Nerve Injuries Flashcards
1
Q
What term is used to describe a stretch injury to a nerve?
A
Nuerapraxia
2
Q
What nerve injuries show Wallerian degeneration?
A
Axonotmesis and neurotmesis
3
Q
What is neurotmesis?
A
This is a rupture or avulsion of the nerve where the axon and the nerve sheath are damaged and there is Wallerian degeneration.
4
Q
What name is given to a nerve injury where the axon is damaged but the nerve sheet may or may not be?
A
Axontmesis, this is usually caused by a compression injury.
