Introduction The cerebral hemispheres contain the very essence of our being. They allow us to speak, form complex thought, interact with the world, have interpersonal relationships, understand humor, and more. They accomplish this through complex organization and specificity. A theme…
Many specialists, including neurologists, are first trained in general medicine. As such, they interpret their findings in the context of the entire body. For this reason, they must remain facile in performance and interpretation of the general medical examination. However,…
Chief Complaint The chief complaint is the reason for the encounter. The encounter always has a defined purpose, even if the visit is for a medical screening of an individual with no known medical complaints or issues. This should be…
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Motor Speech Disorders Motor speech disorders are syndromes of abnormal articulation, the motor production of speech, without abnormalities of language. A patient with a motor speech disorder should be able to produce normal expressive language in writing and to comprehend…
Acknowledgment The authors would like to thank Sarah Schneck, MS, CCC-SLP, in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, for assistance, especially with the discussion about speech and language therapy. The study of language disorders involves…
Acknowledgment Portions of this chapter appeared in Kirshner, H.S., 2002. Agnosias, in: Behavioral neurology: Practical science of mind and brain. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, pp. 137–158. Agnosias are disorders of recognition. The general public is familiar with agnosia from Oliver Sacks’ patient,…
The term intellect designates the totality of the mental or cognitive operations that compose human thought—the higher cortical functions that make up the conscious mind. The intellect and its faculties, the subject matter of human psychology, are the qualities that…