Neuro

Question 1

To open the skull by drilling

Answer 1

Trephine

Question 2

Ringing in the ears

Answer 2

Tinnitus

Question 3

A fold of dura mater between the cerebrum and cerebellum which supports the occipital lobes

Answer 3

Tentorium

Question 4

Structures of the brain above the tentorium

Answer 4

Supratentorial

Question 5

Under the dura

Answer 5

Subdural

Question 6

State is seriously impaired consciousness; patient responds only to noxious external stimuli

Answer 6

Stupor

Question 7

Consecutive convulsions with uninterrupted unconsciousness

Answer 7

Status epileptics

Question 8

Degeneration of a joint, often the vertebrae

Answer 8

Spondylosis

Question 9

Unnatural drowsiness

Answer 9

Somnolence

Question 10

Involuntary response to a stimulus

Answer 10

Reflex

Question 11

Disease condition involving a spinal nerve root

Answer 11

Radiculopathy

Question 12

A dropping of the upper eyelid

Answer 12

Ptosis

Question 13

Abnormal sensitivity to light

Answer 13

Photophobia

Question 14

Persistent morbid fear

Answer 14

Phobia

Question 15

Awake, but unaware of surroundings. May respond to stimuli or moan, but otherwise unresponsive

Answer 15

Persistent vegetative state

Question 16

Paralysis of the lower extremities

Answer 16

Paraplegia

Question 17

Swelling of the optic nerve head “choked disc”

Answer 17

Papilledema

Question 18

Body spasms in which body arches in a curve, with only head and heels touching a surface. -/seen in meningitis & other diseases

Answer 18

Opisthotonos

Question 19

Having diminished arousal and awareness d/t intoxication, medication, metabolic illness, or neurological damage

Answer 19

Obtunded

Question 20

Discharge from the ear; if discharge is clear after head trauma, surgery , etc=may be CSF and must be checked for glucose content

Answer 20

Otorrhea

Question 21

Involuntary rapid eye movements

Answer 21

Nystagmus

Question 22

Stiff neck

Answer 22

Nuchal rigidity

Question 23

Due to brainstem damage. Awake & alert, but unable to respond or move

Answer 23

Locked-in Syndrome

Question 24

Unresponsive, except to painful stimuli

Answer 24

Light coma

Question 25

Drowsiness

Answer 25

Lethargy

Question 26

Condition resulting from prolonged toxic effects of alcohol on the brain-/displayed by memory loss (particularly for recent events)

Answer 26

Korsakoff’s syndrome

Question 27

Resistance to extension of the lower leg when the thought is flexed at the abdomen. This is a sign of meningeal irritation

Answer 27

Kernig’s sign

Question 28

Structures of the brain below the tentorium

Answer 28

Infratentorial

Question 29

A misinterpreted mental impression of an external stimulus

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Illusion

Question 30

Intracranial pressure

Answer 30

ICP

Question 31

A mental impression or sensation without external stimulus

Answer 31

Hallucination

Question 32

Convolution or fold of the cerebral cortex

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Gyrus

Question 33

Person suffers amnesia about who they are. Habits & skills are remembered. -/psychiatric in origin\-

Answer 33

Fugue

Question 34

Localized to a particular area

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Focal

Question 35

Involuntary twitching of muscle groups

Answer 35

Fasciculation

Question 36

Sensation of well-being with or without foundation

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Euphoria

Question 37

Between the rural and the skull

Answer 37

Epidural

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Impairment of ability to understand and use the unbolt of language. Both written & spoken

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Dysphasia

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Difficulty in swallowing

Answer 39

Dysphagia

Question 40

Person’s eyes remain fixed when head is turned, like a doll’s

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Dolls eyes

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Loss of awareness in various spheres (person/place/time)

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Disorientation

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A fixed false belief without foundation

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Delusion

Question 43

Reaction to disease characterized by restlessly, disorientation, incoherent speech and erratic behavior

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Delirium

Question 44

Unresponsive to any stimulation

Answer 44

Deep coma

Question 45

Relief of intracranial pressure through an opening in the skull and dura

Answer 45

Decompression

Question 46

Deprived of cerebral function

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Decerebrate

Question 47

Simultaneous inward rotation of the eyeballs on looking at a near object

Answer 47

Convergence

Question 48

Injury to the brain produced on the side opposite to the side of the original contact

Answer 48

Contrecoup

Question 49

Construction of one pupil when a light is flashed into the other eye

Answer 49

Consensual reaction

Question 50

Head injury that has caused transient unconsciousness; a concussion has functional effects on the brain with minimal pathologic damage

Answer 50

Concussion

Question 51

State of profound unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused by an external stimulus

Answer 51

Coma

Question 52

Convulsive movements which are characterized by alternate involuntary flex ion and extension

Answer 52

Clonic

Question 53

When ice water inserted into ear canal, eyes rotate to opposite side. Used to determine if patient is “brain dead”

Answer 53

Cold caloric test

Question 54

Extreme malnutrition with physical apathy

Answer 54

Cachexia

Question 55

Small holes drilled through the skull to allow access to the brain

Answer 55

Burr holes

Question 56

Flexion of the hips when the neck is flexed from a supine position

Answer 56

Brudzinski’s sign

Question 57

Sensory phenomenon which may precede a convulsion

Answer 57

Aura

Question 58

Inability to perform coordinated movements due to lack of muscle coordination. (Example: gait problems)

Answer 58

Ataxia

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Damage to brain causes cognitive losses resulting in inability to perform previously learned tasks (Example: patient can’t dress self)

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Apraxia

Question 60

Inability to transmit ideas by language in its various forms (example: speaking,writing, reading)

Answer 60

Aphasia

Question 61

Lack of emotional response

Answer 61

Apathy

Question 62

An emotion without a specific object of fear

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Anxiety

Question 63

Abnormal dilation of an artery

Answer 63

Aneurysm

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Inability to comprehend the written word (word blindness)

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Alexia

Question 65

Absence of voluntary movement

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Akinesia

Question 66

Inability to express ideas in writing

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Agraphia

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Emotional response to a stimulus

Answer 67

Affect

Question 68

PERRLA

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PUPILS should be EQUAL in size, round and regular in shape, and react to LIGHT and ACCOMMODATION