基本説明
Contains the most essential information from the best-selling DeJong's The Neurologic Examination, Sixth Edition.
Full Description
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.
Contents
INTRODUCTIONIntroductionThe Neurologic HistoryThe General Physical ExaminationGeneral Outline of the Neurologic ExaminationMENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION AND HIGHER CORTICAL FUNCTIONSThe Mental Status ExaminationDisorders of Speech and LanguageAgnosia, Apraxia, and Related Disorders of Higher Cortical FunctionTHE CRANIAL NERVESThe Olfactory NerveThe Optic NerveThe Ocular Motor NervesThe Trigeminal NerveThe Facial NerveThe Acoustic (Vestibulocochlear) NerveThe Glossopharyngeal and Vagus NervesThe Spinal Accessory NerveThe Hypoglossal NerveTHE MOTOR EXAMINATIONOverview of the Motor ExaminationMotor Strength and PowerMuscle ToneMuscle Volume and ContourAbnormalities of MovementTHE SENSORY EXAMINATIONOverview of the Sensory ExaminationThe Exteroceptive SensationsThe Proprioceptive SensationsCerebral Sensory FunctionsSensory LocalizationTHE REFLEXESIntroduction to the ReflexesThe Deep Tendon or Muscle Stretch ReflexesThe Superficial (Cutaneous) ReflexesPathologic ReflexesAssociated MovementsCOORDINATION AND GAITCerebellar FunctionGait and StationTHE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEMExamination of the Autonomic Nervous SystemThe Examination in ComaMiscellaneous Neurologic SignsAPPENDIXToolkit
