Background: The cerebral performance category (CPC) score is widely used in research and quality assurance to assess neurologic outcome following cardiac arrest. However, little is known about the results of the CPC in Turkey. Objective: This study aimed to determine whether the CPC is associated with the initial rhythm and resuscitation time following re...

BACKGROUND The neurologic examination is a challenging component of the physical examination for medical students. In response, primarily based on expert consensus, medical schools have supplemented their curricula with standardized patient (SP) sessions that are focused on the neurologic examination. Hypothesis-driven quantitative data are needed to justify the further use of this resource-int...

OBJECTIVE To determine the type and frequency of neurologic signs and symptoms in individuals with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS Persons with FM (n = 166) and pain-free controls (n = 66) underwent systematic neurologic examination by a neurologist blinded to disease status. Neurologic symptoms lasting at least 3 months were assessed with a standard questionnaire. We used logistic regression to e...

BACKGROUND A definitive consensus on the standardization of practice of a routine repeat head CT (RHCT) scan in patients with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage is lacking. We hypothesized that in examinable patients without neurologic deterioration, RHCT scan does not lead to neurosurgical intervention (craniotomy/craniectomy). STUDY DESIGN This was a 3-year prospective cohort analysis of pat...

Visual loss is a common symptom in neurologic emergencies. Although ocular causes of visual loss are usually identifi ed by eye care specialists, many patients appear in an emergency department or a neurologist’s offi ce when the ocular examination is normal or when it suggests a neurologic disorder. Indeed, many causes of monocular or binocular acute visual loss may reveal or precede a neurolo...

OBJECTIVE To review and revise the 1987 pediatric brain death guidelines. METHODS Relevant literature was reviewed. Recommendations were developed using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) system. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (1) Determination of brain death in term newborns, infants, and children is a clinical diagnosis based on the absence of ...

A basic knowledge of anatomy of the spine is an essential ingredient to understanding disease and disorders of the spine. The second section of this article details the neurologic examination of the spine in patients with neck and back pain. Understanding anatomic concepts leads to an informed examination of the spine. Through the history and neurologic examination, many disorders of spinal ana...