Neurological Assessment Flashcards
personality, judgment, and reasoning
frontal lobe
parietal lobe
Sensations, awareness of body
occipital lobe
visual stimulation
Hearing, language and comprehension
temporal lobe
cerebellum
Balance and coordination
Deep tendon reflexes are graded on a scale of
0-+4
Reflex 0=
absent
Reflex +1
diminished
Reflex +2
normal
Reflex +3
increased brisk
Reflex +4
hyperactive
Examples of gross motor skills include
sitting, crawling, running, jumping, throwing a ball, and climbing stairs
Orientation- Level of Consciousness
LOC
Alert and oriented to person, place, time and
situation
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
objectively describe the extent of impaired consciousness
three aspects of responsiveness
Verbal
Eye opening
Motor response