A neurological assessment is an evaluation of a person’s nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that connect these areas to other parts of the body. A neurological exam ...

Neurology can be confusing yet very enlightening at the same time. A general assessment that we teach our EMTs usually consists of a B.E. F.A.S.T. exam, a Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS) Score ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Standard neurological exams of older adults are good predictors of future brain health and quality of life. These tests should become part of the physician's routine examination of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A few months ago, I was in a minor car accident and was told I had a mild concussion. I hadn’t lost consciousness and only felt slightly “off,” but my doctor told me to lay low for a ...

Novel technology was able to measure the blink response comparably to electromyography in a validation study of ten healthy college students. The blink response can be an important indicator of ...

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In the era of therapeutic hypothermia, investigators need to improve their methods when studying how best to assess neurological function for cardiac arrest survivors who remain in a coma, according ...