neuro Flashcards
epidural hemtoma
key lime pie
MMA
commonly have a lucid period
need to do a ct
hemifacial spasm
half the face, some or all muscles start twiching in the muscles supplied by facial nerve. either an artery irrating the nerve, damage to the nerve itslef or compression by tumour etc.
signs of tia
- vision problems
- weak muscles
- speech problems
- dizzines
- migraine big dx for stroke
- sensory changes
- involuntary movements twitching?
defintion of tia
transiset loss of blood flow to the brain and symptims usually resolve within 1 hour
if you suspect a tia what do you do
- ct head to dx from stroke
2.iniate 300 initially - start patient on antiplatelet therapy 75 mg
lifestyle advice
main culprit in tia which vessel
carotid artery (braches)
subdural hematoma
elderly, alcoholics
banana
bridging veins
ct head
common peroneal nerve
- brach of the sciatic nerve
- job sensory (dorsum of foot and lateral lef) and motot- supplies some of the muscles of the leg
baclofen
a muscle relaxant
how to test for common perineal nerve injury
- patient may loose the ability to dorsiflex foot
- evert the foot
- numbness in area
- gait, dragging the foot or slapping the foot down
- heel walk (but dont do if balance is really bad)
what is number 1 diagnosis for MS
BRAIN IMAGING MRI
lumbar is not first line
what corticosteorid do we give in acute attack of MS
IV METHYLPRED
sensory arm dematomes describe
Decorticate
Arms to the CoRE of the body
Flexion
Not as bad as decerebrats
Decerebrate
The worst one 2 on Glasgow coma score
Arms curled outwards
Extension
