Neurological Exam

Featured Video: Cranial Nerve VII -Motor Examination by DrBlogger, The University of Utah.

Neurological exam

The Neurological exam is vital in clinical neurology. Here are a few sites with excellent information on the Neurological exam and its possible components. For the Neuroanatomy needed for sound Neurological exam it is good to take a look at the Virtual lab, Unit A: Neuroanatomy

NeuroLogical Cases

  • NeuroLogical Cases by University of Utah. On the NeuroLogic Exam Videos by University of Utah; Neurological Cases is especially relevant. The site presents four neurological cases. Of each case there is:
    • Case history
    • Neurological Examination
    • (Mental Status Exam, Cranial Nerve Exam, Coordination Exam, Sensory exam, Motor Exam, Gait, with video material)
    • Checklist of findings
    • Localize the Level(s) of the Lesion, Identify the Damaged Structures
    • Case Discussion

Stroke Model

Neurological Phenomena

Dealing with Neurological Constraints

People that have to deal with neurological constraints give us an inside look in their life. It becomes clear that people can often adapt to great constraints and live a full life. You must never underestimate the power of the brain and the nervous system to recover and undergo plastic change.

Cochlear Implant

A Cochlear Implant Success Story.  YouTube Video by SJC tv. This is an informative and touching short video. In the video  Helen, who has been living with a cochlear implant for over a decade, tells her story. The implant enables her to take part in the hearing world at a very high level. Helen studies at a top university for a demanding science degree and even takes part in a dance sport team.  But in the video Helen is also honest about the limitations of the technology. She reminds us that the implantation is a fairly major surgical intervention – nobody’s idea of fun.

Proprioception

The Man Who Lost His Body. This man suffered a viral neuropathy at 19, and as a result he lost all large thick fibers in his DCML tract, from the neck down. Of course, this means no discriminative touch, and no proprioception (which seems to use the thickest fibers of them all). As a result he initially lost all ability to move. Not just standing or walking, but to move at all. He had to re-learn how to control his body, and he co-opted his vision to do the job of proprioception. He had to watch his limbs to be able to control them, especially his trunk and legs: he claims he has to wake up and see his body in order to turn at night!

Spinal Cord Injury

Searching for Answers: Spinal Cord Injury by BrainFacts.org. Meet a man living with a spinal cord injury and learn about the medical and technological breakthroughs that may aid his recovery.

Broca’s aphasia

Dealing with Broca’s aphasia: Expressive aphasia, nine months after the stroke, YouTube video by SymphU and Expressive aphasia, five years after the stroke, YouTube video by SymphUK.

Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson Dances is an uplifting, poetic and emotional evocation of how the magic of dance helps people face the daily challenges of Parkinson’s and live life to the fullest. Results of research on Parkinson and Dance are reported in this article: Effects of dance practice on functional mobility, motor symptoms and quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Locked in syndrome

Harshada Rajani joined the MedNeuro Learning Communty in 2016. Harshada is a stroke survivor. She suffered a spontaneous vertebral artery dissection leading to a massive pontine stroke. Several monthsshe spent in hospital completely paralyzed bilaterally from head to toe. She has a condition called locked in syndrome, which is as horrifying and inescapable as the name implies – an intact brain trapped in a lifeless body with no movement and no voice. Ever since, she has spent every day in physical therapy , made some great progress, but  still has a long way to go. With the support of family and friends, she is fighting furiously to regain her voice and her muscles, but in the meantime, she has found an even more powerful voice through her writing for the Huffington Post.

Awake craniotomy

A video of a patient diagnosed with a glioblastoma, one of the most deadly forms of brain cancer, remain completely conscious while the neurosurgeon performs brain surgery to remove his tumor. Experience this precise surgery where the patient must stay awake to protect his language function and learn about the revolutionary brain tumor vaccine that is only available at a handful of medical centers nationwide

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