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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS
1) Appearance ........................
2) Behavior ........................
3) Conscious level ........................ Orientation in time
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Orientation in place ........................
4) Memory & general Intelligence ........................
5) Check for released reflexes (if evidence of brain damage)
Glabbelar tap ........................ Snout reflex ........................
Roolting reflex ........................
Grasping ........................ Palmomental ........................
SPEECH
1) Dysarthria ( )
2) Stammering ( )
3) Aphasia Motor ( ) Sensory ( ) Global ( )
4) Dyslexia ( )
5) Dysgraphia ( )
CRANIAL NERVES (compare bilaterally)
I) Olfactory nerve
Right nostril
Left nostril
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II) Optic nerve
Right eye
Left eye
1) Visual acuity
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2) Visual field
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3) Color vision
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4) Fundoscopy
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III- Occulomotor nerve
1) Size of palpebral fissure(ptosis) ........................
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2) Pupils
i. Size
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ii. Shape
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iii. Direct light reflex
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iv. Indirect light reflex
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v. Accommodation reflex
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3) movements
i. Superior rectus
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ii. Inferior rectus
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iii. Inferior oblique
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iv. Medial rectus
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IV- Trochlear Superior oblique
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VI- Abducent Lateral rectus
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V - Trigeminal
Sensory:
i. Over face & cranium
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ii. Conjunctival reflex
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iii. Corneal reflex
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Motor:
i. Massetor
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ii. Lateral ptyregoid
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iii. Medial pterygoid
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iv. Temporalis
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v. Jaw jerk
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VII- Facial
Motor:
i. Wrinklig of fore head
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ii.Closure of eyelids
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iii.Nasolabial folds
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iv.Inflation of cheeks
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v.Showing of teeth
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vi.Whistling
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Sensory
i. Hearing hyperacusis(stapedius)
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ii. Taste(ant 1/3 of tongue )
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VIII- Vestibulocochlear
Right
Left
Cochlear function (Hearing)
1) Whisper test
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2) Watch test
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3) Tuning fork tests
Rinne's test
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Weber's test
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Vestibular fuction
1) Positional nystagmus
(Halpike maneuver)
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2) Occulovestibular reflex
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3) Occulocephalic reflex
(Doll's eye Movements)
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IX- Glossopharyngeal
1) Gag reflex
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2) Taste on post.1/3
of tongue
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X- Vagus
1) Position of uvula
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2) Movements of soft palate
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3) Gag reflex
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XI- Accessory
1) Trapezius
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2) Sternocleidomastoid
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XII- Hypoglossal
1) Shape of tongue (symmetry)
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2) Fasciculations
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3) Deviation upon protrusion
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4) Powerof tongue musculature
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MOTOR SYSTEM (compare bilaterally)
Muscles Upper limbs Lower limbs
Rt.
Lt.
Rt.
Lt.
Bulk
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Tone
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Power
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(012345)
Reflexes
a)Deep
Right
Left
i. Ankle reflex (S1, S2)
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ii. Knee reflex (L3, L4)
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iii. Biceps reflex (C5, C6)
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iv. Triceps reflex(C6,C7)
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v. Supinator reflex(C5,C6)
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vi. Ankle /pattelar Clonus
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vii. Hoffman's reflex .
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b) Superficial
1. Abdominal reflexes (T7, T11) .......................................
2. Cremasteric reflex (only men) (L1) ........................
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3. Anal reflex .......................................
4. Babinski's sign (Planter reflex) (L1) ........................
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Coordination of movements
1. Upper limbs (finger nose test) ........................
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2. Lower limbs (heel shin test) ........................
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Involuntary movements (if present)
i. Type
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ii. Involved
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Gait
Type............................................
SENSORY SYSTEM
Primary sensations (mention the involved dermatome on each
side )
1. Touch ( )
2. Pain ( )
3. Temperature ( )
4. Deep pain ( )
5. Vibration ( )
6. Position &proprioception ( )
7. Romberg's sign ( )
Cortical sensations (if needed)
Localization ( )
Two point discrimination ( )
Steriognosis ( )
Agraphasthesia ( )
Perceptual rivalry ( )
CEREBELLAR SIGNS
1. Nystagmus ( )
Type...................
Direction..............
2. Scanning speech ( )
3. Intention tremor ( )
4. Incoordination ( )
5. Dysdiadocokinesia ( )
6. Rebound phenomenon ( )
7. Past pointing ( )
8. Pendular knee jerk ( )
9. Hypotonia ( )
10. Ataxia ( )
MISCELLANEOUS TESTS
Signs of meningeal irritation:
1. Neck rigidity ( )
2. Kerning 's sign ( )
3. Brudzinski's sign ( )
Root irritation: SLR test ( )
Latent tetany:
1. Chvostek's sign ( )
2. Trousseau's sign ( )
EXAMINATION OF AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
1. Light reflex ( )
2. Accommodation reflex ( )
3. Skin sweating ( )
4. Pulse rate( effect of valsalva's
maneuver , respiration)
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5. Postural hypotension ( )
PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS
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Composed by,
Muhammad Irfan Iqbal
Final year MBBS
PUNJAB MEDICAL COLLEGE FAISALABAD
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