NSE 103: NEUROLOGICAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
UPDATED.
Health history questions (12) - Answer 1. Headache
2. Head injury
3. Dizziness of vertigo
4. Seizures
5. Tremors
6. Weakness
7. Incoordination
8. Numbness or tingling sensation
9. Difficulty swallowing
10. Difficulty speaking
11. Significant past history
12. Environmental and occupational hazards
Cues of concern - Answer - Syncope
- True vertigo
- Seizures
- Aura
- Tremors
- Paresis
- Paralysis
- Dysmetria
- Paraesthesia
- Dysphagia
- Aphasia
Syncope - Answer Sudden loss of strength and a temporary loss of consciousness (fainting)
caused. by lack of cerebral blood flow
True vertigo - Answer Sensation of rotational spinning, caused by neurological disease in the
vestibular apparatus in the ear or in the vestibular nuclei in the brain stem
, Seizures - Answer Occurs with epilepsy, a paroxysmal disease characterized by altered or loss
of consciousness, involuntary muscle movements, and sensory disturbances
Aura - Answer Subjective sensation that precedes a seizure; auditory, visual, or motor.
Tremors - Answer Involuntary shaking, vibrating, or trembling.
Paresis - Answer Weakness of voluntary movements or impaired movement
Paralysis - Answer Loss of motor function as a result of a lesion in the neurological or
muscular system or loss of sensory innervation
Dysmetria - Answer Inability to control the ROM of muscles
Paraesthesia - Answer Abnormal sensation, ie., burning or tingling
Dysphagia - Answer Difficulty swallowing
Dysarthria - Answer Difficulty forming words
Aphasia - Answer Difficulty with language comprehension or expression
Critical Findings - Answer - Sudden decline in alertness (loss of consciousness)
- Sudden change in speech or a new onset of speech difficulties
- Signs of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- Sudden onset of severe headache
- Signs of raised intracranial pressure
- Sudden onset of weakness, numbness, eye movement problems, and double vision
- Seizures
- Lethargy that persists beyond appropriate times and circumstances
Objective Data Preparation - Answer - Ensure validity of testing
- Client alert, cooperative, comfortable, adequate attention span Level of orientation
- Ask client to sit with head at your eye level
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
UPDATED.
Health history questions (12) - Answer 1. Headache
2. Head injury
3. Dizziness of vertigo
4. Seizures
5. Tremors
6. Weakness
7. Incoordination
8. Numbness or tingling sensation
9. Difficulty swallowing
10. Difficulty speaking
11. Significant past history
12. Environmental and occupational hazards
Cues of concern - Answer - Syncope
- True vertigo
- Seizures
- Aura
- Tremors
- Paresis
- Paralysis
- Dysmetria
- Paraesthesia
- Dysphagia
- Aphasia
Syncope - Answer Sudden loss of strength and a temporary loss of consciousness (fainting)
caused. by lack of cerebral blood flow
True vertigo - Answer Sensation of rotational spinning, caused by neurological disease in the
vestibular apparatus in the ear or in the vestibular nuclei in the brain stem
, Seizures - Answer Occurs with epilepsy, a paroxysmal disease characterized by altered or loss
of consciousness, involuntary muscle movements, and sensory disturbances
Aura - Answer Subjective sensation that precedes a seizure; auditory, visual, or motor.
Tremors - Answer Involuntary shaking, vibrating, or trembling.
Paresis - Answer Weakness of voluntary movements or impaired movement
Paralysis - Answer Loss of motor function as a result of a lesion in the neurological or
muscular system or loss of sensory innervation
Dysmetria - Answer Inability to control the ROM of muscles
Paraesthesia - Answer Abnormal sensation, ie., burning or tingling
Dysphagia - Answer Difficulty swallowing
Dysarthria - Answer Difficulty forming words
Aphasia - Answer Difficulty with language comprehension or expression
Critical Findings - Answer - Sudden decline in alertness (loss of consciousness)
- Sudden change in speech or a new onset of speech difficulties
- Signs of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- Sudden onset of severe headache
- Signs of raised intracranial pressure
- Sudden onset of weakness, numbness, eye movement problems, and double vision
- Seizures
- Lethargy that persists beyond appropriate times and circumstances
Objective Data Preparation - Answer - Ensure validity of testing
- Client alert, cooperative, comfortable, adequate attention span Level of orientation
- Ask client to sit with head at your eye level
