One possible route to recovering from a brain injury is to see a neuropsychologist. Neuropsychologists will first review your history of head injuries and then general background of your health mentally and physically. They will then begin evaluating the patient's memory, attention, reasoning, and other cognitive skills. Personality and mood tests may also help the neuropsychologist if psychological factors are at work. Results help specify what abilities have been affected the most.

Treatment typically starts with psychoeducation, teaching patients about common symptoms and recovery patterns. This can help the patient from blaming the concussion for things like forgetting where their keys are, which can just be because they forgot. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help patients with this. In more serious cases. patients may be suggested a rehabilitation program to improve memory, reasoning, or other cognitive skills.