Language Testing
Language Testing PURPOSE The purpose of language testing is to look for evidence of dysfunction of the hemispheric cortical regions that are involved in the production or comprehension of spoken…
Approach to the Mental Status Examination
Approach to the Mental Status Examination PURPOSE The purpose of the examination of mental status is to look for evidence of disorders that can affect the level of consciousness (alertness)…
Taking a Neurologic History
Taking a Neurologic History PURPOSE The purpose of the neurologic history—the most important component of neurologic evaluation—is to obtain information helpful in determining the localization and the mechanism of the…
Mechanisms of Neurologic Disease
Mechanisms of Neurologic Disease PURPOSE The purpose of determining the mechanism of neurologic disease is to come closer to a patient’s diagnosis by determining the cause of the patient’s neurologic…
Localization of Neurologic Disease
Localization of Neurologic Disease PURPOSE OF NEUROLOGIC LOCALIZATION The purpose of neurologic localization—an essential component of neurologic diagnosis—is to determine where in the nervous system the patient’s dysfunction is occurring,…
Role of the Neurologic History and Examination In Neurologic Diagnosis
Role of the Neurologic History and Examination In Neurologic Diagnosis PURPOSE OF THE NEUROLOGIC HISTORY AND EXAMINATION The purpose of the neurologic history and examination is to look for clues…
Rehabilitation
12Rehabilitation Nesanet S. Mitiku1,2, Alexius E. G. Sandoval3, and George H. Kraft4 1 Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA…
MRI in Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring
4MRI in Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring María I. Gaitán1, 2 and Daniel S. Reich1 1 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA 2…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
9Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Risks and Benefits Allen C. Bowling Colorado Neurological Institute, Englewood, CO, USA Introduction Clinicians who care for those with multiple sclerosis (MS) may find themselves in awkward…
Transverse Myelitis and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
14Transverse Myelitis and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Benjamin M. Greenberg Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics and Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA Introduction Transverse myelitis (TM) and…
