title: Neurological Assessment.
abstract: Reasons for completing a neurological exam include: detecting life-threatening conditions, identifying nervous system dysfunction and the effects of this dysfunction on activities of daily living, comparing current data to previous exams to determine trends, and to provide a database upon which to base collaborative care across disciplines. In this third article of a four-part series, subjective and objective assessment of the neurological exam is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Deborah Fritz, PhD, APRN, FNP, is a Family Nurse Practitioner, St. Louis Veterans Administration Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. Maryann K. Musial, MSN, RN, is an Adjunct Faculty, Maryville University, and Staff Nurse, Neuro Intensive Care Unit, St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: Maryann K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Musial
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal