mini neurological examination

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Mini Neurological

Examination

Andre G Gadzali


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CINTA in Neurosurgery

• C(ongenital)

• I(nfection)• N(eoplasm

a)

• T(rauma)

• A/(t!ers)


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Mini Neurological Examinations are"

• GC# or CC# $!ic! contents %rief generalexaminations of %rainstem function& %rainfunction& and !ig!er cortical function'

• rief description of pupilary function'• rief description of motoric function'

• t!ers (if needed& according to t!e case)"

%rief description of cranial neres&sensoric& re*exes& egetatie functions&and meningeal iritation sign'


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• GC# introduced %y Teasdale + ,eanette in -.0 and use $idespreadsince t!en to measure o%1ectiely ofconscious leel 2uantitatiely %eside

t!e former 2ualitatie measure'• It3s simple& fast& e4ectie& minimizing

%ias among medical o5cer and

!elping proper re4eral/de6nitiemedical and/or surgical decisionsmig!t %e need for t!e patients'


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• GC# also classifying !ead in1uryaccording to it3s score (-78-9:Mild;I& .8-


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Note t!e %est score t!e patientsperform o%1ectiely for allcomponents $!et!er on (E)ye&(M)otoric& and ()er%al respectiely'

• Infants or c!ildren $!ose not a%le toperform to command or notnecessarily !ae a%ility to spea?conersationally& a modi6edpediatric/c!ildren coma scale s!ould%e use'


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Bunduscopy Examination


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Conclusions

• pen your mind to addapt t!e recent scienceand ?no$ledge& see + t!in? outside t!e %oxD'

• Manage t!e patients properly at time $!en

!e/s!e arried'• Compre!ense& do not $asting time& use your

maximal a%ility and s?ill& t!at may lead t!eproper de6nitie treatment and ac!iee %etter

results'• It3s %etter to %e %ro?en on process t!en liing

in silence'

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