Neuro Ddx Flashcards
What is the scale for grading reflexes?
0 No response
1+ Diminished
2+ Normal
3+ Brisker than average, increased
4+ Hyperactive, very brisk, with clonus (involuntary rhythmic oscillations between flexion and extension)
Positive pronator drift indicates a lesion where?
contralateral corticospinal tract
note: even in the presence of overall normal strength, the presence of a pronator drift indicates that there is a lesion somewhere along the path of the pyramidal tract.
What does a positive pronator drift test look like?
affected arm starts to pronate and drift downwards, often with flexion at the fingers and elbow
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of shoulder abduction?
C5, deltoid
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of elbow flexion?
C5, C6, biceps
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of elbow extension?
C6, C7, C8-triceps
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of wrist extension?
C6-8, radial nerve
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of wrist flexion?
C6, C7, median nerve
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of finger extension?
C7-8, posterior interosseous nerve
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of finger abduction?
C8, T1, ulnar nerve
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of hand grip?
C7-8, T1
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of thumb opposition?
C8, T1, median nerve
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of hip flexion?
L2-4, iliopsoas
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of hip extension?
S1, gluteus maximus
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of hip adduction?
L2-4, adductors of hip
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of hip abduction?
L4-5, S1, Gluteus medius and minimus
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of knee extension?
L2-4, quadriceps
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of knee flexion?
L4-5, S1-2, hamstrings
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of ankle dorsiflexion?
L4-5, tibialis anterior
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of ankle plantar flexion?
S1, S2, Soleus
What nerve root/muscle are you testing with strength of great toe dorsiflexion?
L5, S1, deep peroneal nerve
Which nerve roots involved in biceps reflex?
*C5*, C6
Which nerve roots involved in brachioradialis reflex?
C5, *C6*
Which nerve roots involved in triceps reflex?
C6, *C7*
Which nerve roots involved in patellar reflex?
L2, *L3*, L4
Which nerve roots involved in achilles reflex?
*S1*, S2
Draw out how to test extraocular movements. Which directions test each muscle? How are they innervated?
LR6SO4
Does CNIII constrict or dilate the pupil?
constrict
In a central CN VII lesion, which part of face is affected?
Lower face affected, upper half relatively spared
In a peripheral CN VII lesion, which part of the face is affected?
both upper and lower face are affected
Which tract carries touch, pain, temperature? Where do they cross?
Carried by the small fibers (c-fibers) which enter the lateral spinothalamic tract of the spinal cord and cross to the opposite side in front of the central canal 1 to 2 segments above the level of entry.