Chapter 11- Neurological Disorders Flashcards
Define paralysis
loss of muscle function of one or more muscle groups
Define PAresis
incomplete or partial paralysis
What causes Paralysis?
often trauma to brain or spinal cord, but other major causes include tumors, cascular insults, motor neuron or demyelinating disease, inflammation or infection.
What do you call paralysis or paresis of a single limb?
monoplegia/monopareisus
What do you call paralysis that is bilateral (lower limbs usually) -
Diplegia
- often used when describing cerebral palsy.
What do you call paralysis or paresis affecting one side of the body?
hemiplegia/hemiparesis
What is the most common cause of hemiparesis
cerebrovascular disease
upper limb is usually more affected than lower limb
What do you call paralysis or paresis of the lower trunk and legs?
Paraplegia/paraparesis
What do you call the most severe form of paralysis or paresis that affects both armsd and both legs?
quadriplegia/tatraplegia and tetraparesis.
commonly caused by trauma, in higher cervical spinal cord region.
Paralysis is defined by the area of the body affected and physiologic characteristics often noted as spastic of flaccid. Defione these terms
spastic- associated with motor nerve damange in CNS, is exaggerated deep tendon reflexes and forceful muscle spasms.
Flaccid- associated with cranial or spinal nerve lesions can causes loss of muscle tone.
What do you call limbs that are fixed in bent positions d/t spasms?
contractures
What is Cerebral palsy (CP)
general term that describes a group of disorders characterized by motor deficits that limit activity and often MSK problems, learning disability and behaviour problems.
- arise from brain damage during gestation or time or birth
True or False
Cerebral palsy is the leading cause of chilhood disability
true
CP has 3 major subgroups. Name them
- Dyskinesia syndrome-
- Spastic CP
- Ataxic
define Dyskinesia syndrome
hemiplegic/ demiplegi
involuntary movements, creating abN postures and facial grimaces.
- these movements can be singularly or mixed
a) Athetoid- slow, smothing distal myscles
b) chorea- irregular, unpredictable contractions of single muscles or groups
c) Dystonia- repetitve, patterened twisting of trunk and limbs
Define Spastic CP
result of upper motor neuron disease
- sxs hyperreflexia, spastic hypertonia, and retention of primittive reflexes
Define Ataxic CP
involves gait abnormalities
How is CP diagnosed?
ultrasounds' MRI EECG Sensory evoked potentials -these also evaluate degree of neuro involement.
What is the tx course for CP?
maintaining mobility via physiotherapy
orthopedic device
surgery
speech therapy
The prognosis depends on sevrity of sxs. What does an UW need to review?
- extent and severity of disability
- intellectual impairment
- hx of siezures
- independence?
- mobility abilityt
What are the common causes of spinal cord injuries in the US?
MVA
Falls
Violence
Sports injury
Males 4x > females under 30.
spinal cord damage is associted to what?
the location of the injiry on the vertebral column, an is usually defined by that area.
motor, and sensory function, reflexes and sphincter tone are nromal above lesion, and absent below.
The degree of spinal cord injury impairement is measured using the american spinal cord injurt association (ASIA) scale. What are the 5 grades?
A- complete, no sensory or motor function preserved
B- incomplete, sensory by no motor function is preserved below injury.
C- incomplete, motor is preserved below level of spinal cord and half the key muscles have a muscle grade <3
D- incomplete, motor function preserved below injury and at least half the muscles have a muscle grade >3.
E- normal, motor and sensory function has returned.
What are some favourable features in the prognosis of those paralyzed by a spinal cord injury?
one limb affected and fully ambulatory resp function ok bowel and bladder not affected renal function nromal independent well adjusted to condition no evidence of associated substance abuse
What are some unfavourable features in the prognosis of those paralyzed by a spinal cord injury?
multiple limbs affected artificial ventilation required bowel and bladder funciton impaired impaired renal function requires assistance in DALs poor adjustment/depression evidence of drug/alcohol abuse
What is Peripheral Neuropathy ?
what are some signs and sxs?
sensory issued caused by damage to the peripheral nervous system. Can also involve motor function.
- neuripathic sxs (numbness, burning, aterd sensation)
- muscle weakness,
- organ/gland dysfunction
- changes on EMG or NCS studies
Define the peripheral nervous system
the communicating network between the CNS and the rest of the body.
Mononeuropathies affect a single nerve. What are some examples of mononeuropathies
- bell’s palsy
- CTS
- Thoracic outlet syndrome- pain/paresthesia of arm caused by compression of the brachial nerve
- mononeuritis multiplex- inflammatory mononeuropathy that involves nerves in at least two area:
What is polyneuropathies?
affects multiple nerves and can occur in acute forms (guillard-Barre syndrome) or chornic forms (CIDP)
Automatic neuropathy is a peripheral nerve dysfunction that affects nerves involved in regulating involuntary muscles involved in what?
- maintaining HR
- BP
- Gastric mobility
- Perspiration
- Pupil dilation
- Glandular funciton
What are the symptoms of autonomic neuropathy .
syncope,
heart cant respond to changing conditions
gastroparesis
urinary retention
erectile dysfunction
decreased Sweating
and inability of the pupil of the eye to adjust to change in light
What are common disease-related causes of peripheral neuropathy?
- metabolic disorders
- generalized vascular disease
- hereditary disease
- toxicity
- connective tissue and chronic inflammatory disorder
- vitamin defficiencies
- infection
- paraneoplastic syndrome.
How do you diagnoses peripheral neuropathy?
extensive hx
clinical examination
tests: blood, nerve conduction, CT and MRI and Electromyography.
Never biopsy possible
what is the treatment for neuropathy?
the control of the underlying disease
rx: gabapentin, duloxetin, pregabelin, and tricyclic antipressents help with pain.
lidocaine patches- local
What is diabetic neuropathy?
Damage to sensory nerve fibres, or automic nerves due to prolonged periods of hyperglycemia
damage results to vibratory sensation and propricerption
- impaired sensation to pain and temperature
How do you test diabetic neuropathy
- exam of feet
- evaluation of reflexes
- vibratory senstation
- monofilament testing or pinprick