Neuroimaging
Neuroimaging Alessandro Biffi Adam B. Cohen Joshua P. Klein TIPS FOR REVIEWING SCANS Review all images & sequences. Reconstructed images screen for abnl findings, but always review raw data. Be…
Lesion Localization in Clinical Neurology
Lesion Localization in Clinical Neurology Julie J. Miller Emily Choi DeCroos CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES LOBES: KEY FUNCTIONS & LESIONAL DEFICITS Frontal lobe functions: Mvmt: Mediated by 1° & supplementary motor areas….
Neurologic Emergencies: Quick Reference
Neurologic Emergencies: Quick Reference Matthew B. Bevers Eric S. Rosenthal ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE Stroke: Due to ischemia 2/2 cerebrovascular occlusion. Typically thrombotic or embolic. P/w variety of neurologic sx incl….
Miscellaneous Neurologic Signs
Miscellaneous Neurologic Signs Miscellaneous neurologic signs—some of them reflexes, some closely related to the defense and postural reflex mechanisms, and others more varied in nature—are elicited in certain diseases of…
The Examination in Coma
The Examination in Coma Workup of the patient with coma or altered mental status is often complex and always urgent. The neurologic examination is only one of several diagnostic methods…
The Autonomic Nervous System
The Autonomic Nervous System The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the system that controls nonstriated muscles and glands. There are three divisions of the ANS: sympathetic (thoracolumbar), parasympathetic (craniosacral), and…
Gait and Station
Gait and Station It is possible to learn more about neurologic status from watching a patient walk than from any other single procedure, and observation of gait should always be…
Cerebellar Function
Cerebellar Function The cerebellum is tasked with bringing finesse to the motor system. Although not primarily involved in the mechanisms for production of muscle power, it is necessary for normal…
Associated Movements
Associated Movements An associated movement (AM) is an unintentional, involuntary, spontaneous, automatic movement that accompanies some other voluntary (or involuntary) movement. The associated, or synkinetic, movement is often one that…
Pathologic Reflexes
Pathologic Reflexes Pathologic reflexes are responses not generally found in the normal individual. Some are responses that are minimally present and elicited with difficulty in normals but become prominent and…
