Week 3 - Neuro Diseases / Disorders Flashcards
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Graves disease (hyperthyroid)
eyes bulging out of head
Horner Syndrome
sympathetic superior cervical ganglion compressed, miosis (constricted pupil), ptosis (drooping eyelid), anhidrosis (no sweat), if present for a long time there will be less pigment in effected iris/eye
Cranial Nerve III palsy / compression
always associated with ptosis (drooping of eyelid), nonreactive pupil to light (will not constrict), and/or extraocular muscle palsy - often caused by vascular problems like aneurysms
Adie’s Tonic pupil
benign lesion of ciliary ganglion, young women, pupil reacts slightly to light and slowly to convergence - pupil nonreactive to light
pharmacological
pupil nonreactive to light, mydriatics (pupil dilators), scopalamine patch, farm chemicals, sympathetic stimulators (pseudoephedrine)
trauma
can cause pupil unreactive to light
physiologic
1mm difference is pupil dilation in light and dark is found in 20% of people
nonreactive pupil to light
dilated pupil, will not constrict
drugs, narcotics
cause constricted pupil - miotics (pupil constrictors)
Argyll Robertson Pupil
constricts poorly to light, but reacts with constriction to convergence, syphilis
iritis
eye pain, redness, anterior chamber inflammation, constricted pupils
Horner’s syndrome - first order neuron disorder
central lesion on hypothalamospinal tract, ex: transection of cervical spinal cord
Horner’s syndrome - second order neuron disorder
most common, preganglionic lesion, ex: compression along sympathetic chain by lung tumor
Horner’s syndrome - third order neuron disorder
postganlionic lesion at level of internal carotid artery, ex: tumor of cavernous sinus or carotid artery dissection
causes of CN III palsy with dilated pupils
vascular disorders (diabetes, heart disease, atherosclerosis, aneurysm of posterior communicating artery), space occupying lesion or tumor, inflammation, infection, physical trauma, demyelinating disease (MS), autoimmune disease (myasthenia gravis), post operative neurosurgery complication, cavernous sinus thrombosis
pupil-sparing CN III palsy
commonly microvascular
pupil-involving CN III palsy
serious / urgent differential
CN III, CN IV, CN V1, CN VI, CN V2, internal carotid artery
pass through cavernous sinus
CN III palsy
down (superior oblique still working) and out (lateral rectus still working) position of affected eye, ptosis (drooped eyelid), mydriasis (pupil dilation)
CN III palsy - parasympathetic fibers
run on outside of nerve (motor on inside of nerve), parasympathetic symptoms before motor symptoms, ptosis (drooping eyelid) and mydriasis (dilated pupil) before down and out eye position
testing CN III function
movement of eye in 6 cardinal fields (H), look for limitation of movement in either eye (-ductions), look for limited gaxe (-versions), nystagmus (uncontrolled movement of the eye), strabismus (ocular misalignment)
causes of isolated ocular muscle weakness / palsy
cranial nerve palsy (VI, IV, III), grave’s disease (hyperthyroid), trauma, giant cell arteritis (inflammation of blood vessels), MS, stroke, mass, myasthenia, sarcoidosis, meningeal infection, meningeal inflammation (lymes) - often adult presenting with double vision
microvascular ocular muscle abnormality
diabetes screen, blood pressure, sed rate for temporal arteritis
thyroid ocular muscle abnormality
weight loss, hair loss, heart palpitations, proptosis, lid lag, red eyes - middle aged with eyes that stick out (proptosis)