Neurological Examination

Neurological examination Submitted to AskTheNeurologist.Com in 2008 http://www.asktheneurologist.com/Study-Neurology.html

3 questions of neurological diagnosis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why perform the neurological examination ,[object Object],[object Object]

Systematic approach to weakness e.g. bilateral leg weakness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Basic Plan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

DON’T DO EVERYTHING! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conscious state ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cognition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cognition 2 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cognition 3 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other cognitive functions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Meningeal signs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cranial nerves (a) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cranial Nerves (b) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cranial nerves (c) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Cranial nerves (d)

Cranial nerves (e) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cranial nerves (f) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Upper motor neuron ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lower Motor Neuron ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Absent Present Pathological reflexes Decreased or Normal Increased (unless acute) Tendon Reflexes decreased decreased Power (MRC scale) 0-5 /5 Decreased (or normal) Increased (unless acute) Tone Atrophy Fasciculations Normal (disuse atrophy) Inspection of muscles Lower Motor Neuron Upper Motor Neuron

Sensory System ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Spinothalamic Post. columns

Sensory examination II ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Which method would you concentrate on? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Symptoms and signs of cerebellar disease (VANISH’D) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Stability and Gait ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Extrapyramidal “ TRAP” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Normal examination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Normal examination 2 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Normal examination 3 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How to present ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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