NEURO CEREBELLAR Flashcards
(18 cards)
FUNCTION OF THE CEREBELLUM
__________-modulates equilibration and the orientation of head and eyes
has connections with vestibular nuclei
flocculonodular lobe
Lesions of the flocculonodular lobe produce _____ and _______
truncal ataxia and nystagmus
FUNCTIONS OF THE CEREBELLUM
concerned with posture gait and truncal tone
LESIONS:
1. unsteady walking
2. gait ataxia
3. hypotonia
4. alcoholism
anterior lobe - rostral vermis
FUNCTIONS OF THE CEREBELLUM
coordination of skilled action
lesions:
1. limb ataxia
2. dysmetria
3. tremor
4. dyssynergia
5. infarct, hemorrhage
posterior lobe - hemisphere
LESIONS OF THE POSTERIOR LOBE
1. LA
2. D
3. T
4. D
limb ataxia
dysmetria
tremor
dyssynergia
LESIONS OF THE ANTERIOR LOBE -ROSTRAL VERMIS
- UW
- GA
- H
anterior lobe - rostral vermis
GROUP OF TESTS
1. swaying when standing even with eyes open
2. broad based gait and stance
3. impaired tandem walking
clinical test for dystaxia of staion and gait
TESTS FOR DYSDIADOKINESIA
1.
2.
thigh patting test
finger tapping test
CLINICAL TESTS FOR LEG DYSTAXIA
- H-S
- HT
Heel to shin test
heel tapping test
TESTING THE APRAXIA
___________
left frontal lesion
bucco-facial apraxia
TESTING THE APRAXIA
left-parietal lesion
ideomotor apraxia
TESTING THE APRAXIA
right parietal lesions (2)
constructional apraxia
dressing apraxia
TESTING THE APRAXIA
dysfunction of the medial frontal cortex
gait apraxia
TYPES OF APHASIA
nonfluent speech
good comprehension
poor repetition and naming
Broca’s aphasia
TYPES OF APHASIA
fluent speech
poor comprehension, repetition, and naming
wernicke’s aphasia
TYPES OF APHASIA
fluent speech
good comprehension
poor repetition and naming
conduction aphasia
Localization of Conduction aphasia
arcuate fasciculus
TYPES OF APHASIA
Nonfluent speech, poor comprehension poor repetition and naming
GLOBAL aphasia
