NEURO TERMS II Flashcards
name this muscle tone
seen with lesions of the corticospinal tract
rigidity
spasticity
paratonia
hypertonia
name this muscle tone
accompanied by weakness if from disease of a motor unit
tabes dorsalis
acutely following CVA
Ehlers -Danlos syndrome can be confused with this
hypotonia
used as a lower extremity test and peripheral nerves
percussion
tarsal tunnel syndrome affected by what nerve?
tibial nerve
mulders click test for what?
morton’s neuroma
test with a sharp and dull object for?
pain
vibration is used to test what
what is used?
*of special note
sensory system
128 Hz tuning fork
*decreases with aging
determination of position sense aids in?
position sense by the sensory system
5.07 monofilament used to test for protective sensation
semmes-weinstein monofilament
more sensitive than a tuning fork
measures the threshold of vibratory sensation
neuropathic ulcer possible if reading is over 30-40 volts
biothesiometer
present in normal newborn infants and disappears as CNS matures
contraction of EHL muscle
babinski reflex
flexion of the big toe and fanning of the other toes indicating an upper motor neuron lesion specifically the CST
Chaddock sign
dorsiflexion of the great toe elicited by irritation downward of the medial side of the tibia
Oppenheim sign
alternation of contract of a set of opposing muscle groups (dorsiflexion of the patients foot elicits a rapid alternating plantarflexion/dorsiflexion response)
seen in UMN disease
clonus
