Neuro Flashcards
What is the thalamus and hypothalamus responsible for?
Sleep wake cycle and pitiably glad functions
What many spinal nerves do we have?
31
How many cranial Nerves do we have?
12
What are common signs and symptoms for nervous system diseases and disorders?
Headaches,nausea,vomiting,weakness,mood swings and fever
What are different disturbances in sensory functions?
Visual difficulties, inability to speak, paralysis
What does neurological testing include?
Motor sensory and mental functions
What does a BAER test for?
Brainstorm auditory evokes response
What does VER/VEP rest for?
Visual evokes response
What does EMG/Ncv rest for? And which is fine first?
Electromyography and nerve conduction velocity and NCV is fine first
What is encephalitis?
Inflammation of the brain tissue
What is encephalitis a complication of?
Chicken pox,measles, mumps
What is a vector of encephalitis?
Mosquito
What is meningitis?
Infmallation if the meninges the dura arachnid and pia mater
What is the M/C bacteria that causes meningitis and what is it’s everyday name?
Neisseria meningitides gonorrhea
What will be high if a person has bacterial meningitis?
Neutrophils
What will he high if a person has viral meningitis?
Lymphocytes a
What is Poliomyelitis?
Viral infection of the brain and spinal cord
What is a CBA?
Stroke
What is the M/C cause of death of 50 you?
CVA
What are the two different treatments for a CVA?
TPA(expensive( or streptokinase(cheap)
I hat CVS drug saves your memory?
TPA
What are the different types of CVAs?
Cerebral thrombus-brain artery clot M/C in women
Cerebral embolism-thrombus plaque breaks off and travels M/C in women
Cerebral hemorrhage- artery rupture M/C in women
What is a TIA?
Sudden mild mini stroke
What is bruites?
Wishing sound associated with TIA
What is DDD?
Degenerative disk disease
Wearing away of the invertebratal disk
What is one of the most common disorders in humans in regards to the neurological system?
Headaches
What are the types of headaches?
Tension-stress,strain and tension on the facial neck and scale muscles
Cluster- fist diagnosis in 1986 stress,trauma,occurs at night
Migraine- sever
Post lumbar puncture headaches- d/t CSF leakage
What is epilepsy?
Intermittent episodes of abnormal electrical activity in the brain
What are the different types of epilepsy?
Petit mal-blank stare seizure
Status epileptics-convulsive seizure
Grand mal- confusions, loss of consciousness, unconfirmed of bowel and bladder
What is Bell’s palsy?
Affects CN 7, normally affects L side of face
What makes and individual at a higher risk of Bell’s palsy?
Pregnancy uRI Flu Diabetes Cold Weather
What is Parkinson’s disease?
Slow progressive brain degeneration
What disease is associated with pill rolling finger motion?
Parkinson’s
What is Alzheimer’s?
Neuron death replaced with plaque
What is head trauma dementia?
Injury to any part of the brain
What are the two different types of brain tumors?
Primary-where it starts in the brain
Secondary-start in another part of the body and metastasis to brain
What is the difference between a concussion and contusion?
Cucussion doees NOT involve injury to the brain
And contusion is a physical nursing of the brain tissue
What is a coup lesion?
A lesion on the front of the head
Example head hitting windshield during car accident
What is a contra coup lesion?
When the head is thrown forward and makes contact with and object and gets throw back and the back of the head also get hit
Example rear ending
