Nerve Lesions Flashcards
1
Q
What are nerve lesions?
A
Damage to a nerve through compression, trauma, infection
2
Q
What does damage result in?
A
Interruption of axonal continuity
3
Q
What are the three categories of peripheral nerve injury?
A
Stretch related, lacerations, compression
4
Q
What do signs and symptoms depend upon?
A
Nerve affected
5
Q
What can signs and symptoms include?
A
Numbness, tingling, muscle weakness, dropping objects, sharp pains, buzzing sensations in limbs
6
Q
What general investigations would you do?
A
Neurological exam, MRI
7
Q
How can you manage nerve lesions?
A
Splints/braces, physical therapy, exercise, analgesia, surgery in some severe cases
