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Abnormal findings:

12. Neurological

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• Headaches • Head injury • Dizziness or vertigo • Seizures • Tremors • Weakness • Incoordination • Numbness or tingling • Difficulty swallowing • Difficulty speaking • Significant past history • Environmental / occupational hazards

• Changes in LOC • Appearance and behaviour • Speech and expression • Cognitive functioning: memory, orientation, attention span, calculation ability, thought content, abstract thinking, judgment, insight and emotional status • Constructional ability (perform simple tasks)

Assess sensory function:

• Pain perception • Touch sensation • Vibratory sense • Position sense • Discrimination

• Muscle tone • Muscle strength • Cerebellar function

• Deep tendon reflexes (biceps, triceps, brachioadialis, patellar and Achilles) • Superficial reflexes (Babinski’s, cremasteric and abdominal)

Cranial nerves – olfactory impairment, visual impairment, auditory problems, speech and swallowing impairment, constructional problems Muscles – tics, tremors, fasciculations, gait

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Abnormal findings:

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12. Neurological

Assess sensory function:

• Pain perception • Touch sensation • Vibratory sense • Position sense • Discrimination

• Muscle tone • Muscle strength • Cerebellar function

• Deep tendon reflexes (biceps, triceps, brachioadialis, patellar and Achilles) • Superficial reflexes (Babinski’s, cremasteric and abdominal)

Cranial nerves – olfactory impairment, visual impairment, auditory problems, speech and swallowing impairment, constructional problems Muscles – tics, tremors, fasciculations, gait

Assess motor function:

Assess reflexes:

Assess mental status and speech:

Abnormal findings:

12. Neurological

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Obtain health history:

Assess sensory function:

• Pain perception • Touch sensation • Vibratory sense • Position sense • Discrimination

• Muscle tone • Muscle strength • Cerebellar function

• Deep tendon reflexes (biceps, triceps, brachioadialis, patellar and Achilles) • Superficial reflexes (Babinski’s, cremasteric and abdominal)

Cranial nerves – olfactory impairment, visual impairment, auditory problems, speech and swallowing impairment, constructional problems Muscles – tics, tremors, fasciculations, gait

Assess motor function:

Assess reflexes:

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