Neurology and Neurosurgery
Neurology and neurosurgery cover the examination, localization and management of disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, neuromuscular system and related surgical structures.
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Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Neurology and neurosurgery cover the examination, localization and management of disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, neuromuscular system and related surgical structures.
A strong neurological approach begins with localization: decide whether the pattern is cortical, brainstem, cerebellar, spinal, peripheral nerve, neuromuscular-junction or muscle before narrowing the cause.
High-yield clinical reasoning depends on distinguishing sudden vascular events from progressive degenerative disease, central from peripheral motor signs, and focal lesions from diffuse or systemic neurological dysfunction.
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| MRC muscle power | 0 = no contraction, 1 = flicker, 2 = movement with gravity eliminated, 3 = against gravity, 4 = against resistance, 5 = normal |
| Glasgow Coma Scale | 3-15: eye + verbal + motor responses |
| NIH Stroke Scale | 0-42; higher scores indicate greater measured neurological deficit |
| Deep tendon reflexes | Common scale: 0 absent, 1+ reduced, 2+ average, 3+ brisk, 4+ clonus |
| Upper motor neuron signs | Weakness + spasticity/increased tone + hyperreflexia + pathologic plantar response |
| Lower motor neuron signs | Weakness + reduced tone/reflexes + atrophy +/- fasciculations |
| Cerebellar localization | Limb signs are typically ipsilateral to the affected cerebellar hemisphere |
| Peripheral localization | Named-nerve motor and sensory patterns help separate peripheral nerve lesions from roots or plexus disease |
Core references
- Ropper AH, Samuels MA, Klein JP, Prasad S. Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology. McGraw Hill.
- Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, Pomeroy SL, Newman NJ. Bradley and Daroff's Neurology in Clinical Practice. Elsevier.
- Greenberg MS. Handbook of Neurosurgery. Thieme.
- Blumenfeld H. Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases. Sinauer/Oxford University Press.
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