Thinking
like
neurologist Is
it
difference? Dr.
Surat
Tanprawate,
MD,
FRCP(T) Northern
Neuroscience
Center Chiangmai
University
Thinking
like
a
Neurologist Where
‘s
the
lesion? What’s
the
lesion?
Simply
word Complex
way
Series
of
steps
to
collect
data Task
Chief
complaint
Goal
Possible
anatomical
localiza
History
Neurological examina
Possible
anatomical
localiza
Differen
Complex
brain
processing
How
to
be
Jedi… • Basic
neuroanatomy • Basic
neurophysiology
• Symptoms
approach
Symptoms
approach‐1
In
your
head
• Disorder
of
consciousness – Level
of
consciousness – Content
of
consciousness
• Mental
disorder – – – – –
Memory Intelligence Personality Behavioral
Demen
• Higher
cor
– Apraxia,
aphasia,
agnosia,
others
• Visual
disorder – Visual
loss – Diplopia
Symptoms
approach‐2 • Language
and
speech
disorder – Dysarthria – Dysphasia
• Lower
cranial
nerve
disorder – – – – –
Deafness/
In
your
head
Symptoms
approach‐3
In
your
head
• Sensory
disorder – Pain
disorder • Headache
and
facial
pain • Others
pain
disorder
– Numbness/
• Motor
disorder
– Weakness – Movement
disorder
• Sphincter
disorder
Symptoms
approach‐4 • Episodic
disorder – Seizure/epilepsy – Syncope – TIA – Abnormal
movement – Migraine
In
your
head
Skill
to
collect
the
data
Chief
complaint – Get
the
right
data – First
step
to
approach Consist
of
Group
symptoms+
Mode
of
onset
Common
misinterpret
symptoms
• Palalysis
VS
• Blur
vision
VS
numbness Diplopia • Dizziness
VS
• Blackout:
loss
of
weakness
VS
Fa
Present
illness
Symptoms Clarify
symptom Onset,
dura
Onset
Data
from
CC
and
PI: What’s
and
where
‘s
the
lesion?
If
can
not
interpreted
the
data Recollect
the
data
Neurological
examina
• Screening
neurological
examina
• Record
neurological
sign
– – – –
Presence
VS
Absence Hard
signs
VS
So_
signs Normal
VS
abnormal Lateralizing
sign:
• True
VS
false
localizing
sign • Normal
varia
General
neurological
examina
• Limb
– Voluntary
movement – Muscle:
bulk,
tone,
power
– Coordina
• Gait
and
balance • Romberg
test
Concept
of
“so_”
neurological
sign • “Hard
sign”:
– neurological
sign
result
from
a
lesion
at
a
known
site
or
that
affect
a
known
pathway
• “So_
sign”:
– any
structural
or
func
Concept
of
“false”
localizing
sign • True
sign
that
occurs
secondary
to
a
lesion
elsewhere
in
the
CNS.
• The
sign
is
not
false,
but
is
distant
from
the
actual
site
of
primary
lesion • Cause: – Shi_
of
brain:
compress
or
displace
structure
(distant)
or
blood
vessel
(ACA,
MCA) – Hydrocephalus:
CN
6
palsy,
Pretectal
(sylvian)
syndrome
Differen
List
of
problems
Integrate
of
History
and
PE • First:
anatomical
localiza
– – – – – – –
Tumor Infect/Inflamma
Thinking
outside
the
box
Example
• • • • •
Female,
35
Y.O:
SLE
pa<ents,
on
pred.
5
mg/d Presented
with
acute
Rt.
Hemiparesis
1
d
PTA CT
brain:
acute
Lt.
MCA
infarc
Organized
your
thought AF
with
CHF
Acute
stroke
SLE
Acute
stroke
from
AF Others
problem
is
SLE Acute
stroke
from
AF AF
from
cardiPs CardiPs
from
SLE
Acute
stroke
from
other
caused(non‐AF) SLE
associated
caused
of
stroke(vasculiPs,
APL) SLE
treatment
associated
caused
of
stroke(infecPon) AF
can
caused
by
stoke?
SLE
can
caused
acute
stroke:
direct:
vasculiPs,
APL
Ab Indirect:
cardiPs,
autoimmune
endocardiPs AF
:
direct:
cardiPs indirect:
Associated
autoimmune
thyrotoxicosis
Exercise
your
thought
process
by
Discussion
bedside Case
record(MGH)
Equipment
Needed • Reflex
Hammer
• 128
and
512
(or
1024)
Hz
Tuning
Forks
• A
Snellen’s
Eye
Chart
or
Pocket
Vision
Card
• Pen
Light
or
Otoscope
• Wooden
Handled
Colon
Swabs
• Paper
Clips
“Neurology
tutorial
program
for
medical
resident”
Neurological
symptomatology Emergency
neurology Disease
based
oriented
approach