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Module 12: Neuro Assessment Flashcards

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Brain & Nerves

-Common Neuro CC

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  1. Dizziness
  2. HA
  3. Pain
  4. Paresthesias (numbness or tingling)
  5. Seizures
  6. Syncope
  7. Weakness
  8. Tremors
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Brain & Nerves

-Head Complaints

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  1. Headache
  2. Hair loss
  3. Lice
  4. Moles/lesions
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Brain & Nerves

-Health Promotion

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  1. Helmet use
  2. Car safety
  3. HTN — ICH secondary to HTN
  4. Cerebral vascular disease
  5. Sunscreen
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Brain & Nerves

-Developmental Considerations in Infants and Children

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  1. Growth charts
  2. Birth hx — Premature?
  3. Fever, Lethargy
  4. Co-morbidities
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Brain & Nerves

-Developmental Considerations in Pregnancy?

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  1. Stages of Pregnancy — Trimester

2. HTN

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Brain & Nerves

-Developmental Considerations Older Adults

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  1. Hx of falls
  2. Change in meds — HTN meds causing hypotension
  3. Dizziness
  4. Balance
  5. Coordination
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Brain & Nerves

-Headache Red Flags

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  1. Stiff neck and papilledema
  2. Progressive
  3. Thunderclap
  4. New onset > 50 yrs
  5. Focal Neuro deficit
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Brain & Nerves

-Subjective Headache

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  1. Severe and new onset HA.
  2. Chronic headaches vs Episodic — Chronic points to co-morbidity

ROS
-Auras usually last 5 minutes to 60 minutes and MUST resolve
Family Hx — HUGE family component — If 1st degree relative has it it is more likely

  1. Motion sickness in child is precursor to migraine in adult
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Brain & Nerves

-Abnormals in Head Exam

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  1. Moon face — Cushing’s
  2. Bug eyes — Exophthalmus; hyperthyroid
  3. Periorbital edema
  4. Sinus tenderness
  5. Bumps, lesions, masses
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Brain & Nerves

-CC Headache

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  1. HPI — OLD CARTS — Use of analgesics more than 10x/month = suspicion of rebound headaches
  2. ROS
    - General, HEENT, CV, RESP, ABD (Nausea/Photophobia = migraine) , MSK, Neuro
  3. Fam Hx — Usually onset between 20-40 yrs. Strong family connection
  4. Social Hx — Alcohol and smoking increase HA’s — Excessive Caffeine contributes
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Migraine Diagnosis Criteria

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  1. Unilateral headache
  2. Pulsing or throbbing pain
  3. Typically last between 4-72 hrs —Improve w/ sleep
  4. Accompanied by Nausea & photophobia
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Tension Headache Diagnostic Criteria

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  1. MOST COMMON type of headache
  2. Bilateral “Vice grip” type feeling
  3. Increased w/ stress

MORE common in women — Men more often have cluster headaches

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Brain & Nerves

-Neuro health promotion

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  1. Stroke & TIA prevention
  2. Concussion safety
  3. Reducing risk of peripheral neuropathy
  4. Preventing delirium, dementia, depression
  5. Preventing low back strain
  6. Concussion, TBI guidelines
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Brain & Nerves

-Basic Neuro Exam

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  1. Mental Status
  2. Cranial Nerves
  3. Motor/coordination
  4. Sensory system
  5. Reflexes
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Brain & Nerves

-Mini Mental Status Exam

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  1. Orientation
  2. 3 objects to recall
  3. Serial 7’s or spell world backwards
  4. Identify common objects
  5. 3 step command
  6. Copy shape
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Brain & Nerves

-CN 1 - Olfactory

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  1. Parkinson’s can lead to loss of smell *

2. Trauma, smoking, sinus conditions

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Brain & Nerves

-CN 2 - Optic

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  1. Visual Acuity
  2. Fundoscopic exam
  3. Visual fields
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Brain & Nerves

-CN 3, 4, & 6

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  1. Oculomotor, trochlear, abducens

2. Extra ocular movements and pupillary response

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Brain & Nerves

-CV 5 - Trigeminal

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  1. Palpate TMJ
  2. Light touch on 3 trigeminal divisions — Ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular
  3. Temperature sensation
  4. Corneal reflex
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Brain & Nerves

-CN 7 Facial

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  1. Raise eyebrows, frown, close eyes tightly, show teeth, smile, puff out cheeks
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Brain & Nerves

-CN 8 - Acoustic TEST

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  1. Whisper test
  2. Weber
  3. checks symmetry of hearing
    Sensorineural loss — Sound heard in GOOD ear.
    Conductive loss — Sound heard better in BAD ear
  4. Rinne Test — Assesses hearing, not feeling d
    - Normal or sensorineural loss = AC > BC
    - Conductive loss AC = BC or BC is heard more

CONFIRM w/ Audiometry

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Brain & Nerves

-CN 9 & 10

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  1. Glossopharyngeal & Vagus
  2. Glossopharyngeal
    - Voice quality, swallowing, gag reflex
  3. Vagus
    - Midline elevation of uvula during phonation “Ahh”
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Brain & Nerves

-CN 11 - Accessory

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  1. Symmetrical and equal shoulder elevation

- Shrug shoulders, turn face against resistance

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Brain & Nerves

-CN 12 Hypoglossal

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  1. Speech articulation
  2. Protrusion of the tongue
    - Fasciculation, midline, asymmetry
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Brain & Nerves | -4 Systems of Coordination?
1. Motor — Muscle strength 2. Cerebelar — Rhythmic movements and steady posture 3. Vestibular — Balance, coordinating eye, head & body movements 4. Sensory — position sense
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Brain & Nerves | -Sensory — Simple Sensation
1. Touch, pain, temperature, vibration | 2. Clinical significance — Peripheral nerve injury, Radiculopathy, hyperalgesia
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Brain & Nerves | -Sensory — Vibration
1. Vibratory sensation often decreased in SPINAL CORD dz and peripheral neuropathy 2. Vibration is preserved in dz of cerebral cortex
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Brain & Nerves | -Diabetic Foot Exam
1. Monofilament Exam - Quantitative measurement of simple sensation - A foot able to sense 5.07 monofilament is protected 2. Apply monofilament to skin w/ enough force for it to buckle - Gently test 6 sites
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Brain & Nerves | -Proprioception
1. Diminished in Pt’s w/ B12 deficiency, MS & DM & is BASIS of Romberg test 2. Grab sides of toe and move it up and down. Ask the patient which direction the toe is moving - Must have intact contra lateral cerebral cortex for proprioception
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Brain & Nerves | -Cortical Sensations
1. Tactile Recognition — Identify familiar object by placing it in their hand 2. Graphesthesia — A written word on the hand 3. 2-point discrimination — Discern 2 vs 1 point 4. Point localization — Locate stimulus after it is removed
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Brain & Nerves | -Deep Tendon Reflexes
1. Hyperactive — CNS Lesions - Weakness, spasticity, positive babinski 2. Hypoactive — Sinal nerve root or plexus Dz - Peripheral nerves - Weakness, atrophy or fasciculation, symmetrically diminished or absent reflexes
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Brain & Nerves | -Meningeal signs
1. Nuchal Rigidity— Test neck mobility 2. Kernig’s Sign — Flex leg at hip and knee, straighten knee and look for pain 3. Brudzinski’s Sign — Flex neck, watch for Flexion of hips and knees
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Brain & Nerves | -Red Flags
1. Loss of Consciousness 2. Thunderclap HA 3. Stiff neck & Fever 4. New onset: paralysis, seizures, HA >50 yrs 5. Gait or motor abnormality

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