Neurological observations.
Family physicians generally find the neurological examination a problem because of its perceived length and complexity. But the neurological examination can be made both shorter and more informative by seeing it as commencing from the moment of first meeting the patient and continuing through the history taking and combining this with a focusing of the formal examination of relevant areas.
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St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination