Neuro Lesion - Lesion 1 Flashcards
Efferent system analogy
Brain is light switch
Nerves are wires
Effector organ is lightbulb
Break in wire = no lightbulb on
Localization in brain
Forebrain
Brainstem
Cerebellum
Vestibular system
Localization of spinal cord
C1-5
C6-t2
T3-L3
L4-S3
Localizing within forebrain
Cerebrum - telencephalon
Thalamus - diencephalon
Localization within brainstem
Mid brain - Mesencephalon
Pons - ventral metencephalon
Medulla - myelencephalon
Localization within cerebellum
Dorsal metencephalon
Localization within vestibular system
Central - cerebellum, myelencephalon
Peripheral - vestibular apparatus and CNVII
Decusation
Idea that everything in the forebrain crosses over or descusates before making its way to the rest of the body
Brainstem and spinal cord are ipsilateral
Central vs PNS lesions
CNS lesions are often mixed motor or sensory deficits
PNS lesions are often sensory or motor
Encephalopathy
Lesions of the brain
Myelopathy
Lesions of spinal cord
Myopathy
Disease of muscle
Not to be confused with myelopathy
ANS
Originates from hypothalamus & ventral diencephalon
Two main divisions - SNS & PsNS
Branches of SNS and PsNS in spinal cord
Symp - branches from c7-L4
Parasympathetic - branches from CN 3,7,9,10 & sacral plexus - minus vagus nerve (doesn’t run in spinal cord)
Horner syndrome
Lack of sympathize innervation to head and head specifically in horses
Lesion location: hypothalamus, cervical myelopathy, cervical thoracic cavity lesion, trauma to neck, middle ear or guttural pouch = pupil dilation
Upper vs lower motor neuron
UMN - cells that arise from forebrain, brainstem & cerebellum
LMN - arise from spinal cord segment
Ventral nerve roots are form by axons of LMN
Nerve roots combine w other nerve roots to form named nerves
Lower are more hyperexcitable /spastic
Assessing lesions upper vs lower
Reflex, tone, atrophy
Reflexes
Reflexes intact - LMN are not affected
Decreased or absent reflex - LMN affected
UMN lesion
Normal to increased reflexes in affected limb
Normal to increased tone in affected limbs
LMN lesion
Decreased to absent reflexes in affected limb
Decreased to absent tone in the affected limbs
One purpose of UMN
Is to decrease spasticity of LMN, without influence of UMN the LMN become more spastic
C1-5 myelopathy
Thoracic limb reflex - normal to increased
Thoracic limb tone - normal to increased
Pelvic limb reflex - normal to increased
Pelvic limb tone - normal to increased
C6-t2 myelopathy
TLF and TLT - decreased to absent
PLR & PLT - normal to increased
T3-l3 myelopathy
TLR - normal
TLT - normal to increased
PLR & PLT - normal to increased
L4-s3 myelopathy
TLR & TLR - normal
PLR & PLT - decreased to absent