Cranial Nerve Exam Flashcards
1
Q
CNI
A
OLFACTORY
1. Ask about sense of smell
2
Q
CNII
A
OPTIC
- Ask about change in vision
- Visual Acuity
- Visual Fields
- Blind Spot
- Colour Vision
- Convergence
- Light Reflex
- Fundoscopy
3
Q
CN III, IV and VI
A
OCULOMOTOR, ABDUCENS, TROCHLEAR
- Ask about Any double vision
- H shaped formation
- Saccades (Quickly from nose to red pin)
4
Q
CN V
A
TRIGEMINAL
- Pain, temperature and Sensation
- Palpate Temples and Jaw
- Corneal Reflex
- Jaw Jerk
5
Q
CN VII
A
FACIAL
- Ask about change in sense of taste
- Raise eyebrows (frontalis)
- Open eyes, blink and close (orbicularis oculi)
- Smile, show teeth, and whistle (orbicularis occuli)
- Puff out cheeks (buccinators)
6
Q
CN VIII
A
VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR
- Hearing Test
- Rinnes
- Webers
- Vestibular tests: gait, heel to toe walking, rombergs, vestibulooccular
7
Q
CN IX and X
A
GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL AND VAGUS
- Ask patient to cough, swallow and say ah while looking inside
- Gag reflex
8
Q
CN XI
A
ACCESSORY
- Turn Head each way against resistance (sternocleidomastoid)
- Shrug shoulders against resistance (Trapezius)
9
Q
CN XII
A
HYPOGLOSSAL
- Inspect the tongue
- push tongue against cheeks
- tongue out and rapidly side to side
- stick tongue out and inspect