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Lesson 2 Physical Assessment of the
Nervous System
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
- Identify common malfunctions of the central and peripheral
nervous systems.
- Identify information that should be obtained from a
generalized neurological examination.
- Identify the procedures for a detailed neurological
examination, including the diagnostic procedures involved with each.
- 2-1. INTRODUCTION
- 2-2. COMMON
MALFUNCTIONS
- 2-3. GENERALIZED
NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
- 2-4. DETAILED
NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION
- 2-5. CLOSING
STATEMENT
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About this Course
The central nervous system (CNS) is one of the
two principal divisions of the body's nervous system. The nervous system is the body's
communication network and control center. Consisting of the brain and the spinal cord,
the CNS is the control center for the entire nervous system. All the sensations of
the body are relayed to the central nervous system. All nerve impulses that cause muscles
to contract and glands to secrete come from the central nervous system.
This course deals with the anatomy and
physiology of the central nervous system, physical assessment of the central nervous
system, central nervous system diseases and disorders, seizures, and central nervous
system trauma. It is a suitable foundation course in the central nervous system for
technologists and professionals in the medical arts. |
The content of this course is adapted from:
THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
MD0572, Edition 100
Academy of Health Sciences
Fort Sam Houston, TX
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