DACNB cheat sheet
DACNB · Keep the key ideas within reach.
Functional neuroanatomy and neurological reasoning
Describe the finding before assigning a lesion or disease.
Integrate motor, sensory, reflex and time-course information.
Use cerebellar and basal ganglia patterns within a differential.
Neuroplasticity is not proof of efficacy for a particular intervention.
Vestibular, ocular motor and balance assessment
Classify dizziness by timing and triggers before testing.
Distinguish gaze stabilization, pursuit, saccades and vergence.
Use HINTS only in the appropriate setting with trained assessment.
Individualize rehabilitation and reconsider atypical findings.
Concussion, headache and functional recovery
Address immediate danger and remove the person from repeat-impact risk.
Distinguish relative rest, daily activity and risk-bearing return stages.
Assess persistent symptoms across relevant systems.
Do not infer prescribing authority or guaranteed recovery from a mechanism.
Neuromusculoskeletal assessment and differential diagnosis
Compare root, nerve, tendon, joint and nonmusculoskeletal causes.
Interpret provocative tests through probability and context.
Relate movement findings to the actual functional task.
Do not equate consent or a familiar diagnosis with treatment suitability.
Neurological and musculoskeletal danger signs
A negative checklist item does not exclude every serious process.
Escalate sudden focal or visual neurological symptoms immediately.
Do not wait within a memorized timing window for suspected cauda equina disease.
Communicate findings and uncertainty without exceeding the actual role.
Neurorehabilitation, evidence and professional limits
Use actual assessment and goals to select rehabilitation.
Evidence and outcome review are needed beyond a theory of plasticity.
Respect consent, confidentiality and competence boundaries.
A private credential does not replace jurisdiction-specific professional authority.