Field guide to the neurologic examination /

Main Author: Lewis, Steven L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Series:Field guide series
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10825339
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505 0 |a Neurologic diagnosis: general considerations -- Role of the neurologic history and examination in neurologic diagnosis -- Localization of neurologic disease -- Mechanisms of neurologic disease -- Neurologic examination -- Neurologic history -- Taking a neurologic history -- Mental status examination -- Approach to the mental status examination -- Language testing -- Memory testing -- Testing orientation, concentration, knowledge, and constructional ability -- Cranial nerve examination -- Approach to the examination of the cranial nerves -- Examination of the pupils -- Funduscopic examination -- Examination of visual acuity -- Visual field examination -- Examination of eye movements -- Examination of facial sensation -- Examination of facial strength -- Examination of jaw strength -- Examination of hearing -- Examination of palatal function -- Examination of tongue movement -- Examination of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles -- Examination of taste -- Examination of smell -- Motor examination -- Approach to the motor examination -- Examination of upper extremity muscle strength -- Examination of lower extremity muscle strength -- Examination of tone -- Sensory examination -- Approach to the sensory examination -- Examination of pinprick sensation -- Examination of vibration and position sensation -- Examination of cortical sensation -- Romberg testing -- Cerebellar examination -- Approach to the cerebellar examination -- Testing of upper extremity cerebellar function -- Testing of lower extremity cerebellar function -- Reflex examination -- Approach to reflex testing -- Examination of the muscle stretch reflexes -- Testing for the Babinski response -- Gait examination -- Examination of gait -- Putting it all together -- Performing a complete neurologic examination -- Neurologic examination in common clinical scenarios -- Tailoring the neurologic history and examination to the clinical scenario -- Examination of the comatose patient -- Examination of the patient with altered mental status -- Examination of the dizzy patient -- Examination of the patient with headache -- Examination of the patient with a movement disorder -- Examination of the patient with a radiculopathy -- Examination of the patient with transient focal neurologic symptoms -- Examination of the patient with visual symptoms -- Examination of the patient with weakness or sensory loss -- Examination of the patient with a suspected spinal cord problem -- Examination of the patient with a probable stroke -- Examination of the patient without neurologic symptoms: the screening -- Neurologic examination -- Appendix: neurologic imaging and neurophysiologic tests. 
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