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 ...

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 ...

A paper published in Neurology: Clinical Practice is pressing neurologists to treat spiritual distress as a routine part of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Standard neurological exams of older adults are good predictors of future brain health and quality of life and should be part of physician's routine examination of older adults. Standard neurological ...

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 ...

Prior stroke and neurological disability increased long-term mortality after myocardial infarction. Learn how neurological status may guide risk assessment.

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 ...

Researchers argue that neurologists should integrate spiritual assessment into care to help patients with Parkinson’s and dementia find meaning.