The Five-Minute Neurological Examination

[Pages:33]The Five-Minute Neurological Examination

Ralph F. J?zefowicz, MD

Mental Status

?Cognition ?Language

?Naming

Cranial Nerves

?Visual fields ?Pupils ?Eye movements

?Pursuits and saccades ?Facial symmetry

?Eye blinks ?Lower cranial nerves

Motor Examination

?Adventitial movements ?Pronator drift ?External rotation of leg ?Muscle tone ?Functional strength testing

Sensory Examination

?Focus on patient's symptoms ?Don't over-interpret ?Thoracic sensory level ?Touching nose with eyes closed ?Romberg test

Coordination

?Ataxia ?Cerebellar ?Sensory disorders ?Upper motor neuron lesion

?Truncal stability

Reflexes

?Purely objective ?Asymmetry ?Ankle clonus ?Babinski sign ? don't over-interpret

Gait

?Base ?Stride ?Arm swing ?Turns ?Symmetry

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