Neurological Clinical Examination: A Concise Guide

✍ Scribed by John Morris, Joseph Jankovic, Victor Fung

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 169
• Edition: 4
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book and video collection provide a practical guide to the clinical neurological examination, an essential tool in the diagnosis of neurological conditions encountered in the outpatient clinic and hospital ward.

• Each chapter covers a different condition and uses a step-by-step approach selecting those aspects of the clinical examination which are most likely to lead to the correct diagnosis.

• Video clips accessible via both a companion website and by QR codes within the book provide easy access to view a wide range of neurological signs.

• The text is illustrated with clear diagrams.

• Tables are used to list the various causes of particular signs.

Primary care physicians, neurologists, and trainees preparing for certifying examinations will find this book an invaluable learning companion and essential tool for the diagnosis of neurological disorders.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of videos
Foreword to the Third Edition
Foreword to the First Edition
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Using this book
Introduction
Chapter 1: The wasted hand
Inspection
Distribution of wasting
Power, coordination and reflexes
Chapter 2: Wrist drop
Inspection
Tone
Power, coordination and reflexes
Chapter 3: Proximal weakness of the arm(s)
Inspection
Tone
Power, coordination and reflexes
Chapter 4: Proximal weakness of the leg(s)
Inspection
Tone
Power, coordination and reflexes
Chapter 5: Foot drop
Inspection
Tone
Power, coordination and reflexes
Chapter 6: Ataxia and gait disturbance
Observation
Further assessment
Chapter 7: Facial weakness
Inspection
Distribution of weakness
Sensation on the face
Taste
Other important signs to look for
Chapter 8: Ptosis
Inspection
Distribution of weakness
Chapter 9: Abnormalities of vision or eye movement
Inspection
Testing vision
The remainder of the examination
Chapter 10: Tremor and cerebellar signs
Inspection
Examination of tremor
Other aspects
Chapter 11: Other abnormal involuntary movements
Inspection
The movement
Drug-induced movement disorders
Chapter 12: Language and speech disturbance
General approach
Dysarthria
Aphasia
Chapter 13: Higher cortical function testing
General approach
Formal cognitive testing
Some syndromes of dementia
Chapter 14: Assessment of coma
The Glasgow coma scale
Some distinctive types of coma
Chapter 15: Psychogenic (functional) neurological disorders
‘Neurological’ presentations of psychogenic disorders
Chapter 16: Telemedicine and the neurological examination
Introduction
The virtual neurological examination
Positioning the patient and room requirements
Cognition and speech
Cranial nerves
Upper limbs
Lower limbs
Stance and gait
Conclusions
Picture credits
Index