Neuro Assessment Flashcards
Name 3 things you look for on the Glasgow Coma Scale
Eye response, verbal response and best motor response
Name 2 main muscle receptors
GTO and muscle spindles
What is stereognosis?
Ability to determine 3d objects without looking
What is graphesthesia?
Recognising riting on the skin
Define dermatomes
An area of skin supplied by one spinal nerve
What is babinski’s test?
Neuro test - tickling bottom of the foot - +ve test will be extension of the toes rather than curling
What higher functions can you test pt’s with?
Memory, communication, orientation, concentration, attention span
What is the Bobath Approach?
Hands on approach
Issues in the upper limb due to brain lesions?
Reduced str, increased tone, soft tissue changes, ipsilateral weakness, some muscle groups bilaterally innervated, coordination reduced
What is micrographia?
Small, cramped handwriting
Name things you observe on an assessment and why
Position, surgery, build, aids, abnormal movements, functions, consciousness
What is neglect? And how do you treat it?
Common neurological condition where patients often become unaware of items to one side of them caused by the disruption of the visual cortex
Treat it by CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY
What is immediate memory
where are you now
What is recent memory
what did you have for breakfast
What is remote memory
What’s your parents anniversary
