Max,a seventy-year-old man has recently been exhibiting a somewhat awkward gait and poor eye-hand coordination as well as slight changes to his personality.His family encourages him to see a doctor,who determines that Max has had a slight stroke.His family encourgaged him to see a doctor because Max was showing
A) neural inductions.
B) full-blown psychosis.
C) confabulations.
D) neurological soft signs.

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Neurological soft signs refer to subtle neurological deficits that are often observed in individuals with neurological or psychiatric conditions. Max's awkward gait and poor eye-hand coordination, along with changes in personality, suggest the presence of neurological soft signs, which prompted his family to encourage him to see a doctor. The fact that he was subsequently diagnosed with a slight stroke further supports the presence of neurological deficits. The other options (neural inductions, full-blown psychosis, and confabulations) do not fit the symptoms described by Max and would not prompt his family to encourage him to seek medical attention.

Max,a Seventy-Year-Old Man Has Recently Been Exhibiting a Somewhat Awkward