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Orientation to person, orientation to self

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The neurologic examination often begins and then dispenses with an assessment of “orientation to person,” a deceptively simple notion that has several features atypical of other elements of the examination. Unlike other principal components of the neurologic examination, orientation to person does not clearly correspond to a localizable function of the brain or nervous system, and there is no consensus on how it should be tested, what it signifies, and under what circumstances—if ever—it can truly be lost.

Source: Neurology

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002188

Authors: Benjamin I. Rapoport, Samuel Rapoport

Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Psychological Testing and Assessment

Subfield: Applied Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences