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Table 1 Fifteen most common test concepts found in neurological teaching casesa

From: A Neuro-ontology for the neurological examination

Concept

CUI

Count

Proportion (%)

hyperreflexia

C0151889

47

2.0

headache

C0018681

45

1.9

unstable gait

C0231686

41

1.7

bilateral extensor plantar responses

C0422917

38

1.6

dysarthria

C0013362

32

1.3

confused

C0009676

31

1.3

hearing impaired

C1384666

31

1.3

appendicular ataxia

C0750937

27

1.1

hemiparesis

C0018989

24

1.0

papilledema

C0030353

23

1.0

diplopia

C0012569

22

0.9

neck stiffness

C0151315

22

0.9

impaired memory

C0233794

22

0.9

ataxic gait

C0751837

20

0.8

disorientation

C0233407

19

0.8

  1. aCUI is from UMLS Metathesaurus browser. Proportion based on 2386 total concepts abstracted from 419 published neurology teaching cases