localisation - clinical cases

Question 1

balance

Answer 1

2 of 3:
- vision
- vestibular
- propioception 
test w/ Romberg test - if pt falls when shut eyes = peripheral/sensory ataxia

Question 2

“feels different when touch legs”

Answer 2

loss of propioception

Question 3

cause of loss of propioception

Answer 3

dorsal column medial lemniscus
= posterior cord lesion

cause: B12 def, syphilis, copper def -> B12 supplementation

Question 4

pt presents w/
droopy eyelid (ptosis)
small pupil (miosis)
lack of sweating (anhidrosis)

Answer 4

horner syndrome = lack of sympathetic response

caused by carotid artery dissection