The Neurocognitive Exam Bookmark ShareThe neurocognitive examination is a comprehensive assessment of a patient's higher centres, assessing aspects such as orientation, attention, language, memory and executive function.On this page: Consciousness & OrientationAttention & ConcentrationLanguageMemoryMotor AbilityVisuospatial ProcessingExecutive FunctionConsciousness & OrientationLevel of ConsciousnessAlert, drowsy, asleep, obtunded, fluctuantLevel of SedationAggressive, alert, drowsy, sedated, unrousableOrientationTo time / place / personAttention & ConcentrationDistractabilitySerial 7s, WORLD backward, months backwardDigit SpanRepeat 3 numbers, 4 numbers, 5 numbers etc.LanguageSpeechExpressive / receptive / articulationWritten & verbal comprehension, word repetition, object namingReadingReading words or sentences out loudWritingWrite a sentence containing a subject and verbMemoryRetrograde MemoryAbility to recall recent and remote memoriesName, breakfast, medications, wedding dayAnterograde MemoryAbility to form new memoriesRepeat back colour, animal, object 5 min laterMotor AbilityPraxisCopy an action with their hands; fist-palm-edgeVisuospatial ProcessingTemporal / parietal lobesConstructional AbilityCopy overlapping pentagons, wire cube, clock faceVisual NeglectInattention to one side, incomplete clock faceExecutive FunctionFrontal lobeConceptualisationAbility to distill general ideas from informationWhat is the similarity between bananas & oranges?Category FluencyWords beginning with A, animalsInhibitory ControlTap when I tap once, do not tap when I tap twice