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 ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new case study series published in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing demonstrated that automated infrared pupillometry is an accurate tool that provides reliable ...

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 ...

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 ...

Phil Jevon, PGCE, BSc, RGN, is resuscitation officer/clinical skills lead, honorary clinical lecturer, Manor Hospital, Walsall. Click here for more articles in our Practical Procedures series.

In a small study, 80% of testicular cancer patients developed paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes before their cancer diagnosis — highlighting a need for early detection.

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The blink reflex has been shown to be sensitive to a number of neurological insults, including traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease, suggesting that it could be a ...