2. ICF –ICF – International Classification ofInternational Classification of
Functioning, Disability and HealthFunctioning, Disability and Health
• Body structure and functions
– Impairments
• Problems in body function or structure such as a
significant deviation or loss
• Activities
– Is defined as the execution or performance of a
task or action by an individual
• Participation
– Is an individual’s involvement in life situations
in relation to health conditions, body function
and structure, activities and contextual factors.
5. NEUROLOGICAL HISTORYNEUROLOGICAL HISTORY
• Age
• Sex
• Handedness
• Occupation
• History of present complaint
• Neurological screening questions
• Past medical history
• Drug, family & social history
6. HoPCHoPC
• Start with open question
• Time and course
– The onset, over few seconds, minutes
hours, days, weeks, etc
• Progression
– Continuous or intermittent, stabilized or
progressed
• Pattern
– Frequency & duration
7. HoPCHoPC
• Also determine aggravating and
relieving factors
• Prior treatment & investigations
• Current neurological state
– Abilities and disabilities
• Hypothesis generation & neurological
symptoms
• Screen for other neurological
symptoms
– Headaches,fits,blackouts,episodes of numbness or tingling
11. Mental state and higherMental state and higher
functionfunction
• Mental state
– Mood, vegetative symptoms, delusions,
hallucinations & illusions
• Higher Function
– Attention & orientation, memory,
calculation, abstract thought, spatial,
visual & body perception, Apraxia.
12. AssessmentAssessment
• Divided in 2 parts
– Resuscitation – use neurological ABC
– Examination – follow Glascow Coma
Scale
• Aimed at finding or excluding focal
neurological abnormalities
• Determining the level of consciousness &
neurological function
15. MOTOR FUNCTION EXAMINATIONMOTOR FUNCTION EXAMINATION
• Mental status
• Arousal
• Sensory integrity and integration
• Joint integrity, Postural Alignment
and Mobility
• Tone
Cont…..
16. Cont……….
• Reflex Integrity
• Cranial Nerve Integrity
• Muscle Performance
• Voluntary Movement Patterns
• Functional Task Analysis
• Postural Control and Balance
18. Examination of Gait
The therapist look out forThe therapist look out for
symmetry,symmetry,
duration of swing, and Stanceduration of swing, and Stance
phase, muscle activation around thephase, muscle activation around the
ankles, knees, hips and trunk, armankles, knees, hips and trunk, arm
swing, trunk rotation, balance andswing, trunk rotation, balance and
speed.speed.