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Final: Neuro Flashcards

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Central nervous system

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Includes the brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system

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Includes 12pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves

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Postcentral gyrus of parietal

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primary sensory area

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Precentral gyrus

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Located in the precentral gyrus of the frontal lobe; primary motor area

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Anterolateral (spinothalamic) tract

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Contains sensory fibers that transmit sensations of pain, temperature, touch

Burn your finger -> the impulse travels from a nerve ending in the skin through a nerve fiber -> DRG -> dorsal root -> dorsal horn neurons and interneurons

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Dorsal Column (posterior) tract

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Contains sensory fibers that transmit sensations of position (proprioception), 2-point discrimination, light touch, vibration, stereognosis, graphesthesia.

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Lower motor neurons

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Motor fibers located mostly in the peripheral nervous system; from the anterior horn the fiber extends to the muscle. LMN is the “final common pathway.”

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Upper motor neurons

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Motor fibers located completely within the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)

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Dermatomes

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Area of skin that is supplied mainly from one spinal cord segment through a particular spinal nerve.

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Clonus

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Rapid rhythmic contraction of muscle groups in response to rapid stretch of muscle.

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Ataxia

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Uncoordinated or unsteady gait

hallmark of cerebellar disease

difference b/t cerebellar and sensory? -> sensory look at their feet and slap feet down

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Dysmetria

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Clumsy movement

found w/ EtOH and cerebellar disorders

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Neuro subjective data

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Headache
Head injury
Dizziness/vertigo
Seizures
Tremors
Weakness
Incoordination
Numbness or tingling
Difficulty swallowing
Difficulty speaking
Environmental/occupational hazards

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Sensations/test for spinothalamic tract

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pain & temp, crude touch, pressure

sharp & dull sensory test

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Sensations/test for dorsal tract

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proprioception, 2PD, vibration, position, light touch

Romberg, tuning fork, 2PD

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Where do the tracts cross over?

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spinothalamic - grey matter of the cord

dorsal - medulla

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If only half the cord were damaged what would be the S/S below the level of the lesion for spinothalamic?

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crosses over -> so contralateral deficits of pain & temp

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If only half the cord were damaged what would be the S/S below the level of the lesion for dorsal?

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same side w/in cord -> so ipsilateral deficits of proprioception, vibration, 2PD, etc.

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A patient has a lesion of the anterior horns on one side only. Describe the motor signs/symptoms.

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anterior horns = LMN = flaccid paralysis

ipsilateral, flaccid paralysis at level of lesion only (not below entirely bc isn’t effecting the cord)

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A patient has a lesion that destroyed the corticospinal tract on the right side only. Describe the motor signs and symptoms.

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tract w/in cord = UMN = spastic paralysis

ipsilateral, spastic paralysis below level of lesion

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A patient has a lesion in his brain on the right side. Describe motor signs and symptoms.

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brain = UMN = spastic paralysis

contralateral, spastic paralysis and the part of body impacted depends on location of lesion

could diagnose where lesion is based on motor/sensory maps and noticeable deficits

22
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Dermatomes for:
C6
C7
C8

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C6 - thumb
C7 - digits 2 & 3
C8 - digits 4 & 5

23
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Dermatomes for:
T4/5
T10

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T4/5: nipples
T10: umbilicus

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Dermatomes for:
L4
L5
S1

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L4: big toe
L5: middle 3 toes
S1: little toe

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Cerebellar function tests

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“coordination is intact bilaterally”

finger-nose, heel to shin, rapid alternating movements

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Proprioception tests

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“balance is intact w/ minimal sway” - Romberg

Romberg, position sense, gait

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Babinski

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upgoing toe response -> abnormal (UMN lesion)

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Spinal cord segments responsible for:

bicep reflex
triceps reflex
brachioradialis
patellar
Achilles

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bicep - C 5-6
triceps - C6-8
brachioradialis - C5-6
patellar - L2-4
Achilles - S1-2

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stereognosis

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identify object based on feel

contralateral parietal lobe cortex and posterior dorsal column

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graphesthesia

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recognize # or letters written on hand

functional parietal lobe and dorsal column

31
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AEIOUTIPS

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things that might change LOC

Alcohol
Epilepsy/seizures
Insulin
Overdose/O2
Underdose
Trauma
Infection
Poison/psychosis
Shock/stroke

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decerebrate

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brain stem - extension
sign of herniation - very poor outcomes

33
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decorticate

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cerebral cortex - flex
better outcomes

34
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What 3 things does GCS look at?

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Eye opening
Verbal response
Motor response

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