ArticleBrain and behavior2018
The essential neurological examination of the unconscious patient in the emergency room.
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- [The Freiburg concept of the "Neurological Emergency Receiving Team (NERT)" : Concept for structuring of time-critical courses of action for patients with a predominant disability problem with an interdisciplinary and interprofessional emergency team in the nontraumatological resuscitation room].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2026Article
- The Neurological Exam of a Comatose Patient: An Essential Practical Guide.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2020Article
- The essential neurological examination of the unconscious patient in the emergency room.Brain and behavior · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether neurologists with long-term experience in the emergency room are in general agreement about the essential components of the neurological examination (NE) used on unconscious patients in whom an obvious cause for coma is lacking.
methodsWe surveyed 31 board-certified practicing neurologists who regularly examine unconscious patients in the emergency room and asked them to list the specific components of the NE that they would normally choose to apply in at least 80% of cases.
resultsTwenty-seven neurologists rated 24 of 38 items as essential steps of the neurological examination of the unconscious patient, with a high level of agreement amongst survey participants.
conclusionsThere was a high degree of consensus amongst the neurologists surveyed about which steps are essential for the NE of the unconscious patient. These findings provide an important source of validation for teaching this particular NE to medical students, as well as nonneurologists working in an emergency setting.
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