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Neurologic Examination

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The geriatric mental health provider needs to be comfortable with the neurologic assessment to be able to distinguish between normal age-related and pathological neurologic changes. Normal age-related changes to both the central and peripheral nervous system commonly manifest with mild motor slowing and gait changes, as well as sensory changes. Given higher prevalence of neurodegenerative and other neurologic disorders with age, a focused neurologic exam is part of a comprehensive geropsychiatric assessment and provides an opportunity to identify potential comorbid neurologic disorders that may be causing or contributing to the chief behavioral or psychiatric complaint. This section will review the components of the neurologic exam in older adults.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Lisa L. Boyle M.D., M.P.H.

  2. William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA

    Lisa L. Boyle M.D., M.P.H.

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  1. Professor of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Vice Chairman for Education and Faculty Development, Residency Program Director and Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry, MetroHealth, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Rajesh R. Tampi

  2. Executive Vice President, Clinical Services, Diamond Healthcare, Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Deena J. Tampi

  3. Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Program Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Lisa L. Boyle

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Boyle, L.L. (2018). Neurologic Examination. In: Tampi, R., Tampi, D., Boyle, L. (eds) Psychiatric Disorders Late in Life. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73078-3_13

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