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1
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damaged oculomotor nerve (midbrain)

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  • IPSILATERAL oculomotor palsy
  • diplopia
  • dilated pupil
2
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damaged cerebellothalamic fibers (midbrain)

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  • CONTRALATERAL ataxia,
  • tremor
  • red nucleus hyperkinesias
3
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damaged corticonuclear fibers (midbrain)

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  • CONTRALATERAL facial weakness lower face
  • tongue deviation to contralateral side on protrusion
  • IPSIlateral trapezius and sternoCM weakness
4
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damaged occulomotor fibers (midbrain)

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  • IPSILATERALoculomotor paralysis
  • diplopia,
  • dilated pupil
5
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damaged cortico spinal fibers (midbrain

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contralateral hemiplegia

6
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lesion to subthalamic nucleus deficits?

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HEMIBALLISUMUS(corticospinal)

= rapid and unpredictable flailing of contralateral extremities; movements are usually more obvious in UE

7
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occlusion of lenticulostriate branches to internal capsule: deficits

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  • CONTRALATERAL hemiplegia (corticospnal)
  • loss or decreased pain, temp, proprio (thalamocortical fibers thru posterior capsule)
  • maybe: partial CONTRALATERAL paralysis of facial muscles/tongue (genu/corticonuclear fibers)
8
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occlusion of distal brances of MCA: deficits

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  • CONTRALATERAL motor and sensory loss of UE, trunk, face (precentral, postcentral gyri)
  • deviation of eyes to ipsilateral side (frontal eye fields)
9
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occlusion of distal branches of ACA:deficits

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  • motor and sensory losses in contralateral foot, leg, thigh (ant. post. paracentral gyrus)
10
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antrior watershed infarct: where? deficits?

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  • ACA/MCA junction
  • contralateral hemiparesis (usually leg)
  • expressive language
  • behavioral changes
11
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posterior watershed infarct: where? deficits?

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  • MCA/PCA junction
  • visual deficits
  • language problems
12
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anterior choroidal artery syndrome: deficits?

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  • HOMOnymous hemianopsia (optic tract)
  • LOWER portions of basal nuclei
  • hemiplegia, hemianesthesia (LOWER aspects of internal capsule)
13
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clinical presentation of parkinsons

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  • stooped posture
  • resting tremor
  • rigidity
  • shuffling or festinating gait
  • trouble maintaining mvmt (a-, hypo-, or bradykinesia)
  • dimentia (later)
14
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medial midbrain lesion damages what STRX, what blood vessel

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  • corticspinal fibers in crus cerebri
  • occulomotor nerve
  • maybe corticobulbar fibers
  • maybe substantia nigra, but usually no noticeable deficits
  • paramedian branches of PCA
15
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deficits of lesion to corticospinal fibers in crus cerebri?

blood vessel to area?

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  • CONTRALATERALhemiplegia of UE, trunk, LE (from occlusion of paramedian branches of PCA)
16
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deficits of lesion to occulomotor nerve ?

blood to area?

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  • IPSILATERAL paralysis of eye movement: eye is “DOWN AND OUT”
  • pupil dilated, fixed
  • paramedian branches of PCA
17
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deficits of lesion to corticobulbar fibers in crus cerebri?

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  • in tongue deviating to OPPOSITE side of lesion upon protrusion
  • paralysis of lower half of facial muscles on CONTRALATERAL side
18
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central midbrain lesion damages what structures

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  • oculomotor nerve
  • red nucleus and CBELLOthalamic fibers
  • maybe ML
  • maybe ventral trigeminothalamic fibers
19
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deficits of lesion to red nucleus and CBELLOthalamic fibers/

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  • CONTRALATERALataxia

- tremor of CBELLAR origin

20
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pineocytoma can impinge?

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  • superior colliculi
  • cerebral aquaduct
  • trochlear/occulomotor nerve
  • MLF
21
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deficits of pineocytoma?

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  • paralysis of upward gaze (superior colliculi)
  • hydrocephalus (cerebral aquaduct)
  • failure of eye mvmt (trochlear/occulomotor nerve)
  • nystagmus (MLF)
22
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initial signs of uncal herneation

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  • dilation of pupils (uni or bipolar)
  • slow reaction to light
  • followed by weakness of occulomotor movement
23
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progressive symptoms of uncal herniation

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  • fully dilated pupils
  • eyes deviate laterally b/c of unapposed abducens nerves
  • weakness on CONTRALATERAL side (crtocospinal fibers in crus)
24
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symptoms of an especially large or bilateral supratentorial lesion

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decorticate rigidity

= flexion and adduction of UE; extention of LE with internal rotation and plantar flexion

25
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symptoms of an intratentorial lesion

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decerebrate rigidity

= UE and LE extended, toes point inward, pronated forearm, head and neck extended

26
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opisthotonos symptoms

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EXTENDED head and neck

27
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midline optic chiasm lesion

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  • BITEMPORAL hemianopia

- may have relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD)

28
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lateral optic chiasm lesion

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  • BINASAL hemianopia

- may have RAPD

29
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optic tract lesion

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  • HOMOnymous hemianopia on ipsilateral side

- may have RAPD

30
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total optic radiation lesion

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  • ipsilateral HOMOnymous hemianopia (also in lesion or total primary visual cortex)
31
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cuneus lesion

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  • ipsilateral INFERIOR homonymous quadrantopia
32
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lingual gyrus lesion

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  • ipsilateral SUPERIOR homonymous quadrantopia
33
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optic nerve lesion

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  • ipsilateral blindness in that eye

- loss of pupillary light reflex in both eyes when light is shined into the blinded eye

34
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what is enopthalmos

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  • a slight sinking of the eyeball into the orbit

- often MENTIONED for patients with Horner’s, but not always SEEN

35
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lesion of the abducens root: muscle, and movement?

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  • ipsilateral lateral rectus muscle
  • loss of lateral gaze
  • when looking straight ahead, lesioned eye will deviate SLIGHTLY toward midline
36
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lesion of abducens root: complaint

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  • diplopia

- especially when trying to look toward the lesioned size in the HORIZONTAL plane

37
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caudal basilar pontine lesion: symptoms

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  • alternating hemiplegia (paralysis of lateral rectus on ipsilateral side; paralsis of body on contralateral side)
  • diplopia
38
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internuclear ophthalmoplegia symptoms

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  • loss of medial gaze
39
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internuclear ophthalmoplegia lesion?

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lesion in the MLF on the SAME side as the paralysis

40
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lesion of abducens nucleus: damages?

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  • ALPHA motor neurons to ipsilateral lateral rectus muscle

- interneurons that terminate on alpha motor neurons in the contralateral oculomotor nucleus

41
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lesion of abducens nucleus: symptoms

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  • loss of horizontal gaze in both eyes TOWARD lesion side
  • normal horizontal gaze in both eyes AWAY lesioned side
  • basically internal opthalmoplegia lesion plus abducens root lesion
42
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one and a half syndrome: symptoms

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  • loss of medial and lateral voluntary eye mvmt on one side

- loss of medial mvmt on the contralateral side

43
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one and a half syndrom: damages?

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  • abducens nucleus on one side
  • the MLF right next to affected nucleus
  • usually also affects paramedian pontine reticular formation aka “horizontal gaze center”
44
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radiculopathy

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  • results from spinal nerve root damage
  • radiating pain in a dermatomal patern
  • weakness
  • hyporeflexia
45
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symptoms of cauda equina syndrome

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  • weakness of LE
  • saddle anesthesia ( sensory deficits )
  • urinary retention (decreased sphincter tone)
  • decrease in sexual fxn
  • sciatica
46
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broca’s aphasia symptom and location

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  • inferior frontal gyrus (areas 44/45)
  • motor, expressive, nonfluent aphasia
  • NO vocal paralysis
  • patients are well aware of their deficits
47
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telegraphic speech

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  • associted with broca’s aphasia

- familiar single wordes or short phrases with left out words

48
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wernicke aphasia

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  • supramarginal (area 40) and angular gyri (area 39(
  • sensory, receptive, or fluent aphasia
  • speek freely, but words may not make sense
  • may not be aware of their deficits
49
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paraphasia

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  • “word salad”

- associated with wernicke

50
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structures that may be affected in uncal herniation

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  • CBellum
  • uncus (temporal lobe)
  • hypothalamus
  • optic tract
51
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aneurysms affecting the occulomotor nerve

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aneurysm of basilar bifurcation

aneurysm of posterior communicating/PCA intersection

52
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third nerve injury deficits

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  • dilated pupil
  • loss of most eye mvmt
  • diplopia
53
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angterior choroidal artery syndrome (strx)?

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optic tract and crus cerebri

54
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damage to vestibular nuclei(medulla)

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  • nystagmus,
  • vertigo
  • nausea
55
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damage to nucleus ambiguous (medulla)

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  • dysphagia,
  • hoarseness
  • deviation of uvula to contralateral side
56
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spinal trigeminal tract nucleus

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  • ipsilateral loss of pain and thermal sense on face
57
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conductive deafness

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caused by problems of external ear or disorders of the middle ear

58
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middle ear causes of conductive deafness

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  • otitis media

- otosclerosis

59
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nerve deafness is from

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diseases involving cochlea or the cochlear portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve

60
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central deafnes results from

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damage to the cochlear nuclie or their central connections

61
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damage to cochlear part of the eighth nerve can be from __ and result in ___

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vestibular schwaanoma

  • tinnitus and or deafness
  • presbyacusis (hard time hearing high pitch sound)
62
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auditory agnosia is?

it can be from?

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difficulty understanding and/or interpreting sounds

damage to secondary auditory cortex in the temporal lobe