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Orientation: Patient seems slightly disoriented as she can’t remember the day,
but has to reference the date of her granddaughter’s birth to orient
herself around what day it is. She’s also somewhat unaware of her
location as she gives answers that shows she’s not exactly sure
where she is.
Motor Behavior: Her motor skills might be partially impaired as she’s unable to
properly replicate the double pentagon design. We don’t get to see
her walking in the video, but from her hand gestures, or lack
thereof (because she always kept her arms folded) she could be
trying to hide tremors.
Speech Characteristics Her speech seems unaffected as she doesn’t seem to slur her words
nor does she have any problems phonetically or vocally expressing
herself. She is able to list why is here, and is able to respond to the
Rahman Akinlusi
Behavioral Science
Affect: She had a somewhat constricted affect, as there was some but not a
lot of emotional undertones to her speech.
Thought Content: She shows normal thought content, but used her granddaughter’s
birthdate to orient herself around what the date was
Perception Her perception of date and location is a little off. The double
design drawing test also shows that she may have some problems
in perceiving what’s being asked of her. She also failed to fold the
paper when she was asked to, so there might be some gaps in her
perception of what’s going on
Attention She seemed attentive, but the extent to which was unclear as she
could not remember the sequence of “Apple, Table, Penny” no
matter how many times the examiner reiterated herself
Memory The patient has very apparent memory deficits as she’s unable to
recall the sequence of words or each of the words in “Apple Table
Penny.”
Intellectual Functioning There’s also a slight impairment when she’s asked to spell
WORLD. She spells it correctly the first time, but does so
incorrectly when she’s asked to spell it backwards. She is able,
however to recognize common items like the pen. However, she’s
still has very apparent memory deficits even though she’s able to
read somewhat well. She’s able to read and write
End Statement of Impression Ms. Wright has very apparent memory deficits and she may
also have some issues with spatial memory or cognition. Her
language facilities seem normal as it is not difficult to understand
the things that she says. However, the problem arises when it
becomes apparent that she’s only able to answer fragments of
questions being asked of her or follow instructions halfway
through. She may be showing signs of Alzheimer’s or some other
form of dementia, as she has severe short-term memory
impairments