Psychiatry: Neuropsychological Testing

Today's Case A 63-year-old male is brought in by ambulance to the emergency room for new onset weakness and confusion. His last known well time was 1 hour before presentation. He was having dinner with his family when suddenly he developed weakness and confusion, and the family called 911. He has a past medical history of type 1 diabetes, hypertension, and a strong family history of cerebral infarctions. He has not had any recent head trauma, major bleeding, strokes, or blood thinners. Today's Reader Ryan O'Connell is a junior biology major at Loyola Marymount University. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles. More from Dr. Raj ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more board review content? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠USMLE Step 1 Ad-Free Bundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crush Step 1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Step 2 Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond the Pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond the Pearls Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠USMLE Step 3 Review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MedPrepTGo Step 1 Questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MedPrepTGo Step 2 Questions⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices