Definitions Flashcards
Ganglion
collection of neuronal cell bodies in PNS
Nucleus
collection go neuronal cell bodies in CNS
Nerve
Bundle of axons in PNS
Tract
Bundle of axons in CNS
UMN
Has cell body in motor cortex
LMN
Has cell body in nucleus of a cranial nerve or in grey matter (anterior horn) of spinal chord
First order sensory neuron
Has cell body in posterior (dorsal) root ganglion
Second order sensory neuron
Has cell body in spinal chord, will send sensory information to brain
Ventral
Anterior
Dorsal
Posterior
Rostral
Anterior/Superior
Caudal
Posterior/Inferior
Ipsilateral
Lesion on certain side fo the brain will affect structures on same side of the body
Contralateral
Lesion on certain side of the brain will affect structures on opposite side of body
MMSE
Folstein Mini-Mental State Evaluation
Help assess cognition (MOCA is better)
MSE
Mental Status Exam
Blunted affect
Decreased intensity
Euthymic
normal mood
Euphoric
elevated mood
Flat affect
No variation in expression
Restricted affect
Only expresses some emotions
Labile expression
Rapidly shifting/intense emotions
Inappropriate expression
Not matching what is discussed
Tangential thought process
initially connected but answer to question is never reached
Circumstantial thought process
Question eventually answered but slight disconnection or irrelevant information included
Overinclusive thought process
Direct connection but too much details
Word salad thought process
Nearly every word is disconnected from each other (clang + neologism)
Loosening of associations thought process
Sentences are disconnected from one another
Persecutory delusion
Believing that you are being targeted by someone or something
Somatic delusions
Belief that something is happening in or with body
Nihilistic delusion
Belief that you are dead, the world is dying or you are decaying inside
Capgras syndrome
Belief that everyone in your life are replaced and impostors
Fregoli syndrome
Belief that different people in your life are really the same person who is in disguise
Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
Movements problems brought by antipsychotics
Catatonia
Motor changes characterized by mutism and immobility (can include purposeless hyperactivity)
Not attentive person
confusion
Not appropriate person
somnolent
Not alert person
Stupor
Not awake person
unconscious
Speech
ability to produce the sounds of spoken language (motor function)
Language
ability to decode or encode the written or spoken symbols of communication (cognitive function)
Muscle tone
resistance to passive movement of joint