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Retention Test). Eða settu mynd af tveim
fimmhyrningum, sem skerast fyrir sjúkling og
láttu hann teikna eins mynd með þessa til
hliðsjónar (Bender-Gestalt). Ekki er verið að
meta hvort sjúklingur er skjálfhentur en allar
hliðar fimmhyrningsins þurfa að fást fram og
hann má ekki vera opinn.
Metið meðvitund sjúklings eftir skalanum á
eyðublaðinu.
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