Abstract
Abstract: In medical school, students learn to view the world through a biomedical lens. While necessary clinically, this lens can be impersonal. For example, the mental status examination (MSE) evaluates cognitive function through a brief assessment of alertness and orientation to person, place, time, and situation. While clinically useful, the MSE often neglects to capture a person’s individuality. Visiting with my grandmother who has Alzheimer’s Disease highlighted this tension. I juxtaposed the impersonality of our MSE orientation scale with my grandmother’s lived experiences. My grandmother is identified using a pseudonym. Informed consent was obtained from her healthcare power-of-attorney and family.
- Received August 1, 2022.
- Accepted in final form October 10, 2022.
- © 2022 American Academy of Neurology
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