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Memory Joggers: Neurologic Exam

MENTAL STATUS EXAM
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CRANIAL NERVES

  • I, OLFACTORY- smell
  • II, OPTIC- visual acuity/fields and fundoscopic exam of each eye
  • III, IV, VI; OCULOMOTOR, TROCHLEAR,ABDUCENS - eye opening; extraocular movements(IV, superior ob- lique; VI, lateral rectus; III, all others); direct and consensual pupillary light reflexes
  • V, TRIGEMINAL (V1, ophthalmic; V2, maxillary; V3, mandibular) - corneal reflex, facial sensation, jaw opening, bite strength
  • VII, FACIAL - eyebrow raise, eyelid close, smile, frown, pucker, taste
  • VIII, VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR - audi- tory acuity of each ear, Rinne (air v. bone conduction) and Weber (lateralizing) tests, oculocephalic reflex (doll's eye maneuver), oculovestibular reflex(ear canal caloric stimulation)
  • IX, X; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL, VAGUS- palate elevation, swallowing, posterior taste, phonation, gag reflex
  • XI, SPINAL ACCESSORY- lateral head rotation, neck flexion, shoulder shrug
  • XII, HYPOGLOSSAL- tongue pro- trusion and strength on lateral deviation

SENSATIONS
Test and contralaterally compare pain/temperature, vibratory, and proprioceptive (Romberg test, joint position) sensation; stereognosis; graphasthesia; and two point discrimination.


STRENGTH
Test and contralaterally compare extremity muscles listed with the dermatome maps.
Grading:

  • 5/5 = Movement against gravity with full resistance
  • 4/5 = Movement against gravity with some resistance
  • 3/5 = Movement against gravity only
  • 2/5= Movement with gravity eliminated
  • 1/5= Visible/palpable muscle contraction but no movement
  • 0/5 = No contraction

REFLEXES
Test and contralaterally compare triceps (C7, radial n.), biceps (C5, musculocutaneous n.), brachioradialis (C6, radial n.), patellar (L4, femoral n.), Achilles (S1, tibial n.), and Babinski sign.
Grading:
  • 4+ = Hyperactive with clonus
  • 3+ = Hyperactive
  • 2+ = Normal
  • 1+ = Hypoactive
  • 0 = No reflex

CEREBELLUM
Test finger-to-nose, heel-to-shin, and rapid alternating hand movements.


GAIT
Test tandem gait, walking on
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