1.1 Intro to Neurological Examination Flashcards
No response to any kind of stimuli
Coma
Responds to painful stimuli
Stupor
Responds to loud voices and painful stimuli and needs constant stimulation to cooperate.
Obtunded
Sleeps when not stimulated, drowsy and inattentive
Lethargic
Aware of his environment
Alert
Considered to be online or in-the-moment memory.
Working/Immediate Memory
Involves testing a set of ideas with the patient and specifically queries by the examiner after several minutes of delay.
Short-term Memory
Can either represent a more prolonged delay in testing response to the task of recollection or, in some other tasks, may instead represent long-term general or autobiographical knoelwdge
Long-term Memory
Levels of Consciousness
Arousal
Defined as awareness of person, place, and time
Orientation
Ability to attend and focus on specific tasks in real-time.
Attention and Concentration Span
Main Components of Language
Fluency, Comprehension, and Repitition
A language examination is [____] without each of the (7) components
Incomplete