Neuro Flashcards
(23 cards)
- Ipsilateral optic atrophy
- contralateral papiloedema
- Anosmia
Foster Kennedy syndrome
5 requirements for a successful reflex
1: Sensory nerve fibers intact
2: Functional synapse in cord
3: Intact motor fibers
4: Functional neuromuscular junction
5: Competent muscle fibers
deep tendon reflex for biceps
C5:
Brachioradialis deep tendon reflex
C6
Triceps deep tendon reflex
C7
Patellar deep tendon reflex
L4
Achilles deep tendon reflex
S1
Flick nail up to check for
Tromners
Flick nail down to check for
Hoffmans
C5 muscle test
Deltoid – Shoulder
Abduction
C6 muscle test
Biceps and Wrist extension
C7 muscle test
Triceps, Wrist flexion, and Finger extension
C8 muscle test
Finger Flexion
T1 muscle test
Finger abduction/
adduction
L4 muscle test
Dorsiflexor & Invertion for Tibialis Anterior and Knee extension
L5 muscle test
Extensor Hallicus
Longus
S1 muscle test
plantar flexors
- Pain
- Temperature -
- Crude touch
Spinothalamics
- Light Touch
- Proprioception:
- Vibration: (128 hz)
Dorsal Columns
- Pain on posteriorlateral thigh with radiation to top of foot
- Weakness of Dorsiflexors of great toe & foot
- Paraesthesia and numbness top of foot & great toe
- No reflex change noted
L4/L5 Disc
- Pain: posterior thigh with radiation to heel
- Weakness of plantar flexion
- Sensory loss in the lateral foot
- Absent ankle jerk reflex
L5/S1 Disc
- Stand with feet together eyes open and then eyes closed.
- Positive tes if Patient falls with
eyes closed.
Romberg test
3 sensory systems provide input to cerebellum for truncal stability when
with eyes open
- Vision
- Proprioception
- Vestibular sense
