Testing Orientation, Concentration, Knowledge, and Constructional Ability PURPOSE The purpose of testing parameters of cognitive function is mainly to look for evidence of any diffuse or focal brain disorder that…
Memory Testing PURPOSE The purpose of memory testing is to look for evidence of difficulty remembering that can occur from illnesses that affect cognition in general (such as dementing diseases)…
Language Testing PURPOSE The purpose of language testing is to look for evidence of dysfunction of the hemispheric cortical regions that are involved in the production or comprehension of spoken…
Approach to the Mental Status Examination PURPOSE The purpose of the examination of mental status is to look for evidence of disorders that can affect the level of consciousness (alertness)…
Taking a Neurologic History PURPOSE The purpose of the neurologic history—the most important component of neurologic evaluation—is to obtain information helpful in determining the localization and the mechanism of the…
Mechanisms of Neurologic Disease PURPOSE The purpose of determining the mechanism of neurologic disease is to come closer to a patient’s diagnosis by determining the cause of the patient’s neurologic…
Localization of Neurologic Disease PURPOSE OF NEUROLOGIC LOCALIZATION The purpose of neurologic localization—an essential component of neurologic diagnosis—is to determine where in the nervous system the patient’s dysfunction is occurring,…
Role of the Neurologic History and Examination In Neurologic Diagnosis PURPOSE OF THE NEUROLOGIC HISTORY AND EXAMINATION The purpose of the neurologic history and examination is to look for clues…
12Rehabilitation Nesanet S. Mitiku1,2, Alexius E. G. Sandoval3, and George H. Kraft4 1 Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA…
4MRI in Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring María I. Gaitán1, 2 and Daniel S. Reich1 1 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA 2…
