neurological

Question 1

central nervous system

Answer 1

brain, spinal cord, relay neurons

Question 2

purpose of spinal cord

Answer 2

sensory impulse back to brain
knee jerking or tapping

Question 3

peripheral nervous system

Answer 3

nerves and motor neurons

Question 4

polio

Answer 4

muscle weakness

Question 5

myasthenia

Answer 5

autoimmune disease

Question 6

gullian barre

Answer 6

muscle wekness and swallowing issues

Question 7

hypothalmus

Answer 7

sleep and emotion

Question 8

midbrain

Answer 8

eye and ear reflexes

Question 9

medulla

Answer 9

cranial nerves

Question 10

frontal lobe

Answer 10

thinking and planning

Question 11

temporal lobe

Answer 11

memory

Question 12

occipital lobe

Answer 12

vision

Question 13

health history

Answer 13

head injury
concussions
tremors
seisures
parathesia

Question 14

speech impairment: broca’s aphasia

Answer 14

difficult finding words

Question 15

speech impairment: wernicke’s aphasia

Answer 15

not able to understand written words

Question 16

speech impairment: global aphasia

Answer 16

lack of expressive and receptive ability

Question 17

care for seizures

Answer 17

turn to side
soft under head
remove glassess

Question 18

things NOT to do for seizures

Answer 18

hold a person down and try to stop movement
put anything in a person’s mouth
CPR
offer food or water

Question 19

age related changes

Answer 19

decrease in reflexes
decrease in senses
decrease in reaction time

Question 20

changes in older adult

Answer 20

forgetting names
trouble finding words

Question 21

purpose of neuro exam

Answer 21

baseline
decides care
detects disease or injury

Question 22

sequence of neuro exam

Answer 22

1. mental status (glascow coma)
2. cranial nerve fuction
3. musculoskeletal
4. sensory
5. reflex

Question 23

how to determine level of consciousness

Answer 23

alertness
stuporous (drowsy and slow)
lethargic (sluggish)
comatose (can’t respond)

Question 24

corticospinal

Answer 24

skilled movement (stroke)

Question 25

extrapyramidal

Answer 25

maintain muscle and body control (parkinson)

Question 26

disorder of cns

Answer 26

stroke When blood flow to brain is stopped

Question 27

risk factors of stroke

Answer 27

hypertension age heart disease race brain aneurysms

Question 28

Symptoms of stroke

Answer 28

numbness confusion slurred speech weakness often one-sided

Question 29

multiple sclerosis

Answer 29

progressive demyelination

Question 30

menigitis

Answer 30

Acute inflammation of the meninges

Question 31

encephalitis

Answer 31

Inflammation of the brain (coma)

Question 32

spinothalmic

Answer 32

pain and temperature

Question 33

posterior columns

Answer 33

vibration and fine touch

Question 34

low motor neurons

Answer 34

provide direct contact with muscle decrease muscle tone no reflex

Question 35

upper motor neuron

Answer 35

increase muscle tone hyperactive reflex

Question 36

spastic

Answer 36

feet inverted

Question 37

scissors

Answer 37

close together

Question 38

propusive

Answer 38

hunch over

Question 39

steppage

Answer 39

stepping

Question 40

waddling

Answer 40

side to side

Question 41

sciatica

Answer 41

nerve pain from injury radiating to lower hamstring

Question 42

common cause of sciatica

Answer 42

herniated disk

Question 43

risk factors of sciatica

Answer 43

injury aging diabetes active job

Question 44

treatments of sciatica

Answer 44

cold compressors medication massage accupuncture

Question 45

cerebellar functions

Answer 45

finger to finger heal to shin romberg

Question 46

how to test dtr

Answer 46

reflexhammer hyperreflexia hyporeflexia

Question 47

glascow coma scale

Answer 47

eye opening verbal response motor response