Cranial Nerves Flashcards
what can cause loss of smell
damage to CN I olfactory: head injury tumours parkinsons seizures
upper quadrantinopia indicates a problem in
temporal lobe
lower quadrantinopia indicates a problem in
parietal lobe
where is problem if homonymous hemianopia
optic tract (after chiasm)
common cause of homonymous hemianopia
posterior cerebral artery infarct
what do retinal/local eye lesions cause
scotoma (blind spot)
peripheral vision loss (‘tunnel vision’)
hallmark of optic nerve lesion
unilateral visual loss
central or paracentral scotoma
loss of papillary light reflex
what part of autonomic nervous system causes pupil dilatation
sympathetic
‘running in the dark’
what part of autonomic nervous system causes pupil constriction
parasympathetic
what nerve causes pupillary constriction
short ciliary nerve
what is Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy
unilateral/bilateral optic nerve neuropathy developing over several weeks in young healthy men
mode of inheritance of leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy
mitochondrial DNA mutations
optic disc pallor
optic atrophy
causes of optic atrophy
nerve infarction follows papilloedema inflammation (MS, syphilis, LHON)
clinical manifestations of pupillary defect
illuminated pupil not reacting to light
loss of contralateral consensual reflex
Triad of:
unilateral pupillary constriction
ptosis + enophthalmosis (sunken eye)
ipsilateral anhidrosis (loss of sweating)
horner’s syndrome - interruption of sympathetic supply in face
causes of horner’s syndrome
demyelination
vascular disease
tumour
what does diplopia indicate
weakness to one or more extraocular muscles
signs of CN III nerve palsy
unilateral complete ptosis
eye facing DOWN and OUT
fixed, dilated pupil (if pupil spared, parasympathetics not affected)
signs of CN IV nerve palsy
supplies superior oblique muscle
torsional diplopia when attempting to look down (descending stairs)
head tilted away form that side
signs of CN VI palsy
supplies lateral rectus
convergent squint with diplopia when looking to the side of the lesion
sign of CN V lesion
diminution of corneal reflex (don’t blink when eye touched)
unilateral sensory loss to face, toungue
jaw deviates to side of lesion as mouth opens
paroxysms of knife like/electric shock pain lasting seconds and triggered by touch (washing, shaving, cold wind, eating)
trigeminal neuralgia
treatment for trigeminal neuralgia
carbamazepine