Déficit neurológico
Información
Un déficit neurológico es una anomalía funcional de un área del cuerpo debido a una disminución en el funcionamiento del cerebro, la médula espinal, los músculos o los nervios.
Los ejemplos abarcan: incapacidad para hablar, disminución de la sensibilidad, pérdida del equilibrio, debilidad, problemas con la función mental, cambios visuales, reflejos anormales y problemas para caminar.
Ver también: deficiencias neurológicas focales
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Referencias
Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J. Diagnosis of neurological disease. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, eds. Bradley: Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Butterworth-Heinemann Elsevier; 2008:chap 1.
Revision
Last reviewed 2/16/2011 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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