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Facial Fracture Home Care: Neuro Checks
Neurologic checks should be performed once an hour, for the first 24 hours in someone with a facial fracture.

Seek care immediately for:
  • Decreased alertness
  • Abnormal walking
  • Abnormal balance
  • Abnormal behavior
  • Abnormal pupils Images
  • Abnormal speech
  • Abnormal thinking
  • Decreased strength in the arms and legs
  • Repeated vomiting
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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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