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Neuro Lesion - Lesion 1 Flashcards

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Efferent system analogy

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Brain is light switch
Nerves are wires
Effector organ is lightbulb
Break in wire = no lightbulb on

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Localization in brain

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Forebrain
Brainstem
Cerebellum
Vestibular system

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Localization of spinal cord

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C1-5
C6-t2
T3-L3
L4-S3

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Localizing within forebrain

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Cerebrum - telencephalon
Thalamus - diencephalon

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Localization within brainstem

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Mid brain - Mesencephalon
Pons - ventral metencephalon
Medulla - myelencephalon

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Localization within cerebellum

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Dorsal metencephalon

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Localization within vestibular system

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Central - cerebellum, myelencephalon
Peripheral - vestibular apparatus and CNVII

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Decusation

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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

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Central vs PNS lesions

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CNS lesions are often mixed motor or sensory deficits
PNS lesions are often sensory or motor

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Encephalopathy

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Lesions of the brain

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Myelopathy

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Lesions of spinal cord

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Myopathy

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Disease of muscle
Not to be confused with myelopathy

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ANS

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Originates from hypothalamus & ventral diencephalon
Two main divisions - SNS & PsNS

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Branches of SNS and PsNS in spinal cord

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Symp - branches from c7-L4
Parasympathetic - branches from CN 3,7,9,10 & sacral plexus - minus vagus nerve (doesn’t run in spinal cord)

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Horner syndrome

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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

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Upper vs lower motor neuron

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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

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Assessing lesions upper vs lower

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Reflex, tone, atrophy

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Reflexes

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Reflexes intact - LMN are not affected
Decreased or absent reflex - LMN affected

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UMN lesion

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Normal to increased reflexes in affected limb
Normal to increased tone in affected limbs

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LMN lesion

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Decreased to absent reflexes in affected limb
Decreased to absent tone in the affected limbs

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One purpose of UMN

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Is to decrease spasticity of LMN, without influence of UMN the LMN become more spastic

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C1-5 myelopathy

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Thoracic limb reflex - normal to increased
Thoracic limb tone - normal to increased
Pelvic limb reflex - normal to increased
Pelvic limb tone - normal to increased

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C6-t2 myelopathy

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TLF and TLT - decreased to absent
PLR & PLT - normal to increased

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T3-l3 myelopathy

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TLR - normal
TLT - normal to increased
PLR & PLT - normal to increased

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L4-s3 myelopathy

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TLR & TLR - normal
PLR & PLT - decreased to absent

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Spinal cord segments vs vertebra

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Don’t always correlate (C8 spinal cord segments but 7 Cv)
Wherever there’s a nerve root = spinal cord segments

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Exits for nerves in cervical regions

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Nerve roots exit cranial to the respective vertebra

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Exits for nerves in thoracic and lumbar region

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Nerve roots exit caudally

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**thoracic and cranial lumbar region

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Spinal cord segments and vertebra line up with corresponding numbers

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Observation and tools fro neurological exam

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Behavior, mentation, gait, posture
Traction, plexor, hemostats, light, exam lens, cotton balls

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Which nerve is actually visual ?

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Cranial nerve 2

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Behavior changes

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Common behaviors for forebrain lesions
Pacing
Head pressing
Circling
Aggressive
Blind
Obsessive
Incontinent
Distant
Seizures

33
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Source of head pressing

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Red nucleus in mid brain = gait generator
Forebrain lesions = inhibitory effects of forebrain
Lack of higher cognition from forebrain = head pressing to wall bc input from red nucleus = go

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Source of circling

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Circling with occur towards the side of the lesion due to hemineglect = ignoring one side of world /doesn’t exist

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Source of mentation

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Level of consciousness in patient
3 degrees of abnormal mentation
Dull, depressed,lethargy could be secondary to intercranial or systemic disease

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3 degrees of abnormal mentation

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Obtunded - abnormal response to stimulus & not fully aroused (vague)
Stuporous - patient only responsive to strong/noxious stim
Comatose - patient has a heart beat, +/- breathing, not responsive to stim

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Sources for mentation changes

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Obtunded - could be secondary to diffuse forebrain lesion or from brainstem lesion
Stuporous & comatose - secondary to brainstem lesion affecting ARAS

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ARAS

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Ascending reticular activating system - responsible for keeping patient alert. Located in brainstem

39
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Modified Glasgow coma scale

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Specifically for encephalopathy esp when secondary to head trauma
6 point scale, higher score = better prognosis

40
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Categories for modified Glasgow coma scale

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Motor activity
Brainstem reflexes
Level of consciousness

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Gait abnormalities

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Ataxia
Paresis - weakness
Paralysis - absence of movement
Ambulatory vs nonabulatory - 10 unassisted steps
Tetra or quad
Para - pelvic limbs only
Hemi - only one side of the body
Mono - only one limb

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3 types of ataxia

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Proprioception
Vestibular
Cerebellar ataxia

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Proprioceptive ataxia

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Spinal or sensory ataxia
Cross limbs, scuff/knuckle
UMN component w proprioceptive ataxia

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Vestibular ataxia

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Drift towards one side
Head tilt

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Cerebellar ataxia

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Diametria or hypermetria
Over flexion or over extension of one limb

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Lameness vs ataxia

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Lameness is predictable with every step - localized pain to limb
Ataxia is irregular - neurological deficits

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Posture

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Decerebrate
Decerebellate
Head turn/tilt
Torticollis
Opisthotonus
Schiff Sherrington
Risus sardonicus
Spastic
Flaccid
Neck guarded
Kyphosis

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Decerebrate

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Rigid in all limbs - opisthotonus
Lesion within brainstem (midbrain)
Patient is Stuporous or comatose

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Decerebellate

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Rigid in thoracic limb, flexed pelvic limbs
Lesion to cerebellum or cerebellar peduncles
Alert to obtunded

50
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Head turn

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Secondary to forebrain lesion
Head outside longitudinal axis

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Head tilt

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Secondary to vestibular disease
Head is out of horizontal axis

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Torticollis

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Secondary to cervical lesion causing flexion of neck or malformation
Contracture or flexion of cervical muscles

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Opisthotonus

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Head in Dorso extension, often referred as star gazing
Secondary to intracranial lesion or cranial cervical lesion

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Risus sardonicus

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Due to lack of inhibition to facial nerve causing contracture of the facial muscles
Secondary to tetanus infection

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Schiff Sherrington

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Secondary to T3-L3 myelopathy
Thoracic limbs have increased extensor tone (spasticity), pelvic limbs are paretic to plegic

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Spasticity

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Secondary to UMN lesion (except for Schiff Sherrington)
All 4 limbs are spastic, C1-5 myelopathy is suspected
If pelvic limbs the T3-L3 lesion is suspected

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Flaccid

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Secondary to LMN lesion
Lesion can be diffuse or at intumescense of spinal cord

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Neck guarded

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Secondary to cervical pain

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Kyphosis

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Secondary to thoracolumbar pain, abdominal pain or malformation

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C1-5 myelopathy

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Respiratory depression

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C6-T2 myelopathy

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Horner syndrome
Nerve root signature
Absent cutaneous trunci

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T3-L3 myelopathy

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Schiff Sherrington
Spinal shock
Cutaneous trunci cutoff

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L4-S3

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Abnormal anal tone
Flaccid tail

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