Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Almost all patients will have a neurological examination reported in their medical record and understanding neurological examination findings is an important skill for neuropsychologists. This chapter reviews findings of the neurological examination including the cranial nerves, motor examination, sensory examination, examination of cerebellar functions, and assessment of gait. It notes diagnostic implications for abnormal findings, and differentiates between central and peripheral etiologies for deficits. The chapter highlights common bedside signs that map onto neuroanatomical systems relevant to neuropsychological interpretation, including corticospinal, extrapyramidal, cerebellar, peripheral nerve pathways. The chapter emphasizes practical documentation and terminology used in clinical notes (e.g., strength grading, reflex patterns, sensory modalities, coordination testing, and gait descriptors), and explains how constellations of findings support lesion localization and differential diagnosis.Finally, it leaves the reader with a list of key findings.</jats:p>