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Neurological Examination of Children

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This chapter will review some practical tips on how to perform an efficient yet comprehensive neurological examination on an infant, toddler, and older child. Having a mental template is helpful to avoid missing any important clues. A few readily available tools are required to perform a neurological examination in children.

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  1. Pediatrics and Neurology, Central Michigan University, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA

    Lalitha Sivaswamy

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Deepak M. Kamat

  2. Pediatrics and Neurology, Central Michigan University Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA

    Lalitha Sivaswamy

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Sivaswamy, L. (2022). Neurological Examination of Children. In: Kamat, D.M., Sivaswamy, L. (eds) Symptom-Based Approach to Pediatric Neurology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10494-7_1

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