and Answers Updated 2026
6McomponentsMofMaMNeurologicalMexaminationM-MAnswerM1.MmentalMstatus
2.MCranialMNerves
3.MotoMexamM
4.Mreflexes
5.MsensoryMexam
6.McoordinationMandMgait
InMeveryMneurologicalMexaminationMyouMnedMtoM-MAnswerMassessM(speech)
inspectM(facialMmovementsMandMsymmetry)
observeM(swallowingMandMbreathing)
IfMduringMtheMhistoryMitMisMsuggestedMofMCNMinjuryM-MAnswerMexamineMallM10MCN
IfMduringMtheMhistoryMitMisMsuggestedMofMspinalMinjuryM-
MAnswerMtestMallMsensoryMfunction
IfMduringMtheMhistoryMitMisMsuggestedMofMcerebralMinjuryM-
MAnswerMtestMmemory,Maphasia,Mapraxia,Magnosia
11MpointsMtoMassessMinMtheMmentalMstatusMexaminationM-
MAnswerM1.MLevelMofMalertness,attentionMandMcooperation
2.MOrientationMforMtime,Mplace,MandMperson
3.MSpeechMandMlanguage
4.MMemoryMforMimmediate,Mrecent,MandMremoteMevents
5.MCalculationsMandMright/leftMorientation,MfingerMagnosia,MandMagraphia
6.MApraxia
7.MConstructionsMandMneglect
8.MLogicMandMabstractions
9.MSequencingMtasksMandMfrontalMreleaseMsignsM
10.MDelusionsMandMHallucinations
, 11.MMood
LevelMofMalertness,attentionMandMcooperationM-MAnswerMMMSEM(mini-
mentalMstatusMexamMNormalM26-30,M<M9MseverMdeficit)
Alert:Mvigile
Leathery:Mlatargico
Obtundation:MottudimentoM(gentleMshake)
Stupor:MstuporosoM(painfulMstimuliMwillMarouse)
Coma:Mcoma
TypesMofMSpeechMandMlanguageMtoMassessM-MAnswerMspontaneousM
comprehension
naming
repetition
reading
writing
apraxiaM-MAnswerMinabilityMtoMcompleteMsimpleMmotorMtasks
HemineglectM-
MAnswerMlackMofMattentionMtoMoneMsideMofMbodyMandMworld.MNotMdueMtoMaMprima
ryMsensoryMorMmotorMdisturbance
ideomotorMapraxiaM-
MAnswerMunableMtoMpretendMtoMdoMsimpleMtasksM(exampleMbrushingMhair)
preservationM-MAnswerMrepeatingMaMpatternMofMbehaviorM(seenMoftenMinMdementia)
hallucinationM-
MAnswerMFalseMsensoryMperceptionsMthatMareMnotMinMresponseMtoManMexternalMstimul
us
delusionM-MAnswerMAMfalseMbeliefMorMopinionMofMone'sMself