This book is written as a companion and supplement to DeJong's The Neurologic Examination, 6th edition. The book has been streamlined, all reference to basic science removed, and the essentials of the clinical examination presented. In addition, novel to medical books as far as I am aware, there are appendices (a “Toolkit”) that contain some commonly used and handy instruments and forms that are often useful in the examination of the neurologic patient, especially in regard to neuroophthalmology. These include: a simple red lens for diplopia testing, a multi-pinhole for assessing visual acuity, pocket vision screeners for examining near visual acuity at near and at a distance of about 6 feet, a primitive but usable version of an OKN tape, 4 red squares with dots to assess color vision in all 4 quadrants, selected color vision plates, an Amsler grid for evaluating central scotomas, a copy of the Blessed memory-orientation questionnaire, and copies of the Glasgow coma scale, the Hunt and Hess scale for evaluating subarachnoid hemorrhage patients, and a diagram of the brachial plexus. Commercial interests would not allow the inclusion of the Folstein mini-mental examination.
The hope is that the Toolkit will elevate the Pocket Guide from a mere abbreviated textbook on the neurologic examination to a useful clinical tool for examining patients. With the Pocket Guide and its accompanying Tools, along with the usual instruments found in the neurologist's black bag, the examiner should find at hand all the reasonable tools with which to do a complete neurologic examination, to include detailed neuro-ophthalmologic assessment.
The larger textbook, DeJong's The Neurologic Examination, remains the definitive source for all aspects, common and abstruse, for a discussion of the examination. The Pocket Guide is intended as a brief version, pocket or bag portable, that contains the essentials of the examination as well as many of the tools that are often hard to find when needed most.
INTRODUCTION
- Introduction
HISTORY, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, AND OVERVIEW OF THE NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION
- The Neurologic History
- The General Physical Examination
- General Outline of the Neurologic Examination
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION AND HIGHER CORTICAL FUNCTIONS
- The Mental Status Examination
- Disorders of Speech and Language
- Agnosia, Apraxia, and Related Disorders of Higher Cortical Function
THE CRANIAL NERVES
- The Olfactory Nerve
- The Optic Nerve
- The Ocular Motor Nerves
- The Trigeminal Nerve
- The Facial Nerve
- The Acoustic (Vestibulocochlear) Nerve
- The Glossopharyngeal and Vagus Nerves
- The Spinal Accessory Nerve
- The Hypoglossal Nerve
THE MOTOR EXAMINATION
- Overview of the Motor Examination
- Motor Strength and Power
- Muscle Tone
- Muscle Volume and Contour
- Abnormalities of Movement
THE SENSORY EXAMINATION
- Overview of the Sensory Examination
- The Exteroceptive Sensations
- The Proprioceptive Sensations
- Cerebral Sensory Functions
- Sensory Localization
THE REFLEXES
- Introduction to the Reflexes
- The Deep Tendon or Muscle Stretch Reflexes
- The Superficial (Cutaneous) Reflexes
- Pathologic Reflexes
- Associated Movements
COORDINATION AND GAIT
- Cerebellar Function
- Gait and Station
THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
- Examination of the Autonomic Nervous System
SPECIAL METHODS OF EXAMINATION
- The Examination in Coma
- Miscellaneous Neurologic Signs
APPENDIX
- Toolkit
Key Features
- A portable, accessible diagnostic tool for non-neurologists or first-year neurology residents.
- Contains the most essential information from DeJong's The Neurologic Examination, Sixth Edition.
- Provides step-by-step instructions for each stage of the neurologic examination.
- Numerous illustrations demonstrate examination techniques.
- Includes frequently used tests and scales such as the Boston Naming Test, Glasgow Coma Scale, and Denver Scale of Communication Function.
- "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.
Book Details
- Spiral-bound: 400 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1st edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781773598
- ISBN-13: 978-0781773591
- Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
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