DYSFUNCTION-FRONTAL LOBE ASSESSMENT

SUMMARY

MOTOR ASSESSMENT
1. Motor power¹
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/pouting¹
3. Gait apraxia: marked unsteadiness in walking, gait is bizarre, shuffling/magnetic¹

VERBAL ASSESSMENT
4. Anosmia¹

5. Initiation: name number of animals in one minute²
6. Abstraction: interpret 5 proverbs, verbal similarities test (5 items)²
7. Judgement: envelop with stamp, what do you do?²
8. Insight: why are you in hospital?²

PEN TO PAPER TASKS
9. Sequencing: drawing sequences, alternating hand sequence²

Ref: 1. Talley, N. and O'Connor, S., 2018. Talley and O'Connor's clinical examination. 9th ed. Chatswood: Elsevier, pp.434-435.
2. Strub, R. and Black, F., 2000. The mental status examination in neurology. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co.

Reference(s)

R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.