Examination of the Patient With Transient Focal Neurologic Symptoms GOAL The goal of the history and examination of the patient with transient focal neurologic symptoms is to determine the most…
Examination of the Patient With a Radiculopathy GOAL The goal of the history and examination of the patient with a possible radiculopathy is to look for evidence that the patient’s…
Examination of the Patient With a Movement Disorder GOAL The main goal of the examination of the patient with a movement disorder is to characterize the disorder of increased or…
Examination of the Patient With Headache GOAL The immediate goal of the history and examination of the patient with headache is to determine if the headache potentially represents an urgent…
Examination of the Dizzy Patient GOAL The main goal of the history and examination of the patient with dizziness is to determine whether the patient’s dizziness is actually due to…
Examination of the Patient With Altered Mental Status GOAL The main goal of the history and examination of the patient with an alteration in mental status is to look for…
Examination of the Comatose Patient GOAL The goal of the history and examination of the comatose patient is to look for clues to the localization and etiology of the process…
Tailoring the Neurologic History and Examination to the Clinical Scenario GOAL The goal of tailoring the history and examination to the clinical scenario is to obtain the information that’s needed…
Performing a Complete Neurologic Examination PURPOSE OF THE COMPLETE NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION The purpose of performing a complete neurologic examination is to look for clues to the localization and mechanism of…
Examination of Gait PURPOSE The main purpose of the examination of gait is to localize neurologic dysfunction by looking for characteristic patterns of gait abnormalities. WHEN TO PERFORM THE GAIT…
