Neuro conditions

Question 1

MS- ss

Answer 1

F>M, 2-3rd decade of life

ss- numbness/weakness in limbs/one side of body, electric shock sensations that occur w certain neck movements , UL optic neuritis, dipliplia, ataxia, spasticity

Question 2

Guillain Barre Syndrome-ss

Answer 2

Begins w weakness in distal extremities and progresses to involve the prox mm group

Question 3

Parkinsons disease ss

Answer 3

resting tremor (disappears w mvmt)
bradykinesia
stiff mm
expressionless face

Question 4

Bells Palsy-ss

Answer 4

rapid onset (<48hrs) of mild weakness to total paralysis on one side of face (full side of face)

Question 5

Muscular dystrophy ss

Answer 5

Prox limb weakness>distal
-symetrical mm atrophy
-waddeling gait
-Gowers sign (standing up with hands pushing on knees0

Question 6

ALS- def, ss

Answer 6

Progressive degeneration of motor cells throughout nervous system resulting in mm wasting and weakness

ss-mm cramps, fasciculation’s, clumsiness of a hand/leg, difficulty speaking/swallowing, sensory intact

Question 7

Myasthenia Gravis- cause

Answer 7

characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the mm under voluntary control and it caused by antibodies formed against Ash receptors

Question 8

Myasthenia Gravis- SS

Answer 8

mm weakness that progressively becomes weaker the more the muscle becomes contracted

-eye symptoms common, weak speech, difficulty chewing/swallowing

Question 9

syringomyelia-ss, px

Answer 9

ss- mm weakness and wasting, loss of sensitivity to pain + temp
-normal light touch and proprio
-shawl like distribution

Question 10

Acute meningitis ss (aseptic vs purulent)

Answer 10

aseptic- fever, meningeal irritation, depressed consciousness

Purulent- Headache, fever, Bruszinski sign, Kerning sign

Question 11

Mc cause of meningitis- Neonates, Infants, Adolescents, Oder adults

Answer 11

neo- e Coli
Infants- H influenza
Adolescents- Neisseria meningitis
Older adults- Strep p.