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Neurology consult template

Use this neurology consult template in Wavo when the visit needs a clear neurologic history, focused exam, localization, differential, and actionable recommendations.

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Neurology Consultation Note

Reason for Consultation
- Referring question and acuity (outpatient vs inpatient).

History of Present Illness
- Onset, tempo (hyperacute / acute / subacute / chronic / progressive / fluctuating), distribution, and associated symptoms.
- Positive and negative neurologic features (weakness, numbness, vision, speech, seizure, headache, gait, cognition, autonomic).
- Precipitants, prior similar episodes, and functional impact.

Neurologic / Medical History
- Prior neurologic diagnoses, stroke/TIA, seizures, migraine, MS, neuropathy, Parkinsonism, head injury, cancer, autoimmune disease.
- Medications (including anticoagulants, AEDs, dopamine agents), allergies, and substance use.

Exam
- Mental status, cranial nerves, motor, sensory, reflexes, coordination, gait, and relevant focused findings.
- NIHSS or other scales if performed.

Data Reviewed
- Imaging (CT/MRI/vascular studies), EEG, EMG/NCS, LP results, labs, and outside records as discussed.

Localization & Differential
- Suspected anatomic localization and leading differential diagnoses with brief reasoning.

Assessment
- Working neurologic diagnosis/impression and urgency.

Recommendations / Plan
- Further testing, treatment initiation or changes, precautions, disposition, and follow-up.
- Explicit response to the referring question.

When to use this template

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Why this template works

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Best for

Visit types and clinicians who use this format

  • Preserves localization and differential—the core of neurologic reasoning.
  • Supports outpatient and inpatient consult workflows with the same skeleton.
  • Keeps imaging, EEG, EMG, and labs tied to impression and plan.
  • Easy to adapt for stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular, and general neurology referrals.
  • 1New outpatient neurology consultations
  • 2Inpatient neurology consults
  • 3First evaluations for seizures, weakness, neuropathy, or cognitive change

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Illustrative excerpt of how a visit can land in this structure. Not a real patient record—review and edit every note before signing.

Reason for Consultation
Evaluate subacute progressive bilateral lower-extremity numbness and gait imbalance; advise on need for MRI and LP.

HPI
54-year-old with 6 weeks of ascending paresthesias in both feet progressing to mid-calf, now with unsteady gait and occasional urinary urgency. No back pain, fever, or saddle anesthesia. No vision loss.

Exam
Alert, fluent. CN II–XII intact. Mild distal LE weakness 4+/5. Pinprick reduced to mid-calf bilaterally. Reflexes 1+ LE, plantar flexor. Romberg positive; wide-based gait.

Data Reviewed
B12 and A1c pending from PCP. No prior neuroimaging available.

Localization & Differential
Length-dependent sensory neuropathy vs myeloneuropathy. Differential includes B12 deficiency, diabetes, CIDP, compressive myelopathy, and paran neoplastic process.

Assessment
Subacute sensory ataxia with possible myeloneuropathy features—needs urgent cord/brain imaging and lab workup.

Plan
Order MRI brain and total spine with contrast; B12, MMA, SPEP, A1c, TSH. Hold empiric steroids pending imaging. PT for gait safety. Follow up in 1–2 weeks with results; ED precautions for acute urinary retention or rapid weakness. Note to referring PCP.

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3. Review and sign

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