Focal neurological deficits

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Treatment

Focal neurological deficits

Alternative Names:

Neurological deficits - focal

Home Care:

Home care depends on the type and the cause of neurologic loss. (See the specific causative disorder.)

Call your health care provider if:

If any loss of movement, sensation, or function occurs, call your health care provider.

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

The medical history will be obtained and a physical examination performed.

Medical history questions documenting neurological deficits in detail may include:

Where is the loss of function?
- Right arm?
- Right leg?
- Left arm?
- Left leg?
- Another location (be specific)?
What deficits are present?
- Loss of vision?
- Numbness?
- Loss of movement?
- Loss of strength?
- Loss of hearing?
- Speech problem or language problem?
- Other (be specific)?
What other symptoms are also present?

The physical examination will include a detailed examination of nervous system function.

Diagnostic tests vary depending on other symptoms and the suspected cause of the nerve function loss.

Review Date: 2/15/2005
Reviewed By: Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Departments of Anatomy & Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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