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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1665-5044</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de neurociencia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. neurocienc.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-5044</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Mexicana de Neurología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1665-50442023000600195</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rmn.23000039</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Semiology of the neurocritical patient: understanding the language of neurological signs]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Semiología del paciente neurocrítico: comprensión del lenguaje de signos neurológicos]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabrera-Nanclares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Boris]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Támara-Contreras]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elloth E.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Parra-Lizarazo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Johanna M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Cartagena Department of Neurosurgery ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cartagena de Indias ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Sinu Faculty of Medicine ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cartagena de Indias ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Cartagena Faculty of Medicine ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cartagena de Indias ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>195</fpage>
<lpage>203</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-50442023000600195&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-50442023000600195&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-50442023000600195&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract A fundamental aspect of caring for neurocritical patients is interpreting and understanding their neurological signs and symptoms. This will be a helpful key to determining the brain injury or dysfunction&#8217;s location, extent, and severity. The semiotics of the neurocritical patient encompasses various domains, including motor, sensory, cognitive, and autonomic functions. A comprehensive understanding of the semiotics of the neurocritical patient empowers clinicians to make timely and accurate diagnoses, predict outcomes, and implement targeted therapeutic interventions. It also enables effective communication among the interdisciplinary team members involved in the patient&#8217;s care. This article review shows the importance of accurately recognizing and deciphering these signs to guide clinical decision-making.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Un aspecto fundamental en el cuidado del paciente neurocrítico es la interpretación y comprensión de sus signos y síntomas neurológicos. Esta será una clave útil para determinar la ubicación, el alcance y la gravedad de la lesión o disfunción cerebral. La semiótica del paciente neurocrítico abarca varios dominios, incluyendo funciones motoras, sensoriales, cognitivas y autonómicas. Una comprensión integral de la semiótica del paciente neurocrítico permite a los médicos realizar diagnósticos oportunos y precisos, predecir resultados e implementar intervenciones terapéuticas específicas. También permite una comunicación efectiva entre los miembros del equipo interdisciplinario involucrado en el cuidado del paciente. La revisión de este artículo muestra la importancia de reconocer y descifrar con precisión estos signos para orientar la toma de decisiones clínicas.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Semiology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Neurocritical care]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Neurological signs]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Diagnostic tools]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Neurological examination]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Semiología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cuidados neurocríticos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Signos neurológicos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Herramientas diagnósticas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Exploración neurológica]]></kwd>
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