Pocket Guide and Toolkit to DeJong's Neurologic Examination

by Campbell, William W.

• ISBN13: 9780781773591
• ISBN10: 0781773598
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2007-12-04
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Designed as a diagnostic tool for non-neurologists or first-year neurology residents, this pocket guide contains the most essential information from the best-selling DeJong's The Neurologic Examination, Sixth Edition. Included are step-by-step instructions for each stage of the neurologic examination, numerous illustrations depicting examination techniques, and frequently used tests and scales such as the Boston Naming Test, Glasgow Coma Scale, and Denver Scale of Communication Function. A "toolkit" at the back of the book contains lightweight adaptations of implements used in performing the examination, such as visual acuity charts, a red lens, a multi-pinhole, an optokinetic nystagmus tape, and other devices.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Introduction	p. 1
History, Physical Examination, and Overview of the Neurologic Examination
The Neurologic History	p. 7
The General Physical Examination	p. 22
General Outline of the Neurologic Examination	p. 28
Mental Status Examination and Higher Cortical Functions
The Mental Status Examination	p. 33
Disorders of Speech and Language	p. 41
Agnosia, Apraxia, and Related Disorders of Higher Cortical Function	p. 59
The Cranial Nerves
The Olfactory Nerve	p. 65
The Optic Nerve	p. 69
The Ocular Motor Nerves	p. 88
The Trigeminal Nerve	p. 110
The Facial Nerve	p. 119
The Acoustic (Vestibulocochlear) Nerve	p. 127
The Glossopharyngeal and Vagus Nerves	p. 140
The Spinal Accessory Nerve	p. 144
The Hypoglossal Nerve	p. 149
The Motor Examination
Overview of the Motor Examination	p. 153
Motor Strength and Power	p. 156
Muscle Tone	p. 201
Muscle Volume and Contour	p. 208
Abnormalities of Movement	p. 215
The Sensory Examination
Overview of the Sensory Examination	p. 229
The Exteroceptive Sensations	p. 234
The Proprioceptive Sensations	p. 237
Cerebral Sensory Functions	p. 242
Sensory Localization	p. 245
The Reflexes
Introduction to the Reflexes	p. 255
The Deep Tendon or Muscle Stretch Reflexes	p. 257
The Superficial (Cutaneous) Reflexes	p. 269
Pathologic Reflexes	p. 272
Associated Movements	p. 281
Coordination and Gait
Cerebellar Function	p. 287
Gait and Station	p. 298
The Autonomic Nervous System
The Autonomic Nervous System	p. 307
Special Methods of Examination
The Examination in Coma	p. 313
Miscellaneous Neurologic Signs	p. 330
Index	p. 337
The Amsler Grid	p. 352
The Glasgow Coma Scale	p. 353
Short-Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test for Cognitive Impairment	p. 354
Hunt & Hess Scale	p. 355
Brachial Plexus	p. 356
Rosenbaum Pocket Vision Screener	p. 357
Difficult Naming Items for Testing for Anomia	p. 358
Snellen Eye Chart	p. 360
Color Vision Plate
Red Desaturation Screen
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