Assessing Cerebral Function = May cause disturbances in mental status, intellectual functioning, thought content and emotional behaviour Examining the Cranial Nerves = Part of the neurologic assessment divided into five components Examining the Motor System = Part of the neurologic assessment that involves assessing cerebral abnormalities Examining the sensory system = Part of the neurologic assessment that involves assessing alterations in perception, motor and language abilities as well as life style

Match the following clinical manifestations with their symptoms:

Pain (acute, chronic) = Subtle or intense, fluctuating or permanent, inconvenient or devastating Seizures = Common symptoms include pain, seizures, dizziness, vertigo, visual disturbances, weakness, and abnormal sensation Dizziness and Vertigo = Common symptoms include pain, seizures, dizziness, vertigo, visual disturbances, weakness, and abnormal sensation Visual Disturbances = Common symptoms include pain, seizures, dizziness, vertigo, visual disturbances, weakness, and abnormal sensation

Match the following Glasgow Coma Scale responses with their descriptions:

Eyes Open (E) - Verbal Response (V) - Motor Response (M) = Scoring system for assessing a patient's level of consciousness Eyes closed by edema - Oriented - Localizes (Pain) = Scoring system for assessing a patient's level of consciousness To speech - Confused - Withdraws (pain) = Scoring system for assessing a patient's level of consciousness To pain - Inappropriate words - Flexion (decorticates) = Scoring system for assessing a patient's level of consciousness

Match the following scales with their response values:

<p>ET/ Trach Scale = 4 - Spontaneous, 3 - To speech, 2 - To pain, 1 - None Response Scale = 6 - Complete movement, 5 - Localizes (Pain), 4 - Withdraws (pain), 3 - Flexion (decorticates), 2 - Extension (decerebrate), 1 - None Total = 15 C = 5 - Oriented, 4 - Confused, 3 - Inappropriate words, 2 - Incomprehended sounds, 1 - None</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following symptoms with their description:

<p>Disturbances in mental status, intellectual functioning = Cerebral abnormalities may cause this Alterations in perception, motor and language abilities as well as life style = Cerebral abnormalities may cause this Thought content and emotional behaviour disturbances = Cerebral abnormalities may cause this Causes disturbances in perception and motor abilities = Cerebral abnormalities may cause this</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Neurologic Assessment Components

Components of a neurologic assessment include various aspects of a patient's neurological function

Clinical Manifestations

Clinical manifestations are observable symptoms or signs of a neurological disorder
Examples of clinical manifestations include altered mental status, seizures, and weakness

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

GCS is a neurological scale that assesses a patient's level of consciousness
GCS evaluates a patient's eye opening, verbal response, and motor response
GCS response values range from 3 (severely impaired) to 15 (normal)

Neurological Scales

Neurological scales assess various aspects of a patient's neurological function
Examples of neurological scales include the GCS, NIH Stroke Scale, and Rankin Scale
Scales provide a standardized method of evaluating a patient's neurological status