Cranial Nerve Exam Flashcards

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Q

CNI

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OLFACTORY

1. Ask about sense of smell

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CNII

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OPTIC

  1. Ask about change in vision
  2. Visual Acuity
  3. Visual Fields
  4. Blind Spot
  5. Colour Vision
  6. Convergence
  7. Light Reflex
  8. Fundoscopy
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CN III, IV and VI

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OCULOMOTOR, ABDUCENS, TROCHLEAR

  1. Ask about Any double vision
  2. H shaped formation
  3. Saccades (Quickly from nose to red pin)
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CN V

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TRIGEMINAL

  1. Pain, temperature and Sensation
  2. Palpate Temples and Jaw
  3. Corneal Reflex
  4. Jaw Jerk
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CN VII

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FACIAL

  1. Ask about change in sense of taste
  2. Raise eyebrows (frontalis)
  3. Open eyes, blink and close (orbicularis oculi)
  4. Smile, show teeth, and whistle (orbicularis occuli)
  5. Puff out cheeks (buccinators)
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CN VIII

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VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR

  1. Hearing Test
  2. Rinnes
  3. Webers
  4. Vestibular tests: gait, heel to toe walking, rombergs, vestibulooccular
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CN IX and X

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GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL AND VAGUS

  1. Ask patient to cough, swallow and say ah while looking inside
  2. Gag reflex
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CN XI

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ACCESSORY

  1. Turn Head each way against resistance (sternocleidomastoid)
  2. Shrug shoulders against resistance (Trapezius)
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CN XII

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HYPOGLOSSAL

  1. Inspect the tongue
  2. push tongue against cheeks
  3. tongue out and rapidly side to side
  4. stick tongue out and inspect
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