Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Pupillary reflex
Afferent-2
Efferent-3
Marcus gunn pupil
Relative afferent pupillary defect
Optic nerve or retinal injury–
Affected pupil paradoxically dilates after a short time
Monocular blindness
MS
Giant cell arteritis
Bi temporal hemianopia
Pituitary adenomas
ICA aneurysm
Homonymous hemianopia
Post chiasm
Stroke
Abscess
Tumor
SAT
In attention CN2
Stroke
Diplopia look side
Lateral image from affected eye
Diplopia look down
Lower image from affected eye
Diplopia look up
Upper image from affected eye
Down and out and ptosis PUPIL DILATED
Complete CN3 palsy
Complete CN3 palsy
PCA aneurysm
RICP tentorial herniation
CN4 palsy
Alone-rare
Orbit trauma
Partial CN3 palsy
Diabetes– pupil spared
Why pupil sparing partial CN3?
Pial vessels spared which supply parasympathetic
CN6 palsy
Skull fracture Petrous bone
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
RICP (F localizing sign)
CN5 DD
Idio- trigeminal neuralgia
Acoustic neuroma
Herpes zoster
Deviation jaw CN5 palsy
Deviates towards side of weakness
Jaw jerk reflex
Stroke
MS
Tumor
Minimal or absent jaw jerk reflex
Normal