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Neurological Assessment (assessing mental status (AIMS (diagnose mental…

- - - - Rate of speech – pressured / slowed.
      - Quantity of speech – minimal (e.g. only in response to questions) /excessive speech / complete absence of speech.
      - Examples of various mood states:
      - Speed – accelerated / racing / retarded.
      - Flow/ coherence:
      - Abnormal beliefs/ delusion
- - - - Alterations in balance, especially when looking up or with closed eyes.
      - Altered or poor coordination.
      - Buzzing in ears.
      - Cervical pain and/or dysfunction.
      - Change in appetite.
      - Change in sleep-wake cycles.
- - - - Easily distracted by noises/smells.
      - Rocks/shakes.
      - Flings limbs around.
      - Spinning.
      - Over sensitive to light.
      - Difficulty holding objects.
      - Struggles to identify change in temperature