One of my teachers, Prof Koelmeyer, used to say that the correctly performed neurological examination was one of the highest forms of art. Thanks to a tweet from Cliff Reid, I came across this magical demonstration of the neurological exam posted on YouTube by Dr Michael Ingram.
One wonders if the bowtie, English accent, and the recurrent use of the expression ‘lovely’ are necessary components of the exam… Oh yes, and don’t forget to look for the ‘quizzical eyebrows’ of Horner’s syndrome.
Of course, you can reduce the 3 minute neuro exam to to 3 seconds by asking your patient to perform a backward flip. If that test is positive I generally say, ‘That’s lovely’ and terminate my examination at that point.
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Another very useful neuro exam website is http://library.med.utah.edu/neurologicexam/html/home_exam.html
Has just about everything you can do, plus pathology.
Also, for a laugh, watch the decorticate vs. decerebrate posturing video under motor anatomy.
Cheers for the link Chris.
C
Did they have YouTube in 1933?
You tell me Tor -- aren’t you still there?
C