The Importance of a Neuro Exam

I like doing the neuro exam because it kind of often uncovers some loss of sensory function that you can't pick up with light touch. I've had a few kind of moments with patients where it's kind of unlocked a bit of an understanding for them or it's been a bit of a penny drop moment. So I think the neuro exam as well as being important for like essential patient safety reasons which hopefully don't let me forget talking about that is a really good opportunity for patient education. It doesn't mean you're going to be worse in the long run according to some evidence but just kind of explaining things to the patient so they know why you're doing these weird things and making