The Neonatal Neurological Exam (26 min.)

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In this video, neonatal neurologist Dr. Janet Soul demonstrates the complete neurological examination of the newborn on a series of infants. Examples of both normal and abnormal exam findings are included. This video is intended to help recognize potential neurological concerns in the newborn nursery and neonatal intensive care unit such as neonatal encephalopathy, cranial nerve dysfunction, and neuromotor problems due to central or peripheral nervous system injury. 

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Janet Soul, MDCM

Director, Fetal-Neonatal Neurology Program Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

In this video, neonatal neurologist Dr. Janet Soul demonstrates the complete neurological examination of the newborn on a series of infants. Examples of both normal and abnormal exam findings are included. This video is intended to help recognize potential neurological concerns in the newborn nursery and neonatal intensive care unit such as neonatal encephalopathy, cranial nerve dysfunction, and neuromotor problems due to central or peripheral nervous system injury. 

  Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

  1. Know how to conduct a complete neurological examination on a newborn
  2. Recognize both normal and abnormal neurological exam findings in newborns

 

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Physician
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.


Nurse
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 0.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

 

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Disclosure Statement

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients: 

Janet Soul, MDCM: UCB – Research support for an investigator-initiated, multicenter research study on the use of lacosamide to treat neonatal seizures

Miya Bernson-Leung, MD, EdM: Abbott Labs – individual stock holder; Abbvie Inc – individual stock options

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