The Mental Status Examination in NeurologyF. A. Davis Company, 1977 - 182 halaman -- Simplified explanation of exam procedures such as assessment of level of consciousness, language acuity, memory, and attention-- Pocket card summarizes the main points to remember in assessing mental status in limited patient-contact time-- The latest DSM-IV diagnostic criteria are covered to ease filling out insurance forms-- Extraordinary number of new scientific findings about cognition that are involved with testing a patient's mental function-- Covers the refinement of testing procedures and late-1990s updating of the psychological test battery to speed up the exam-- Presents age-related norms, important when assessing the elderly for early dementia-- Reviews ways to use the exam as a screening procedure, particularly when diagnosing dementia and differentiating between organic and functional disorders-- The most important parts of the text are highlighted for easy review and reference |
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A Rationale and Overview | 1 |
Levels of Consciousness | 7 |
Attention | 17 |
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abstract adequate agraphia alexia amnesia aphasia aphasic apraxic ask the patient assessment auditory basic bilateral block designs brain damage brain lesions Broca's Broca's aphasia buccofacial cerebral clinician command common complete comprehension confusional constructional ability constructional impairment cortex cortical defect dementia demonstrate depression diagnosis differential difficulty disorder disorientation disturbance dominant hemisphere drawings dysarthria dyscalculia dysfunction Elective mutism emotional errors example finger agnosia frontal lobe Gerstmann syndrome Geschwind hemisphere lesions higher cognitive functions inattention Korsakoff's syndrome language area learning left hemisphere level of consciousness limbic memory testing mental status examination mental status testing motor Neurol neurologic disease neuropsychologic evaluation normal objects organic brain disease paraphasias parietal lobe patient's ability performance present problems prosopagnosia proverb psychiatric Psychological recall reproduction requires response right-left Scoring seen sensory short term memory social specific spontaneous speech stimulation subtest task temporal lobe Test Items tion unilateral verbal visual agnosia visual perception Wernicke's Wernicke's aphasia
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