The neurologic exam: Is it extinct?

摘要

Although I am on trauma surgery rounds, the aspiring neurologist in me is excited; our patient is complaining of lower abdomen and right leg numbness. I sprint through possible localizations in my mind, thinking of what we might find on her physical examination: Brown-Sequard, anterior cord, radiculopathy, peripheral nerves. Which dermatomes are involved? What does she mean by numbness anyway?