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Periorbital ecchymosis

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Raccoon eyes

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Mastoid ecchymosis

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Battle sign

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Smelling ammonia is a function of which nerve

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CN V

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In MOCA testing, what score is considered normal?

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> or = 26

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CN III deficit with pupil sparing usually points to what usual cause

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Usually vascular like diabetic ophthalmoplegia

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If a patient presents with CN III deficit with pupil involvement, think

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Compressive lesions

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When the left sternocleidomastoid contracts, the head moves to the

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Right

7
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Tongue deviates to which side in an lmn lesion?

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Weaker side

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Normal plantar (babinski) reflex

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Downgoing

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How do you do Hoffman reflex?

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Finger flexor reflex: tap the nail of the third or fourth phalanx. A positive test (flexion of the terminal joint of the thumb) indicates an UMN lesion in the upper limb.

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Optic nerve tests

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Acuity, fields, pupil, fundoscopy

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CN III supplies

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Levator palpebrae superioris
Medial rectus
Superior rectus
Inferior rectus
Inferior oblique efferent limb of pupillary light response
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Afferent arm of the corneal reflex is innervated by

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CN V

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Innervation of CN VII

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Muscles of facial expression
Hyperacusis (stapedius)
Efferent corneal reflex
Taste anterior 2/3 of the tongue
Salivary and lacrimal glands
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Tests for CN VIII

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Nystagmus, caloric reflexes
Gross hearing
Rinne
Weber

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Tests for CN IX and X

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Palatal elevation, gag reflex, vocal cord function, swallowing, post 1/3 of tongue taste

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Compnents of the motor exam

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Bulk
Abnormal movements (tremors, choreA, hemiballismus etc.)
Posturing
Tone
Strength
Pronator drift (UMN lesions unable to maintain extension and supination)
Reflexes (DTRs, abdominal reflexes, primituve reflexes, Babinski, Hoffman, clonus)