Neuro & Pupil Poop Flashcards
3 Causes of a big pupil in the light
Adie’s
CN III Palsy
Trauma
2 Causes of a small pupil in the dark
Argyll Robertson
Horner’s
Acute, DILATED; Iris will have vermiform movement; uni > bi; Lesion in Ciliary Ganglion; Slow response to LIGHT & NEAR
Adie’s Tonic Pupil
Who gets Adie’s
Silly ladies
Adie’s will constrict with _____% Pilo
0.125
CN III palsy will constrict with _____% Pilo
1
If pilo does not cause dilation?
Trauma or pharm
Neruosyphilis; DM; Drunks; Uni → Bi; Lesion of Tectotegmental tract: Carry info from Pretectal → EW Nuclei; no response to light, only near
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Lesion of symp path; Most notable in PANCOAST’S TUMOR AT APEX OF LUNG
Horner’s Syndrome
Horner’s Triad
Ptosis, Anhydrosis, Miosis