Assessment of Congitive Function Flashcards
Why does cognitive function need to be considered?
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Function of frontal lobe
Executive functions Thinking Planning Organising and problem solving Emotions and behavioral control Personality
Function of motor cortex
Movement
Function of temporal lobe
Memory
Understanding
Language
Function of sensory cortex
Sensations
Function of parietal lobe
Perception
Making sense of the world
Arthmetic
Spelling
Function of occipital lobe
Vision
What does the clinical interview to assess cognitive function involve?
Memory Language Processing speed Attention/concentration Executive functioning Personality Insight Visual spatial
Screening assessments used to assess cognitive function
Hodges
Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination (ACE-III)
MOCA
What has to be considered during the assessment?
Language - impaired - first language Eyesight Hearing Fatigue (best time to assess) Confusion/delerium Environmental factors - privacy - noise - disturbances Anxiety Observation/clinical judgement - poor memory scores due to reduced motivation / fatigue etc
What do clinical neuropsychologists focus on?
The impact of injury/disease on the individuals cognition, emotion and behaviour
What is post traumatic amnesia?
Period of recovery following traumatic brain injury
Features of post traumatic amnesia
Disorientation
Antero-grade amnesia
Definition of disorientation
Unable to locate themselves in time and place
Definition of anterograde amnesia
Inability to remember new events/experiences occur after brain injury
