Table 4.

Frequencies for all reasons identified for conducting neuropsychological assessments (% agreement)

	Overall (n = 97)
Diagnostic uncertainty / differential diagnosis	91.8
Complex or unusual symptom pattern	85.6
Functional decline despite ‘normal’ scores on gross screening tools	82.5
Pronounced language difficulties (e.g., suspected primary progressive aphasia)	81.4
Expected young onset dementia	80.4
Need to understand cognitive profile to inform treatment and management	80.4
Pronounced behavioural changes (e.g., suspected behavioural frontotemporal dementia)	79.4
Capacity for decision making (e.g., financial, treatment, care plan, placement etc.)	72.2
Subtle cognitive changes (e.g., subjective memory complaint or mild cognitive impairment)	70.1
Rapid decline	45.4
New onset psychiatric disorder (e.g. late-onset depression, psychosis)	34.0
Substance induced	26.8
Every Memory Clinic client	11.3
Other	6.2