chapter 18 nervous system Flashcards
1
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Petite Mal seizure
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- aka absent seizure
- sudden loss of consciousness for 10 seconds
- appears to day dreaming
- common in children ages 5-15
2
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Grand Mal seizure
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- major motor convulsion
- loss of consciousness and may fall
- tonic phase:body becomes rigid and extends
- clonic phase: involuntary movements of body with salvation, incontinence
- postictal phase:deep sleep for hours, confusion
3
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Myoclonic seizure
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- minor motor seizure-sudden the contraction of face/upper extremities
- no loss of consciousness
4
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Febrile convulsions
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Usually ages 6 months-6 years
-with high fever may have seizures lasting longer than 10 minutes
5
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Assessing mental status
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Includes the following:
- level of consciousness
- speech
- orientation
- knowledge of current events
- judgement (what would you do if…)
- abstraction ( interpret colloquialism)
- memory
- emotional response
- vocabulary
- calculation
- object recognition
- praxis
6
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CNS II
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Optic nerve-ends at retina
-visual acuity and optic discs
7
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CNS III
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Oculomotor nerve
- controls eye movements
- controls pupil constriction and accommodations
8
Q
CNS IV
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Trochlear nerves
-superior oblique muscles of eye
9
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CNS V
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Trigeminal nerves: optic, maxillary, mandibular
-test corneal reflex, sensory, motor (clench jaw)
10
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CNS VI
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Abducens
Lateral eye movements
11
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CNS VII
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Facial nerves
Test motor by smiling, puff up cheeks, raise eyebrows (looking for symmetry)
12
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Common disorders
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Headaches Seizures Loss of consciousness Numbness/weakness Visual disturbance Dementia Gait disturbance Tremors Pain
13
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CNS VIII
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vestibulococholear-hearing, balance, auditory testing
14
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CNS XI
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glossopharyngeal-test: gag reflex, say “ahhhh”
15
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CNS X
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Vagus-same test as xi
