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Impairment Oriented Neuro Exam III Flashcards

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what is coordination

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sequence, timing, and force production of multiple ms groups to produce smooth, accurate, and controlled movement

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what is coordinated movement characterized by

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appropriate:
- speed
- distance
- direction
- timing
- ms tension

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what are 3 types of coordinated movement

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intralimb
interlimb
visual motor

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what is intralimb coordination

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occurring within one limb
- ex: brushing hair, shaving

need coordination of distal and proximal working together

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what is interlimb coordination

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bimanual movements
integrated performance of 2 or more limbs
- ex: dressing, walking

could be arm and leg, two arms, two legs, etc.

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what is visual motor coordination

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ability to integrate both visual and motor abilities (driving a car)

see something and then interact w it
- including force you need d/t wt of object

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what is the role of the basal ganglia in coordinated movements

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nuclei that regulate initiation of gross intentional movements, and complex planning and execution

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what structures are responsible for coordinated movements (4)

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  1. basal ganglia
  2. DCML
  3. motor cortex & descending pyramidal pathways
  4. cerebellum
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what does the DCML do in terms of coordinating movement

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transmission of discriminative sensations, can cause “sensory ataxia”

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what is sensory ataxia

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description of movement that is uncoordinated

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what is the motor cortex and descending pyramidal pathways role in coordinating movements

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receives info from basal ganglia and cerebellum

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what is the physio behind why you see uncoordinated movement in Parkinsons

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basal ganglia is interruped by parkinsons
- freezing episodes or bradykinesia
- body has trouble starting movement

external cues help bc don’t have the internal cue from body anymore

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what are 5 cerebellar functions

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  1. coordinate the range, velocity, and strength of ms contractions to produce steady, volitional movements and postures
  2. equilibrium in conjunction w vestib system
  3. ms tone regulation
  4. eye-head coordination
  5. coordination of ms for speech
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what is the cerebellum’s role in eye-head coordination

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ability to keep eye on something while moving head around

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how is the cerebellum coordinating the range/velocity/strength of ms contractions

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gets info on how you are performing and tells you how its going
- did it feel good? or not what you wanted?

then unconsciously selects right motor plan for you

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how does the cerebellum coordinate ms for speech

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controls tongue and lips to help regulate how you are coordinating different sounds

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information comes from which prominent motor pathways for cerebellar functions

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reticulospinal
vestibulospinal

not exclusively, but most commonly found in these two

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what is the cycle of information traveling for cerebellar functions

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PERIPHERAL feedback: GTOs, ms spindles, joint & cutaneous receptors, peripheral vestib

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modulated and corrected by cerebellum

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CENTRAL: info from motor pathways, most commonly reticulospinal and vestibulospinal tracts

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what can cerebellar functions be summarized into most simply?

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vast processing power
- checks and balances
- fact checker

lets you know that everything is doing what it is supposed to be doing

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what anatomic part of the cerebellum has output for balance and eye movements

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vestibular nuclei
- in flocculonodular lobe

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what anatomic part of the cerebellum gives output for motor planning

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dentate nuclei via areas 4&6
- in cerebro-cerebellum

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what anatomic part of the cerebellum gives output for motor execution

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fastigial nuclei - medial descending systems
interposed nuclei - lateral descending systems

both nuclei are in the spinocerebellum

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what is cerebellar ataxia

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disordered movements
- umbrella term used to describe motor impairments of cerebellar origin

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what side is ataxia seen on relative to the cerebellar lesion

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ipsilateral

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what are types of causes of cerebellar ataxia
congenital acquired
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what are congenital causes of cerebellar ataxia
infection autoimmunity vitamin deficiencies
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what are acquired causes of cerebellar ataxia
stroke tumors trauma demyelination
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what is the most common sign of a cerebellar lesion
ataxic gait
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what does an ataxic gait look like
dec arm swing uneven step length inability to alter gait w change in surface inc or dec in BOS staggering variable foot placement high movement variability
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someone with cerebellar ataxia will have difficulty or a delay in what
initiating volitional movements
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someone with cerebellar ataxia will have errors in
rate, rhythm, and timing of ms firing
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basal ganglia vs cerebellum in initiation of volitional movements
basal ganglia - immediate initiation, gross movements, fire to start the grill cerebellum - more motor planning and coordination of how to start the movement - more important w complicated and fine motor movements BOTH SYSTEMS WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY
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what is a common compensation for initiation of volitional movement when a cerebellar disorder is present
use of visual system
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what are 6 types of coordination impairments
dysmetria dyssynergia intention & postural tremors dysdiadochokinesia rebound phenomenon ("check reflex") asthenia
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dysdiadochokinesia & physio behind it
dec rapid alternating movements (RAM) - cannot sustain regular rhythm or produce an even amt of force
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physio behind dysdiadochokinesia
antagonistic ms firing overlaps w agonist
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dysmetria
deficit in reaching a target requires corrective movement to reach target
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what is dysmetria a result of
d/t loss of direction, extent, force and timing of ms contractions
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what are two types of dysmetria
hypermetria - over shoot target hypometria - under shoot target
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dyssynergia
decomposition of movement errors in relative timing of components of complex multi-joint movements
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what does dyssynergia look like
movement performed in a sequence of component parts, rather than one smooth activity movement appears robotic and stiff everything is a bit isolated
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intention tremors
oscillation of limb w volitional movement - most pronounced w termination phase of goal directed movement
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postural tremors
oscillation of head, neck, trunk
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rebound phenomenon
inability to rapidly activate an antagonist muscle when resistance is removed from agonist aka lack of "check reflex"
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what are 3 additional clinical manifestations of cerebellar pathology
hypotonia asthenia dysarthria
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hypotonia is d/t what?
less excitation of alpha and gamma motor neurons
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what is an example of hypotonia manifesting in a cerebellar pathology
pendular reflexes - oscillates 6-8 times
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asthenia
generalized weakness - differs from hypotonia
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how does asthenia manifest in cerebellar pathology
excessive efforts required for tasks & c/o early fatigue
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dysarthria
dec melody and rhythm of speech
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how does dysarthria manifest in cerebellar pathology
grammar and words selection intact may be nasal, soft, tremulous, staccato not regulated (tone, enunciation)
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what are non-equilibrium tests looking for when assessing coordination
ability of limbs to do something
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what are examples of non-equilibrium tests for assessing coordination (7)
1. finger to nose 2. finger opposition 3. pronation/supination 4. pointing, past pointing 5. heel to shin 6. tapping (PF/DF) 7. fixation or position holding (rebound phenomenon)
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what are 6 equilibrium tests for coordination
1. tandem stance 2. perturbations 3. romberg - EO/EC 4. walking on heels or toes 5. figure 8 6. stop-start
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what are equilibrium tests looking at when assessing coordination
plays into vestibular system mostly looking at balance
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what does the vestibular system work in conjunction with and what do they do together
visual and somatosensory systems all yield estimates of body position and motion if intact - all happening/processed in brain
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what 3 roles does the vestibular system also play
1. works w sensory and motor systems 2. sensor of gravity and head acceleration 3. one of nervous system's most important tools in controlling posture
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what are the 3 main components of the vestibular system
1. peripheral sensory apparatus 2. central processor 3. motor outputs
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what composes the peripheral sensory apparatus as part of the vestibular system
bony labyrinth - part of ear system membranous labyrinth - within the labyrinth itself
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what composes the central processor of the vestibular system
vestibular nucleus complex - one of the CN nucleus (VIII) cerebellum
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what composes motor outputs of the vestibular system
ocular ms and SC - vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) - vestibulospinal reflex (VSR) - vestibulocollic reflex (VCR)
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what do the semicircular canals in the peripheral vestibular structures detect
rotational movements angular acceleration
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describe the orientation of semicircular canals in the peripheral vestibular structures
horizontal, anterior, posterior
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how do the semicircular canals in the peripheral vestibular structures detect rotational movements?
canals filled w endolymph head motion moves the endolymph which causes hairs at the base of canals to deflect this produces a firing of CNVIII brain detects direction of head movement based on direction hairs move and the firing of CNVIII
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what is endolymph and how does it help detect motion
viscous fluid, when moves will drag hairs with it causes excitation on one side and inhibition on the other - need them both bc check each other
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what are otolith organs
saccule utricle
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saccule
detects vertical linear acceleration and static head tilt ex: on escalator / elevator as you move up or down floors
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utricle
detects horizontal linear acceleration ex: stay on same level and move in any direction - when on that flat conveyor belt in airport
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what are the 3 primary functions of the peripheral vestibular system
1. stabilize images on fovea of retina during head movements (VOR) 2. maintain postural stability; esp w head movements (VSR) 3. spatial orientation info
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describe the VOR
vestibular ocular reflex keep your eyes on something while you move your head
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if there is an issue w the VOR what could this be an indication of and what does this look like
NOT AN INDICATION OF lesion w CNS or cerebellum could indicate lack of function/firing on one side (hypofunction) - your eyes would go w head movement and then maybe jump back after head movement
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describe the VSR
vestibulospinal reflex how you isolate your head movements
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what does spatial orientation from the peripheral vestibular system look like
are you upright, on your side, prone
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what might an issue w spatial w orientation present like
walking leaning sideways don't know what upright is or where to be in space
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what are the components for central processing of vestibular input
vestibular nuclear complex cerebellar flocculus
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what is the vestibular nuclear complex
four major nuclei in pons and medulla primary processors of vestibular input and have fast connections to motor output neurons
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what is the cerebellar flocculus's role in processing of vestibular input
monitors vestibular performance and readjusts central vestibular processing if necessary - telling you what is going on and if something is off, will make that adjustment if needed
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what are the vestibular pathways involving the vestibular nuclei
nuclei integrate info from vestibular, visual, and somatic receptors sends collaterals to the cerebellum the cerebellum sends corrective adjustments to motor cortex - maintenance of balance and posture
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the central vestibular system has connections with:
cortex thalamus reticular formation
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the central vestibular systems connections w the cortex, thalamus, and reticular formation allows the vestibular system to: (3)
1. contribute to integration of arousal and body awareness 2. discriminate b/w movement of self and environment 3. control of vestibular reflexes/motor output
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what specific central vestibular system function is primarily accomplished by the reticular formation
contribute to integration of arousal and body awareness
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what is the function of the VOR
maintain stable vision/gaze stability during head motion
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what does the VOR work w to function successfully
works closely w ocular muscles and visual system one of the fastest reflexes in body - how it accomplishes this
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what is the ratio of eye movement to head movement amplitude associated w VOR gain? why?
1:1 ensures equal movement of head and eyes and a stable image projected to the retina - eye and head movement need to be in opposite direction and equal speed
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is the VOR gain ratio always 1:1
in some cases the VOR will need to adapt i order to ensure proper gain
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how can peripheral vestibular pathology affect VOR gain?
tonic firing rate of VOR becomes disrupted - gain is not achieved
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if the VOR isn't intact what does your body do? how do we treat this?
cervico-ocular reflex (COR) supplements the VOR - driven by neck proprioceptors VOR can be trained if not intact
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what is the function of the VSR
stabilize the body via compensatory movement using otolithic input - whenever moving head or eyes, keep you from falling over and keep yourself upright
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VSR vs VOR speed
VOR - one of fastest reflexes in the body VSR - slower than VOR - still considered primary vestibular reflex
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what are examples of visual disturbance presentation
oscillopsia diplopia
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what are examples of how oculomotor dysfunction present
nystagmus ocular dysmetria saccadic intrusions
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what are 6 clinical presentations of vestibular dysfunction
dysequilibrium - balance is off nausea vertigo dizziness visual disturbances oculomotor dysfunction
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vertigo vs dizziness
vertigo - spinning sensation - is room spinning or are you spinning dizziness - broad term - lightheadedness - fuzzy foggy
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what is oscillopsia
unable to stabilize and hold gaze - just keeps bouncing around
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what is diplopia
double vision, eyes aren't working in conjunction - eyes should together form one image - eyes each creating a separate image
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how does someone w diplopia usually compensate? what is the issue w this?
compensate w one eye closed - problem is you lose depth perception depth perception is gained when two images come together
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what is ocular dysmetria
constant under- or over-shooting of the eyes when attempting to focus gaze on something - eyes work together to perceive depth/distance
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what are saccadic intrusions
saccades - smooth pursuit when following an object intrusions - will see eyes jump
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what are 4 ocular tests for screening vestibular dysfunction
nystagmus smooth pursuit saccades VOR/gaze stabilization
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how do you test/screen for nystagmus
check for ability to fixate on target - holding gaze
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how do you test smooth pursuit
ability to follow target smoothly - no saccadic intrusion
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how do you test saccades
ability to shift gaze quickly between points - no under-shooting or over-shooting of target
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how do you test VOR/gaze stabilization
image stays clear during testing - no visual disturbances
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what are 4 ex of peripheral vestibular testing
1. head shake and head thrust 2. positional testing for BPPV (ex dix - hallpike) 3. dynamic visual acuity test for hypofunction (ex: snellen chart) 4. balance and gait evals
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what is the head shake and thrust testing specifically in the peripheral vestibular systme
VOR system - quick movements and tell them to keep looking at your nose
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what are 2 tests used in a central vestibular exam
VOR cancellation test vergence test
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what is the VOR cancellation test used in a central vestibular exam
ability to bypass VOR if you would like to - have pt put their hands clasped in front and look at your thumb nails - now rotate trunk (kinda swinging your arms) ability to cancel out looking at something else in the distance
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what would a vergence test have pts do in a central vestibular exam
putting finger up and down like pencil pushups
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what are the 4 main points hit in a PT exam
subjective hx body structures and function activity limitations participation
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what might be asked in a subjective hx
when did sx start? what made them worse? better? main problem or CC? falls? n/v? dizziness?
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what is assessed specifically in the body structure and function
coordination tests reflexes ms tone strength CNs
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what is assessed in terms of activity limitations
all - fine motor - gross motor - reaching - balance - gait - stairs - transfers
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what is assessed in terms of participation
play school sport family roles employment

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