Neuro Flashcards
Wernicke’s Area
posterior section of temporal gyrus, dominant lobe
Broca’s Area
deep, frontal lobe
Cerebellum function
balance, proprioception, reflex for sensory information, coordinates skeletal movements
Wernicke’s function
perception and language processing
Broca’s function
motor speech
Differential headache in child
intracranial mass worse on waking, cancer, strep
Worst headache of life
SAH
Bilateral bells palsy
Lyme’s disease
Headache + anti-coagulants =
strokes commonly
Numbness on arm and (+) Spurlings test would suggest
peripheral neurologic complaint
EOM defects would suggest
central neurologic complaint
Memory issues =
occipital lobe
Broca’s
L side dominant
Omega-3 fatty acids
increased memory
saturated fats
decreased memory
Wilson’s Disease
elevated copper in plasma
Alzheimer’s
decreased levels of copper
Dizziness (imbalance, vision changes, dysphagia, etc) suspect:
vertebral-basilar dysfunction
Dizziness (spinning, n/v, tinnitus) suspect:
inner ear problem, meniere’s disease, paroxysmal positional vertigo
Dizziness (syncope)
arrhythmia, vaso-vagal instability
Vascular disease causing dizziness - CNS related
CVA, AVM
Vascular disease causing dizziness - PNS related
Peripheral vascular disease
Structural disease causing dizziness - CNS related
tumor, disk
Structural disease causing dizziness - PNS related
tumor, disk
