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Grounded in more than 25 years of research & development in brain vital signs science, the NeuroCatch^® Platform is an industry-leading medical device that offers an objective evaluation of cognitive function, which is delivered in minutes at the point of care^[1].

Powered by our new Evoked Potential Input/Output (EPiO)™ technology, NeuroCatch^® provides an automated, standardized, and instant report with embedded data quality checks. NeuroCatch^® allows for results evaluation and easy integration into any cognitive brain health evaluation.

Why use
the NeuroCatch® Platform?

A deployable digital health technology, NeuroCatch^® allows healthcare practitioners to easily perform an objective cognitive assessment on their clients at any point of care in 10 to 30 minutes, with the test taking only 6 minutes. In this time, results from the NeuroCatch^® report can help guide clinical decision-making throughout the care continuum.

NeuroCatch^® uses an EEG headset to capture quantitative physiological responses for Auditory sensation, Basic attention, and Cognitive processing, overcoming challenges with traditional subjective error-prone tests. NeuroCatch^® is standardized with established normative data and test-retest reliability, providing a much-needed solution to objective cognitive evaluation. With enhanced time sensitivity, it is possible to track brain response metrics with millisecond resolution.

The NeuroCatch^® scan results are immediately available and easy to interpret. Within the NeuroCatch^® report, the value of each ERP is displayed and can be compared to prior scan history to distinguish any variability. Detailed results on the speed and size of the three different ERPs make up the ABCs of NeuroCatch^®.

The fully automated process of NeuroCatch^® creates repeatable evaluations, allowing clinicians to sensitively monitor significant changes over time. Whether measuring cognitive effects of disease, trauma, treatment or performance improvement exercises, NeuroCatch^® is an invaluable cognitive measurement tool that can help make clinical decisions based on enhanced cognitive evaluation capabilities.

How it works

NeuroCatch^® conducts a rapid 6-minute scan to measure and report on cognitive brain function. It produces a NeuroCatch^® report immediately after the scan to display information on three different ERP brain responses. These responses form the ABCs of NeuroCatch^®:

Auditory Sensation [N100]

Basic Attention [P300]

Cognitive Processing [N400]

The NeuroCatch^® report provides both the healthcare practitioner and the client with a user-friendly summary of the quantified results and scores.

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How do I use it?

Intended
Use

The NeuroCatch^® Platform is intended for the elicitation, acquisition, analysis, storage, reporting and management of electroencephalograph (EEG) and event-related potential (ERP) information to aid in assessment of cognitive function of an individual.

What type of client is appropriate for a NeuroCatch^® scan?

NeuroCatch^® gives healthcare practitioners working with broad populations the ability to accurately measure the cognitive brain function of their clients at the point of care. It can be used to monitor healthy brain function, and to aid practitioners in individual evaluation of brain injuries (e.g., concussion), neurological disorders (e.g., dementia), and mental health conditions (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder), whenever there are concerns involving the sensitive detection of changes in cognitive function.

When is it appropriate to scan a client?

For practitioners providing treatment programs, NeuroCatch^® scans can be completed at the beginning and end of treatment, with periodic scans in between to track client progress. NeuroCatch^® scans can also be utilized to analyze current cognitive brain function.

Can the NeuroCatch^® report help guide treatment?

NeuroCatch^® provides the treating clinician with objective data on brain function to aid in detecting cognitive changes in the brain. It can therefore be used as a tool to guide clinical decision-making. Treatment decisions must be based on clinical/medical judgment.

Does NeuroCatch^® replace
medical imaging or neuro-psychological testing?

NeuroCatch^® provides an objective and rapid assessment of cognitive brain function and is recommended to be used in conjunction with other medical imaging or neuro-psychological testing. It does not replace other testing, but rather improves clinical efficiencies utilizing these important resources. The results of the NeuroCatch^® scan are summarized in the NeuroCatch^® report that is intended to be an objective part of an overall clinical evaluation.

How do I use it?

Intended
Use

The NeuroCatch^® Platform is intended for the elicitation, acquisition, analysis, storage, reporting and management of event-related potential (ERP) information.

What type of client is appropriate for a NeuroCatch^® scan?

The NeuroCatch^® Platform is designed for healthcare practitioners to measure cognitive brain function of their clients through specific brain responses known as event-related potentials (ERP).

These ERP measurements can be used for a range of individuals who are interested in monitoring healthy brain function, those who sustained a concussion or brain injury, any client who may be experiencing, or are concerned about, changes in their cognitive functioning.

When is it appropriate to scan a client?

For practitioners providing active treatment programs, NeuroCatch^® scans can be completed at the beginning and end of treatment, with periodic scans in between to track client progress. NeuroCatch^® scans can also be utilized to analyze current cognitive brain function.

Can the NeuroCatch^® report help guide treatment?

The NeuroCatch^® Platform provides information on ERPs. Treatment decisions must be based on clinical/medical judgement. The NeuroCatch^® Platform may be used as a tool to assist in guiding clinical decision making.

Does the NeuroCatch^® Platform
replace medical imaging or neuro-psychological testing?

The NeuroCatch^® Platform provides an objective and rapid assessment of cognitive brain function and is recommended to be used in conjunction with other medical imaging or neuro-psychological testing. It does not replace other testing, but rather improves clinical efficiencies utilizing these important resources. The results of the NeuroCatch^® scan are summarized in the NeuroCatch^® report that is intended to be an objective part of an overall clinical evaluation.

Stimulating
Cognitive Responses

Unique to the NeuroCatch^® Platform is the evidence-based method to stimulate specific brain responses involved in cognition. Using a rapid 6-minute simple auditory sequence of basic tones and word pairs it is possible to reliably evaluate the speed and size of these standard brain responses within an individual.

The results from the NeuroCatch^® Platform are easy-to-use and immediate. They take complex neuroscience and translate it into simple brain health results. The clinical report is anchored by an intuitive graphic of cognitive brain health. Detailed results on the speed and size of the three different brain responses make up the ABCs of NeuroCatch^® Platform (below). The ABCs incorporate a standardized normative framework in which to evaluate individual results.

Client Testimonials

“
Since June of 2019, Advantage 4 Athletes has been utilizing NeuroCatch^® in the assessment of our patients dealing with neurological conditions. In providing a detailed, objective perspective on a patient’s neurological functioning we can measure progress in a far more comprehensive way. NeuroCatch^® functions allow us to see the story of a patient’s treatment unfold. We are only scratching the surface with the applications for this technology and will continue to use it to support our patients in conjunction with other clinical monitoring tools.
”
Dr. Ryan Scott, Doctor of Chiropractic
Clinical Director and Co-Owner
Advantage 4 Athletes, ON, Canada
“
The NeuroCatch^® Platform allows me and my client to gain real-time insight into their brains function. This can help provide them with reassurance or evaluate compared to their subjective reports of improvement during treatment.
”
Alex Bradshaw
Kinesiologist
Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic, BC, Canada
“
The NeuroCatch^® Platform has allowed me to monitor changes in my clients’ cognitive functioning with ease and provides me with objective information to aid in my treatment decisions.
”
Mathieu Gagnon
Kinesiologist
Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic, BC, Canada
“
Apollo Physical Therapy Centres is privileged to work with and provide quality support to those who are recovering from brain injury and concussion. By using NeuroCatch^®, we are able to objectively assess multiple domains of cognitive health and gain an understanding of areas that need improvement. This innovative and evidence-based technology not only gives our clinical staff an increased awareness of our clients health but also our clients cognitive function. Working with our clinical team, our clients can now more easily understand the impacts of their injury and can work with us to improve their deficits. By having this knowledge, they feel reassured that their brain injury is not just an “invisible injury”.
”
Dr Vikas Dhawan, Doctor of Chiropractic
Brain Injury Canada Board Member
Founder of Apollo Physical Therapy Centres
Apollo Physical Therapy Centres, ON, Canada
“
One of the greatest frustrations of having a concussion is that your symptoms are dismissed by others. MRI and CT imaging often classify results as “normal” as they look for physical markers of an injury, rather than physiological ones. This can leave clients feeling unheard. Having a tool that can help confirm their symptoms by looking for physiological markers not only reassures a client’s concerns, but also provides insightful information to clinicians so that we can specifically tailor treatment plans. The clinical information we gain from the NeuroCatch^® Platform leads to a targeted treatment approach, allowing us to assist clients in a way that may not have been previously possible.
”
Dr. Trung Ngo, DC
Clinic Director
Novah Healthcare, ON, Canada
“
The NeuroCatch® Platform emerged from leading science and research to provide an objective, sensitive, rapid, and portable evaluation sensitive and rapid evaluation of cognitive brain processing. It opens up critical long-awaited capabilities for clinicians and researchers to advance brain healthcare.
”
Michael Esser, MD, PhD.
Pediatric Neurologist

Alberta Children’s Hospital
“
NeuroCatch® was instrumental in my recovery journey, letting me know what was working, what wasn’t and what needed to be tweaked in order to get the best outcome. Thanks to this technology and the team at the Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic, I’m feeling like myself again, and I’m back to doing the things I love after a life-altering concussion.
”
Sydney Low
Concussion Client

Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic

The NeuroCatch^®
Difference

NeuroCatch^® provides an essential objective physiological benchmark to help support existing behavioural cognitive assessments. It differs from traditional cognitive assessments by providing a rapid (6-minute), objective, quantifiable measure of direct neurophysiological responses. Results of the scan are immediately provided in an easy-to-understand NeuroCatch^® report.

As cognitive assessments of this quality and objectivity have rarely existed outside of a laboratory setting, NeuroCatch^® provides practitioners a way to address the adage of “you can’t treat what you can’t measure” at the point of care.

NeuroCatch^® is currently used as an assessment tool and/or a part of treatment programs for concussion and brain injury, dementia and neurological diseases, aging, PTSD and mental health, as well as athletic/executive brain performance and human optimization. (Refer to the Completed and Ongoing Clinical Studies table on The Science page for examples.)

Join the NeuroCatch^® network in our mission to positively impact a billion brains!

FOOTNOTE

[1] The NeuroCatch^® Platform is an approved Class II medical device in Canada. Medical Device Licenses: 102616 & 108284.

NeuroCatch is a subsidiary of HealthTech Connex. Find out more about HealthTech Connex and its subsidiaries at healthtechconnex.com. HealthTech Connex is a part of the Lark Group of Companies.