Clinical Vignette A 73-year-old woman is seen in the emergency department after an unwitnessed fall at home in which her husband heard a crash and found her moments later on the ground in her bedroom. She was disoriented and bleeding…
The diagnosis and management of dementia in older adults presents major challenges to the clinician and to society at large. The age-related increase in prevalence of dementia combined with increasing life expectancy is expected to result in a worldwide epidemic…
This chapter is an overview of the examination of higher cortical function as it relates to cortical anatomy and associated functions. Detailed anatomic drawings of the cerebral cortex are provided for one's review while reading this chapter. By the end…