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Neuro Rehab I Week 1 Flashcards

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capgras delusion

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recurrent belief that a person has been replaced by an imposter; reported with lesions in the right hemisphere

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stiffperson syndrome

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diffuse stiffness without weakness or numbness; autoimmune syndrome

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prosopagnosia

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inability to recognize faces of familiar people; usually right hemispheric lesions

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History & Neuro Exam –> ??? –> Localize lesion & formulate syndrome –> ??? + ??? + ??? —> diagnosis

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History & Neuro Exam –> Interpretation of symptoms and signs –> Localize lesion & formulate syndrome –> Anatomic diagnosis + mode of onset and course + appropriate lab tests —> diagnosis

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______ ________ is essential to diagnosis

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good history

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HPI stands for

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History of Present Illness

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Name some common neurologic complaints. Try for 3.

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  • Disordered mentation, attention, memory, behavior
  • Language and communication disturbances
  • Excessive daytime sleepiness, insomnia, fatigue
  • Visual disturbances (vision loss, diplopia)
  • Weakness, numbness, other sensory alterations, balance problems
  • Sphincter disturbances (urinary or fecal incontinence, inability to void)
  • Erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction
  • Sudden (paroxysmal) behavioral changes (seizures, loss of consciousness)
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Weakness can mean? (4)

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-fatigue
-imbalance
-apathy
-pain
(there’s more)

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7 parts of a Neurologic Exam

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I. Mental Status & Language
II. Cranial Nerves
III. Motor
IV. Sensation
V. Reflexes
VI. Coordination
VII. Gait

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Mental Status deals with:

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-levels of consciousness
-orientation
-memory
-judgement
-abstraction
-praxis
-components of language

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4 levels of consciousness

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Alert; Lethargy; Stupor; Coma

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alert definition

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awake and interactive

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lethargy definition

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Appears asleep, but may be aroused with stimulation to interact with environment

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stupor definition

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Arouses briefly to vigorous stimuli, but not to the point of being interactive

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coma definition

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Unresponsive to external stimuli

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dysarthria is (2)

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slurred speech
motor disorder affecting the muscles of articulation

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aphasia is

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impairment of language production or comprehension

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Name some components of language

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-spontaneous speech
-naming
-comprehension
-repetition
-reading
-writing

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dyguesia means

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altered taste

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Common pathologies of CN I

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Symptomatic: post-viral, head trauma
Usually asymptomatic: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

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CN III innervates what muscles?

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Levators of the eyelid,
superior rectus (SR),
inferior rectus (IR),
medial rectus (MR),
inferior oblique (IO) muscles of the eye,
pupillary constrictors (parasympathetic)

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CN IV innervates

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superior oblique (SO) muscle

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CN VI innervates

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lateral rectus (LR) muscle

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CN V exam (3 things)

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Corneal reflex, strength of jaw, facial
sensation

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Corneal Reflex tests which two CN
CN V and VII
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CN VII exam
show teeth, wrinkle forehead, close eyes tight
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CN VIII Exam (4)
* Hearing to finger rubs, tuning fork * Eye movements, nystagmus, smooth pursuit * Head thrust * Dix-Hall Pike
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CN IX responsible for what 3 things
– Sensation/taste from posterior 1/3 tongue, back of the throat – Motor nerve elevates pharynx, contributes to gag – Parasympathetics to parotid
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Motor Exam components
Bulk Tone Power Fatiguability Fasciculations
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flaccidity definition
little resistance to passive movement
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rigidity definition
steady muscular tension that is equal in degree in opposing muscle groups
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spasticity definition
sustained increase in tension of a muscle when it is passively lengthened (speed dependent)
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UMN signs
-stiffness, spasticity -weakness in pyramidal pattern -hyperreflexia
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LMN signs
-weakness, atrophy, fasciculations -no sensory involvement -no pain -hypoactive reflexes
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Reflex rating scale normal = clonus =
– 0 absent – 1+ present but diminished – 2+ normal – 3+ increased, spread – 4+ clonus
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Spinal levels of the 5 DTRs
Biceps C5, C6 Brachioradialis C6 Triceps C7 Patella L4 Achilles S1
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Clonus definition
Series of rhythmic involuntary muscle contractions induced by sudden passive stretching of a muscle
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What is one of the earliest signs of dorsal column disease?
a positive Romberg sign
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Where should the Romberg sign be included in the neuro exam?
the sensory OR coordination exam
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* Lateral spinothalamic tract: ______ & _____ * Ventral spinothalamic tract: ______ ______ * Dorsal columns --medial lemniscus: ____________ and _______________
* Lateral spinothalamic tract: pain and temperature * Ventral spinothalamic tract: light touch * Dorsal columns --medial lemniscus: vibration and proprioception
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The coordination exam tests the function of what 3 structures?
cerebellum, basal ganglia, related connections
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how do coordination disorders manifest? (5)
imbalance incoordination ataxia dysdiadochokinesia abnormal movements
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station definition
Attitude or manner of standing, including posture
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3 types of diagnostic tests in Neurology
-lumbar puncture -neuroimaging -neurophysiology
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Lumbar punctures can diagnose: (4)
– Inflammatory and infectious conditions – Subarachnoid hemorrhage – Pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension): high opening pressure – Cancer involving meninges
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Norms for: * Measure pressure: * Cell count, differential: * Protein: * Glucose:
* Measure pressure: normal 80-200 mm H20 * Cell count, differential: normal <5 WBC (white blood cells) * Protein: normal 15-45 * Glucose: normal 40-80
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Lumbar puncture complications:
– Post-LP headache (positional) – bleeding – infection – back pain – Rare: herniation, nerve injury
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Advantages of CT scan
quick and readily available; emergency diagnosis; there for people contraindicated to MRI
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disadvantages of CT
radiation exposure; poor visualization of brainstem
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What is hyperdense on CT?
Calcium, Bone, Blood

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