Lectures 1 - 5 Flashcards
What does gradual onset make you think?
Inherited or compressive
What does sudden onset make you think?
Ischemic, inflammatory or infectious
What does afferent mean?
Toward the brain
What does efferent mean?
Away from the brain
What age group do you think of when you are considering congenital lesions?
Children
What age group do you think of when you are considering degenerative or vasculopathic lesions?
Older adults
What age groups make you think of neoplastic disorders?
Children (Craniopharyngioma)
Adults (Pituitary Adenoma)
What are the critical components of a neuro-ophthalmic history? (10)
CC Detail the Problem Temporal Profile of Symptoms Associated Symptoms Past Neurological History Neurology Systems Review Past Medical History Family History Social History Special Considerations in Children (Pregnancy, Birth, Milestones)
When detailing the problem for afferent and efferent issues what are some unique questions you would ask to differentiate between the two?
Afferent: nasal, temporal, superior, inferior field of vision. Degree of loss.
Efferent Constant or Variable/Transient
What sort of disease process are you thinking of when the pattern of symptoms are described as acute w/ eventual plateau?
Vascular/Inflammatory
What sorts of disease processes are you thinking of when the pattern of symptoms is described as episodic?
Migraine, carotid disease, seizure disorder
What sort of disease process are you thinking when the degree of recovery is transient
Elevated ICP, vascular
What sort of disease process are you thinking when status gets worse over time then plateaus?
Inflammatory
What kind of recovery do you expect when a patient has a lesion due to ischemia?
Acute loss w/ little recovery
What kind of disease progression do you expect when your patient has a compressive lesion?
Gradual worsening
What are the major functions of the frontal lobe?
Primary motor cortex
Personality, behavior, emotion
Judgement, planning, problem solving
Intelligence, concentration, self-awareness
Broca’s area: expressive language
FEF: saccades, voluntary eye movement; communicates w/ EOMs via PPRF
What are the major functions of the parietal lobe?
Primary sensory cortex
Interpret visual and spatial information
Interpret language and words
Dominant lobe (left): calculation, writing, left-right orientation, finger recognition
Non-dominant lobe: integrates contralateral side of body with environment (left sided neglect)
Connect somatosensory, auditory and visual input
What are the major functions of the temporal lobe?
Understanding language (Wernicke’s speech area), hearing, memory
What is the major function of the occipital lobe?
Vision
What percentage of the total neurons in the brain pass through the cerebellum?
50%
What are the major parts of the diencephalon?
Thalamus & Hypothalamus
& the pineal gland
What nuclei are contained in the midbrain?
CN III and CN IV
What sensory and motor nuclei lie within the pons?
CN V, VI, VII, & VIII
What are the major components of the sympathetic nervous system pertaining to vision?
Any lesion to the sympathetic chain will affect your ability to dilate.
Pre-ganglionic : T1-2
Synapse: Cervical Sympathetic Ganglia
Postganglionics: Peri-arterial plexus along ICA and ECA
What are the major components of the parasympathetic nervous system pertaining to vision?
Preganglionics: CN III, VII (& IX, X)
Synapse: 4 cranial ganglia (ciliary & pterygopalatine) or directly on target glands
Postganglionics (Distributed via branches of CN V)
Describe the anatomy of CN I.
Olfactory Nerve
Not a true nerve
exits cranium via perforation in the cribriform plate
Special afferent fibers only
Describe the anatomy of CN II.
Optic Nerve Not a true nerve Exits cranial cavity via optic canal Carries axons of ganglion cells in the retina Special afferent fibers only
Describe the anatomy of CN III.
Oculomotor Nerve
Exits cranial cavity via superior orbital fissure
Mixed cranial nerve (GE & VE)