PSYB65H3 Chapter 26: Chapter 26
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The neurological examination: neurologist: a physician specialized in the treatment of disorders of the nervous system. Because handedness can be a clue to which hemisphere controls speech; simple speech tests such as meaning of words, rhymes, repetition, naming, reading/writing. Coordination such as walking in a straight line is also measured. Generally, all muscles are assessed in head-to-toe order. Vascular disorders: vascular problems can affect normal cns functioning because blood-vessel disease or damage can reduce or restrain the ow of oxygen and glucose to a brain region. Cerebral hemorrhage may require surgery to relieve the pressure of the blood from the ruptured vessel on the rest of the brain. Traumatic brain injuries: traumatic brain injury is about eight times as frequent as breast cancer, aids, spinal-cord injury, and multiple sclerosis combined, the two most important factors in the incidence of head injury are age and sex.
