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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 6.
Published in final edited form as: Handb Clin Neurol. 2019;167:73–88. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804766-8.00005-4

Table 5.4.

Key components of the screening neurologic examination

Component Assessments
Mental status Attention, executive function, language, memory
Cranial nerves Vision and hearing, eye movements, visual fields, facial symmetry
Motor/Symmetry, Coordination coordination, and speed of limb use; muscle tone, test for pronator drift, involuntary movements
Sensation Joint position, double simultaneous stimulation
Reflexes Pathologic or asymmetric reflexes
Gait Arising from chair, casual, and tandem gait