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<i>MOTOR ASSESSMENT</i>
<br/>1. Motor power<sup>1</sup>
<br/>2. Primitive reflexes (presence of multiple primitive reflexes are usually assoc. with diffuse cerebral disease involving the frontal lobes and frontal association areas): grasping reflex, palmomental reflex, snout/pouting<sup>1</sup>
<br/>3. Gait apraxia: marked unsteadiness in walking, gait is bizarre, shuffling/magnetic<sup>1</sup> 
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<br/><i>VERBAL ASSESSMENT</i>
<br/>4. Anosmia<sup>1</sup>
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<br/>5. Initiation: name number of animals in one minute<sup>2</sup>
<br/>6. Abstraction: interpret 5 proverbs, verbal similarities test (5 items)<sup>2</sup>
<br/>7. Judgement: envelop with stamp, what do you do?<sup>2</sup>
<br/>8. Insight: why are you in hospital?<sup>2</sup>
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<br/><i>PEN TO PAPER TASKS</i>
<br/>9. Sequencing: drawing sequences, alternating hand sequence<sup>2</sup>
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<br/>Ref: 1. Talley, N. and O'Connor, S., 2018. <i>Talley and O'Connor's clinical examination. </i>9th ed. Chatswood: Elsevier, pp.434-435.
<br/>2. Strub, R. and Black, F., 2000. <i>The mental status examination in neurology. </i>Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co.


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