VICENTE AIGE GIL.DVM,PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy · Facultad de Veterinaria
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
THE NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION
Ancillary diagnostic tests
Signalment, history and physical examination
Evaluation of mental state and behavior
Posture evaluation
Gait evaluation
Repetitive movements
Evaluation of postural reactions
Wheelbarrowing reaction
Hopping reaction
Extensor postural thrust reaction
Visual and tactile positional reaction
Spinal reflex evaluation
Patellar reflex
Cranial tibial reflex
Extensor carpi radialis reflex
Flexor or withdrawal reflex
Perineal reflex
Cutaneous or panniculus reflex
Evaluation of the cranial nerves
Menace response
Visual tracking response or cotton ball test
Palpebral reflex
Pupillary light reflex
Corneal reflex
Eye position and movement
Stimulation of the nasal mucosa
Gag or swallowing reflex
Masticatory muscle tone
How to localize lesions
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