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Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Clinic
Michael J. Schrift, DO; Thomas Jobe, MD; Marilyn Kraus,
MD; Laura Pedelty, PhD, MD; and staff.
For appointments, please call: Veronica Lopez (312) 996-6139 or Dorothy Gawel (312) 996-3881.
Drs. Schrift, Jobe and Pedelty are physicians who specialize in the evaluation and treatment of the
different psychiatric, cognitive, memory, and behavioral problems that can occur following or as part of
neurologic and medical diseases. As neuropsychiatrists and behavioral neurologists, they have many years
of clinical experience treating the cognitive (intellectual), mood, behavioral problems, and psychosis
(hallucinations and false beliefs) that can result from such illnesses as epilepsy, brain tumors, multiple
sclerosis, lupus, hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury, dementia (like Alzheimer disease), stroke,
Parkinson disease, autism, and mental retardation. Common cognitive problems from brain disorders include
memory impairment, inattentiveness, distractibility, difficulty in problem solving, and loss of
self-monitoring skills. Mood and behavior difficulties are also frequently part of brain disorders
resulting in depression, irritability, anger, impulsivity, inappropriate behavior, or apathy. We utilize
various diagnostic tools in the evaluation of patients including brain imaging with MRI, CT, SPECT and PET;
clinical laboratory services for hematological, chemical, serological, endocrinological, cytogenetic,
pathological, and immunological studies; clinical neurophysiology laboratory studies including
electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), evoked potentials (EP), and polysomnography
(sleep studies). Dr. Neil Pliskin (312-996-6217)
directs the Neuropsychology Division which provides neuropsychological testing to assist in the
diagnostic evaluation, ability assessment and educational planning. The treatment plan takes into
account the complexity of the neurological, medical, psychological and social factors involved in
the illness.
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