clinical nervous system Flashcards
name 4 symptoms of frontal lobe lesion
motor dysfunction
anosmia
personality change
brocas asphasia
name 2 symptoms of parietal lobe lesion
sensory inattention
asterogenesis
name 3 symptoms of temporal lobe lesion
memory impairment
auditory agnosia
wenches asphasia
name the symptom of occipital lobe lesion
homongynous hemianopia
name the 6 symptoms of cerebellum lesion
dysdiadochokinesia
ataxia
nystagmus
intention tremor
scanning dysarthia
positive heel shin test
what is meningitis
inflammation of meninges
name 3 causes of meningitis
drug use
viral infection
bacterial infection
name 7 symptoms of meningitis
fever
stiff neck
photophobia
non blanching rash
headache
nausea and vomitting
confusion
how is meningitis treated
antibiotics
what is hydrocephalus
block in CSF circulation
what is communicating hydrocephalus
block in CSF reabsorption
what is non communicating hydrocephalus
block in CSF circulation
name 4 causes of hydrocephalus
meningitis
blood clot
brain bleed
brain tumour
name 5 symptoms of hydrocephalus
difficulty walking
nausea
incontinence
headache
double vision
describe a haemarhagic stroke
bleeding due to weakened blood vessels
blood compresses tissue
describe an ischaemic stroke
obstruction of a brain after
describe a transient ischaemic attack
mini strokes caused by short lived ischaemia, small blood clots
name 5 stroke symptoms
face drooping
weak arms
speech difficulty
headache
hard to walk
what is an epidural bleed
bleed of meningeal artery in dura mater
what is the cause of an epidural bleed
trauma in temple (weak pterion)
what is a subdural bleed
bleed from venous sinuses in subdural space
what is the symptoms of subdural bleed (2)
low venous pressure
headache
what is the symptoms of epidural bleed (2)
high arterial pressure
altered brain function
what is a subarachnoid bleed
arterial bleed in subarachnoid space
what is a common cause of a subarachnoid bleed
cerebral aneurysm rupture
what is the symptom of subarachnoid bleed
thunderclap headache
what sir an intercerebral bleed
bleed of any artery inside the cortex
how does an intercerebral bleed appear on a scan
rounded
what is secondary brain injury
ischaemia
name 2 ways in which you can prevent secondary brain injury
want to decrease CO2 so blood vessels constrict and ICP is reduced
hyperventilate and cool to reduce metabolism
