RT Book, Section
A1 LeBlond, Richard F.
A1 Brown, Donald D.
A1 Suneja, Manish
A1 Szot, Joseph F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1139371254
T1 The Nervous System
T2 DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination, 10e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-181447-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1139371254
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  diagnostic  examination  of  the  nervous  system  requires  testing  of  its  specific  functional  components  many  of  which  are  evaluated  while  taking  the  history  and  examining  the  body  by  regions.  When  evidence  of  nervous  system  malfunction  is  encountered,  a  complete,  systematic  neurologic  examination  is  required.  The  first  objective  of  this  systematic  examination  is  to  identify  all  cognitive,  sensory,  motor,  and  coordination  deficits.  From  this  inventory,  the  site(s)  and  mechanism(s)  of  injury  can  by  hypothesized  using  the  following  general  principles: