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How To Do Neurological Assessment. A thorough neurologic assessment will include assessing mental status cranial nerves motor and sensory function pupillary response reflexes the cerebellum and vital signs. However unless you work in a neuro unit you won t typically need to perform a sensory and cerebellar assessment. Inability to do so is known as dysdiadokinesia and is often a sign of cerebellar disease including stroke and atrophy. The neurologic examination begins with careful observation of the patient entering the examination area and continues during history taking.
The patient should be assisted as little as possible so that difficulties in function can become apparent. However unless you work in a neuro unit you won t typically need to perform a sensory and cerebellar assessment. Inability to do so is known as dysdiadokinesia and is often a sign of cerebellar disease including stroke and atrophy. To assess rapid alternating movements ask the patient to tap the palm of their hand on their leg repeatedly and quickly. Then ask them to flip their hand from palm to the back of the hand on their leg. The neurologic examination begins with careful observation of the patient entering the examination area and continues during history taking.
To assess rapid alternating movements ask the patient to tap the palm of their hand on their leg repeatedly and quickly.
The patient should be assisted as little as possible so that difficulties in function can become apparent. To assess rapid alternating movements ask the patient to tap the palm of their hand on their leg repeatedly and quickly. A thorough neurologic assessment will include assessing mental status cranial nerves motor and sensory function pupillary response reflexes the cerebellum and vital signs. The patient should be assisted as little as possible so that difficulties in function can become apparent. However unless you work in a neuro unit you won t typically need to perform a sensory and cerebellar assessment. Inability to do so is known as dysdiadokinesia and is often a sign of cerebellar disease including stroke and atrophy.