Neurologic Examination.pdf
Neurologic Examination.pdf
NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION
NEUROLOGIC
EXAMINATION
ROBERT J. SCHWARTZMAN
FIRST EDITION
MD
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology,
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia
First published 2006
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-
Publication Data
Schwartzman, Robert J., 1939–
Neurologic examination / Robert J.
Schwartzman. — 1st ed.
p. ; cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-3029-5
ISBN-10: 1-4051-3029-6
1. Neurologic examination. 2.
Nervous system—Diseases—
Diagnosis.
[DNLM: 1. Neurologic Examination
—methods. 2. Nervous System
Diseases—diagnosis. WL 141 S399n
2006] I. Title.
RC348.S394 2006
616.8′0475—dc22
2005034565
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-3029-5
ISBN-10: 1-4051-3029-6
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© 2006 Robert J. Schwartzman
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Contents
Preface, vi
1 The History, 1
2 Mental Status, 11
3 Cranial Nerves, 16
4 The Motor System, 76
5 Posture, Stance and Spinal Movement, 127
6 Involuntary Movements, 136
7 Basic Principles for the Sensory Examination, 153
8 Common Patterns of Abnormal Sensation, 168
9 The Motor Sensory Links, 189
10 Coordination, 207
11 Disorders of Speech, 215
12 Apraxias, 225
13 Agnosia, 229
14 The Unconscious Patient, 235
15 The Autonomic Nervous System, 254
Index, 261
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