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. 2021 Jul 19;28(10):2202–2211. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab121

Table 3.

Neurological Examination in Index Visit in Missed and Non-missed Groups

Type of Examination Overall (n = 217) Missed (n = 124) Non-missed (n = 93) p-value
Mini-mental state examination
 Performed/noted 213 (98.2%) 120 (96.8%) 93 (100%) .104
 Not performed/noted 4 (1.8%) 4 (3.2%) 0
Cranial nerves
 Performed/noted 142 (65.4%) 71 (57.3%) 71 (76.3%) .003

 Not performed/noted

75 (34.6%)

53 (42.7%) 22 (23.7%)
Nystagmus
 Performed/noted 36 (16.6%) 25 (20.2%) 11 (11.8%) .102

 Not performed/noted

181 (83.4%) 99 (79.8%) 82 (88.2%)
Motor exam
 Performed/noted 133 (61.3%) 68 (54.8%) 65 (69.9%) .024

 Not performed/noted

84 (38.7%)

56 (45.2%) 28 (30.1%)
Sensory exam
 Performed/noted 101 (46.5%) 48 (38.7%) 53 (57.0%) .008

 Not performed/noted

116 (53.5%)

76 (61.3%) 40 (43.0%)
Reflex testing
 Performed/noted 43 (19.8%) 19 (15.3%) 24 (25.8%) .055

 Not performed/noted

174 (80.2%) 105 (84.7%) 69 (74.2%)
Coordination testing
 Performed/noted 48 (22.1%) 20 (16.1%) 28 (30.1%) .014

 Not performed/noted

169 (77.9%) 104 (83.9%) 65 (69.9%)
Gait testing
 Performed/noted 67 (30.9%) 33 (26.6%) 34 (36.6%) .117

 Not performed/noted

150 (69.1%) 91 (73.4%) 59 (63.4%)
Dix-Hallpike maneuver
 Performed/noted 5 (2.3%) 2 (1.6%) 3 (3.2%) .653

 Not performed/noted

212 (97.7%) 122 (98.4%) 90 (96.8%)
Head Impulse, Nystagmus, Test of Skew (HINTS) examination
 Performed/noted 1 (0.5%) 0 1 (1.1%) .429

 Not performed/noted

216 (99.5%) 124 (100.0%) 92 (98.9%)