title: Rapid assessment of mental status in the infant and young child.
abstract: This article reviews some of the tests for determining mental status in the infant and child. This assessment, in the setting of acute insult, is considerably more difficult than it is in the adult, since language skills and performance expectations differ in this age group.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Nass
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007807:Language Tests; D008568:Memory; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales