider about genetic neurocognitive testing. Alternatively, our qualified genetic counselors at One Health Specialty Labs can go over the benefits of genetic testing with you and help you decide if you can benefit from our genetic testing services.
Genetic neurocognitive testing analyzes your genes for mutations that indicate a risk for:
One Health Specialty Labs also provides neurocognitive evaluation testing to compare your brain function to others of your age and to yourself at different points in time. Neurocognitive evaluation testing can assess how the following conditions impact brain function:
Neurocognitive test results cannot tell you for certain if you will develop dementia or any other neurocognitive condition. Yet, neurocognitive test results can offer insight into your personal and family risk and inform your healthcare decisions.
What to expect from genetic neurocognitive testing
One Health Specialty Labs offers a simple and straightforward process for genetic neurocognitive testing. First, your provider orders a testing kit. Neurocognitive testing requires a saliva swab, which is easy to collect in the comfort of your home using the testing kit.
Once you’ve collected the sample, you may submit the kit at our designated centers. Our qualified physician oversees the automated testing process, which uses state-of-the-art equipment to produce error-free results. Just 1-2 weeks after we receive your specimen kit, we dispatch a detailed report directly to your healthcare provider.
One Health Specialty Labs’ qualified genetic counselors are available to review your results and what they mean for your and your family’s health. Get in touch with One Health Specialty Labs today to order a testing kit or learn more about our neurocognitive testing process.