Home Care:

Home care depends on the type and the cause of neurologic loss. (See the specific causative disorder.)

Call your health care provider if:

If any loss of movement, sensation, or function occurs, call your health care provider.

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

The medical history will be obtained and a physical examination performed.

Medical history questions documenting neurological deficits in detail may include:

• Where is the loss of function?
  • Right arm?
  • Right leg?
  • Left arm?
  • Left leg?
  • Another location (be specific)?
• What deficits are present?
  • Loss of vision?
  • Numbness?
  • Loss of movement?
  • Loss of strength?
  • Loss of hearing?
  • Speech problem or language problem?
  • Other (be specific)?
• What other symptoms are also present?

The physical examination will include a detailed examination of nervous system function.

Diagnostic tests vary depending on other symptoms and the suspected cause of the nerve function loss.