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 & ConcentrationLanguageMemoryVisuospatial ProcessingExecutive FunctionConsciousness & OrientationLevel of ConsciousnessAlert, drowsy, asleep, obtunded, fluctuantLevel of SedationAggressive, alert, drowsy, sedated, unrousableAttention & ConcentrationDistractabilitySerial 7s, WORLD backward, months backwardLanguageWritingWrite 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 laterVisuospatial ProcessingConstructional AbilityCopy overlapping pentagons, wire cube, clock faceVisual NeglectInattention to one side, incomplete clock faceExecutive FunctionCategory FluencyWords beginning with A, animalsInhibitory ControlTap when I tap once, do not tap when I tap twice