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elderly male with bleeding PR and difficulty in walking

NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION 1. HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS: a. Consciousness – intact b. Well Oriented to time, place and person c. Speech and language – slurring. d. Memory – immediate-retention and recall, recent and remote - intact e. No Delusions, hallucinations f. No Emotional lability g. MMSE score I. Orientation     1. date x, day x, month x, season(rainy) yearx (1)     2. floor x, hospital x. District (1), state , country (1) II. Registration     Name three objects taking one second for each object. Ask him to repeat the same.     Repeat till he remembers (3) III. Attention and Calculation      Serial 7’s 5 times (0) IV. Recall      Recall the three objects (3) V. Language      1. Name 2 objects (0)      2. Repeat a sentence (1)      3. Follow a 3 stage command (3)      4. Reading “close your eyes”(0) – not able to read ...