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Neuro Flashcards

1
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To open the skull by drilling

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Trephine

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2
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Ringing in the ears

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Tinnitus

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

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Tentorium

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4
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Structures of the brain above the tentorium

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Supratentorial

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5
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Under the dura

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Subdural

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

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Stupor

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7
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Consecutive convulsions with uninterrupted unconsciousness

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Status epileptics

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8
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Degeneration of a joint, often the vertebrae

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Spondylosis

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9
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Unnatural drowsiness

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Somnolence

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10
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Involuntary response to a stimulus

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Reflex

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11
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Disease condition involving a spinal nerve root

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Radiculopathy

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12
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A dropping of the upper eyelid

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Ptosis

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13
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Abnormal sensitivity to light

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Photophobia

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14
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Persistent morbid fear

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Phobia

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15
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Awake, but unaware of surroundings. May respond to stimuli or moan, but otherwise unresponsive

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Persistent vegetative state

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16
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Paralysis of the lower extremities

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Paraplegia

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17
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Swelling of the optic nerve head “choked disc”

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Papilledema

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18
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Body spasms in which body arches in a curve, with only head and heels touching a surface. -/seen in meningitis & other diseases

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Opisthotonos

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19
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Having diminished arousal and awareness d/t intoxication, medication, metabolic illness, or neurological damage

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Obtunded

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20
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Discharge from the ear; if discharge is clear after head trauma, surgery , etc=may be CSF and must be checked for glucose content

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Otorrhea

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21
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Involuntary rapid eye movements

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Nystagmus

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22
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Stiff neck

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Nuchal rigidity

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23
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Due to brainstem damage. Awake & alert, but unable to respond or move

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Locked-in Syndrome

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24
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Unresponsive, except to painful stimuli

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Light coma

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25
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Drowsiness

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Lethargy

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26
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Condition resulting from prolonged toxic effects of alcohol on the brain-/displayed by memory loss (particularly for recent events)

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Korsakoff’s syndrome

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27
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Resistance to extension of the lower leg when the thought is flexed at the abdomen. This is a sign of meningeal irritation

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Kernig’s sign

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28
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Structures of the brain below the tentorium

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Infratentorial

29
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A misinterpreted mental impression of an external stimulus

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Illusion

30
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Intracranial pressure

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ICP

31
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A mental impression or sensation without external stimulus

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Hallucination

32
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Convolution or fold of the cerebral cortex

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Gyrus

33
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Person suffers amnesia about who they are. Habits & skills are remembered. -/psychiatric in origin-

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Fugue

34
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Localized to a particular area

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Focal

35
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Involuntary twitching of muscle groups

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Fasciculation

36
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Sensation of well-being with or without foundation

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Euphoria

37
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Between the rural and the skull

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Epidural

38
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Impairment of ability to understand and use the unbolt of language. Both written & spoken

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Dysphasia

39
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Difficulty in swallowing

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Dysphagia

40
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Person’s eyes remain fixed when head is turned, like a doll’s

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Dolls eyes

41
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Loss of awareness in various spheres (person/place/time)

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Disorientation

42
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A fixed false belief without foundation

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Delusion

43
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Reaction to disease characterized by restlessly, disorientation, incoherent speech and erratic behavior

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Delirium

44
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Unresponsive to any stimulation

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Deep coma

45
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Relief of intracranial pressure through an opening in the skull and dura

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Decompression

46
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Deprived of cerebral function

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Decerebrate

47
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Simultaneous inward rotation of the eyeballs on looking at a near object

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Convergence

48
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Injury to the brain produced on the side opposite to the side of the original contact

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Contrecoup

49
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Construction of one pupil when a light is flashed into the other eye

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Consensual reaction

50
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Head injury that has caused transient unconsciousness; a concussion has functional effects on the brain with minimal pathologic damage

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Concussion

51
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State of profound unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused by an external stimulus

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Coma

52
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Convulsive movements which are characterized by alternate involuntary flex ion and extension

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Clonic

53
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When ice water inserted into ear canal, eyes rotate to opposite side. Used to determine if patient is “brain dead”

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Cold caloric test

54
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Extreme malnutrition with physical apathy

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Cachexia

55
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Small holes drilled through the skull to allow access to the brain

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Burr holes

56
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Flexion of the hips when the neck is flexed from a supine position

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Brudzinski’s sign

57
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Sensory phenomenon which may precede a convulsion

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Aura

58
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Inability to perform coordinated movements due to lack of muscle coordination. (Example: gait problems)

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Ataxia

59
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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

60
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Inability to transmit ideas by language in its various forms (example: speaking,writing, reading)

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Aphasia

61
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Lack of emotional response

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Apathy

62
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An emotion without a specific object of fear

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Anxiety

63
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Abnormal dilation of an artery

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Aneurysm

64
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Inability to comprehend the written word (word blindness)

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Alexia

65
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Absence of voluntary movement

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Akinesia

66
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Inability to express ideas in writing

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Agraphia

67
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Emotional response to a stimulus

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Affect

68
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PERRLA

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

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