Neurologic Examination Flashcards
Specific sign for paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration
Opsoclonus
Specific sign for neurosyphilitic or diabetic oculomotor neuropathy
Argyll Robertson pupils
Most helpful diagnostic test in a difficult neurologic case
second examination
Two main components of MSE
Psychiatric and cognitive aspects
Ability to carry out commanded tasks
Praxis
Frequency of tuning fork used in auditory testing
512 Hz
reflects excessive weighting of specific initial data in the presentation of the problem
Framing effect
Cognitive mistake which happens when an initial impression cannot be subsequently adjusted to incorporate new data
Anchoring heuristic
The experience with recent cases has an undue impact on the diagnosis of the case at hand
Availability heuristic
Refers to the lack of appreciation of the frequency of disease in the population
Representative heuristic
There is undue deference to authority or to the results of a laboratory test
Blind Obedience
T/F: acute horner’s syndrome is carotid dissection until proven otherwise.
True
Importance of Brun’s nystagmus
It heralds a cerebellopontine angle mass
Refers to perception of bad smell
Cacosmia
Soft tissue swelling and discoloration in the area of the mastoid, secondary to blood in the mastoid air cells
Battle sign
