The Earliest and Most Sensitive Assessment Finding That Would Indicate

question 7

Multiple Choice

The earliest and most sensitive assessment finding that would indicate an alteration in intracranial regulation would be

• A) change in level of consciousness.
• B) inability to focus visually.
• C) loss of primitive reflexes.
• D) unequal pupil size.

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Definitions:

Cerebrum

The largest part of the brain, responsible for voluntary activities, intelligence, learning, and memory.

Corpus Callosum

In mammals, a large bundle of nerve fibers interconnecting the two cerebral hemispheres.

Hemispheres

Refers to the two halves of the Earth, divided by the equator into northern and southern, or by the prime meridian into eastern and western.

Central Sulcus

A prominent landmark on the surface of the human brain separating the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe, involved in processing sensory and motor information.