Diagnostic symptoms in nervous diseases / by Edward Livingston Hunt.

Hunt, Edward Livingston, 1871-1967.

Date:: [1917], ©1917

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Credit: Diagnostic symptoms in nervous diseases / by Edward Livingston Hunt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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of the spinal fluid, that is, in 1 c.c., in 4 c.c., and in 6 c.c. These tests will be treated of in more detail in the chapter on Cerebrospinal Fluid. Make an x-ray Examination.—There are many in- stances in which the x-ray will prove of great assistance both in diagnosis and in prognosis. The student should learn to read x-ray plates of the skull and spinal column. . The electric examination is an aid. It serves to differ- entiate the two different types of paralysis. Again it helps in prognosis by showing the presence or absence of the reaction of degeneration. As a therapeutic measure, electricity is of help. Make a Mental Examination.—Note the orientation, memory, judgment, perception, train of thought, associa- tion, impressibility, reasoning, consciousness, the emo- tional state, the presence or absence of delusions and hallucinations, etc. OUTLINES FOR CLINICAL EXAMINATION! A. GENERAL EXAMINATION. I. Inspection. 1. Face. Note abnormalities of contour and volume, asym- metries and malpositions. Note also mouth and teeth. : >. Neck. Note abnormalities of contour and volume, asym- metries and malpositions. 3. Arms and hands. Note abnormalities of contour and volume, asymmetries and malpositions. Note also whether patient is right handed or left handed. 4. Trunk, including -spinal column. Note abnormalities of contour and volume, asymmetries and malpositions. s. Legs and feet. Note abnormalities of contour and vol- ume, asymmetries and malpositions. 1 Copyright, 1916, by Department of Neurology, Columbia Univer- sity. ;