Mental Status Testing

Observation:

Appearance of associated abnormal symptoms (headaches, dizziness, nausea, unsteadiness, photophobia, blurred or double vision, emotional lability, and mental status changes)

Orientation:

Time, place, person, and situation (circumstances of injury)

Concentration

Reciting 3 - 5 digits backward

Memory

Recall of 3 word and 3 objects respectively at 0 and 5 minutes

Neurology Exam

Pupils

Symmetry and reaction to light

Coordination

Finger-to-nose, tandem gait

Sensation

Finger-to-nose (eyes closed) and Romberg test