Unravelling functional neurology: a scoping review of theories and clinical applications in a context of chiropractic manual therapy

Meyer, Anne-Laure; Meyer, Amanda; Etherington, Sarah; Leboeuf-Yde, Charlotte

doi:10.1186/s12998-017-0151-1

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies

Table 3 Diagnostic procedures used in Functional Neurology according to four sources in a scoping review

From: Unravelling functional neurology: a scoping review of theories and clinical applications in a context of chiropractic manual therapy

Structure(s) or function(s)		Sources of information
Structure(s) or function(s)		Book	Scientific articles	Websites	Interviews
Spinal nerve	Sensory	Spinothalamic tract^a Dorsal columns^b	Spinothalamic tract^a Dorsal columns^b	X	X
	Motor	Myotomes Muscle tone	Myotomes	Myotomes	X
	Reflexes	Osteotendinous Plantar Superficial abdominal	Osteotendinous Plantar	X	Osteotendinous
Cranial nerves		I to XII	At least, II to VIII, X to XII	At least, III, IV, VI, and VIII	I to XII
Vestibulo-cerebellar		Eye movements CN II, III, V, VII and, VIII to XII Romberg / Fukuda tests Finger-to-nose / Heel-to-shin tests Rapid alternative movements Vestibulo-ocular reflex Balance assessment Tandem gait Walking on toes / heels	Eye movements Finger-to-nose / Heel-to-shin tests Rapid alternative movements Vestibulo-ocular reflex Balance assessment Functional Romberg test	Eye movements Balance assessment	Eye movements Romberg / Fukuda tests Vestibulo-ocular reflex Balance assessment
Brain lobe(s)		Eye movements Blind spot mapping qEEG	Eye movements Blind spot mapping Gait assessment Finger dexterity Muscle testing Primitive reflexes Dual mental tasking	Eye movements Blind spot mapping	Eye movements Blind spot mapping
Basal ganglia		Looking for fascial tics	Colored lenses	NM	X
Autonomic		Observation (e.g. pupillary size, condition of the skin) Pupil light reflex Blood pressure Forehead / tympanic temperatures Heart rate Respiratory rate / ratio Oximetry Bowel auscultation Dermographia Vein-to-artery ratio of the retinal vessel	Blood pressure Heart rate Heart auscultation “Respiratory excursion” Vein-to-artery ratio of the retinal vessel Search for dermographia	X	Pupillary size or pupil light reflex Blood pressure Heart rate Oximetry
Cognitive		Questions about patient’s orientation and for testing memory	Wechsler intelligence scale for children Test of variables of attention Finger tapping test Cognitive tasks (e.g. memory tasks)	X	Test of variables of attention

X Structure(s) or function(s) mentioned without specific example(s)
NM Structure(s) or function(s) not mentioned in the source
qEEG Quantitative electroencephalography
^aThis includes nondiscriminative touch, temperature and pain sensations
^bThis includes fine touch, and conscious proprioception

Back to article page

ISSN: 2045-709X

Contact us

Submission enquiries: Access here and click Contact Us
General enquiries: info@biomedcentral.com