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Important points to cover in cerebellar examination?

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DANISH
- Dysdiadochokinesia
- Ataxia (gait and posture)
- Nystagmus
- Intention tremor
- Slurred, staccato speech
- Hypotonia/heel-shin test

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Clinical signs in cerebellar exam?

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  • Abnormal posture
  • Speech abnormalities
  • Scars
  • Gait
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Objects or equipment in cerebellar exam?

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  • Walking aids
  • Hearing aids
  • Prescriptions
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Truncal ataxia?

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Affects proximal musculature that is involved in gait stability - caused by damage to cerebellar vermis and associated pathways

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Appendicular ataxia?

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  • Affects musculature of the arms and legs involved in the control of limb movement - caused by damage to cerebellar hemispheres
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What are you assessing the patients gait for in a cerebellar exam?

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  • Stance
  • Stability
  • Turning
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Tandem gait - sensitive to identify?

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Dysfunction of the cerebellar vermis (eg. alcohol induced cerebellar degeneration)

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Causes of cerebellar degeneration?

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  • Chronic alcohol misuse
  • Nutritional deficiency (typically B12)
  • Paraneoplastic disorders
  • neurological diseases (eg. MS, spinocerebellar ataxia)
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Clinical features of cerebellar degeneration

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  • Broad- based ataxic gait
  • Truant ataxia
  • Dysmetria
  • Nystagmus
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Rombergs test - deficit in?

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proprioception or vestibular function (opposed to cerebellar dysfunction)

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How can ataxic dysarthria present?

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  • Scattato speech (broken into syllables)
  • Slurred speech
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Gaze disturbances in cerebellar exam?

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  • Nyastagmus
  • Dysmetric saccades
  • Impaired smooth pursuit
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Further investiagiotn and assessment after cerebellar exam?

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  • Full neurological exam (cranial nerves, upper and lower limb)
  • Neuroimaging
  • Formal hearing assessment
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UMN tone?

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Increased (spasticity or rigidity)

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UMN inspection?

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No fasciculation or significant wasting

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UMN power?

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Classically pyramidal pattern of weakness - extensors weaker than flexors in arms and vice versa

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UMN reflexes?

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Exaggerated or brisk

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UMN plantar reflex?

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Upgoing/extensor

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LMN inspection?

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wasting and fasciculation of muscles

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LMN tone?

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Decreased (hypotonia) or normal

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LMN power?

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Different depending on cause (eg. proximal weakness in muscle disease, distal in peripheral neuropathy)

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LMN reflexes?

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Reduced or absent

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Spasticity - associated with?

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Pyramidal tract lesions eg. stroke

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Rigidity - associated with?

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Extrapyramidal tract lesions (eg. Parkinson’s disease)

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Spasiticy vs rigidity - velocity?

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Spasticity is “velocity-dependent”, meaning the faster you move the limb, the worse it is

Rigidity is “velocity independent” meaning it feels the same if you move the limb rapidly or slowly.

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Two types of rigidity?

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  • Cogwheel (Parkinson’s)
  • Lead pipe (neurepileptic malignant syndrome)
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Hip flexion - myotome?

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L1/2

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Hip flexion - muscle?

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iliopsoas

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Hip extension - muscle?

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Gluteus maximus

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Hip extension - nerve?

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Inferior gluteal nerve

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Knee flexion - myotome + nerve?

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S1 + sciatic nerve

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Knee flexion - muscle?

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Hamstrings

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Knee extension - myotome + nerve?

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L3/4 + femoral nerve

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Knee extension - muscle?

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Quadriceps

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Ankle dorsiflexion - myotome + nerve?

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L4/5 - deep peroneal nerve

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Ankle dorsiflexion - muscle?

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Tibialis anterior

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Ankle plantar flexion - myotome + nerve?

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S1/2 - tibial nerve

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Ankle plantar flexion - muscles?

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  • Gastrocnemius
  • Soleus
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Big toe - myotome + nerve?

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L5 - deep peroneal nerve

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Big toe - muscles?

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Extensor hallucis longus

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Knee jerk reflex?

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L3/4

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Ankle jerk reflex?

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S1

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Plantar reflex?

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L5, S1

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right touch assesses?

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Dorsal columns and spinothalamic tracts

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Pin prick assesses?

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Spinothalamic tracts

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Vibration assesses?

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Dorsal columns

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Proprioception assesses?

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Dorsal columns

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Further assessments and investigations after lower limb neurological exam?

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  • Full neurological examination (cranial, upper and lower)
  • Neuroimaging
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Shoulder aBduction - myotome + nerve?

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C5 - axillary nerve

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Shoulder Adduction - myotome + nerve?

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C6/7 - thoracodorsal nerve

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Shoulder aBduction - muscles?

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Primarily deltoid

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Shoulder adduction - muscles?

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Trees major, lat dorsi, pec major

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Elbow flexion - myotomes + nerve?

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C5/6 (musculocutaneous and radial nerve)

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Elbow flexion - muscles?

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biceps brachii, coracobrachialis and brachialis

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Elbow extension - myotomes + nerve?

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C7 (radial nerve)

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56
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Elbow extension - muscles?

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triceps brachii

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Wrist extension - myotomes + nerve?

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C6 (radial nerve)

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Wrist extension - muscles?

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extensors of the wrist

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Wrist Flexion - myotomes + nerve?

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C6/7 (median and ulnar nerve)

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Finger extension - myotome + nerve?

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C7 (radial nerve)

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Wrist Flexion - muscles?

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flexors of the wrist

62
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Finger extension - muscles?

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extensor digitorum

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Finger flexion - muscles?

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First dorsal interosseous (FDI)
Abductor digiti minimi (ADM)

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Finger flexion - myotome + nerve?

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T1 (ulnar nerve)

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Thumb abduction - myotome + nerve?

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T1 (median nerve)

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Thumb abduction - muscles?

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abductor pollicis brevis

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Biceps reflex?

68
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Supinator reflex

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Triceps reflex

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General inspection of the patient - CN exam?

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  • Speech abnormalities
  • Facial asymmetry
  • Eyelid/ pupil abnormalities
  • Strabismus
  • limbs
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Objects and equipment - CN exam?

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  • Walking aids
  • Hearing aids
  • Visual aids
  • Prescriptions
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CN I?

73
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CN II?

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Optic nerve

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Inspection of the pupils?

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  • Assess pupil size
  • Assess pupil shape
  • Assess pupil symmetry
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Things to do in eyes - CN exam?

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  • Inspect pupils
  • Visual acuity
  • Pupillary reflexes
  • Colour vision
  • Visual neglect
  • Visual fields
  • Blind spot - offer
  • Fundoscopy
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How to assess visual acuity?

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Patient wearing normal glasses
1. Stand patient 6 metres from snellen chart
2. Ask patient to cover one eye and read the lowest line they are able to
3. You can have the patient read through a pinhole to see if this improves their vision - indicates a refractive component
4. repeat with other eye

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Further steps for patients with poor vision?

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  1. Reduce snellen to 3m
  2. Reduce to 1m
  3. Assess if they can count number of fingers
  4. Assess if they can see gross hand movements
  5. Assess if they can detect light
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What can cause decreased visual acuity?

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  • Refractive errors
  • Ambylopia
  • Ocular media opacities such as cataract
  • Retinal diseases eg. age-related macular degeneration
  • Optic nerve pathology eg. optic neuritis
  • Lesion sin higher pathways
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How to assess the direct pupillary reflex?

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  • Shine light into patients eye and observe for restriction in same eye
  • Normal is constriction of the pupil with light shone in
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How to assess consensual pupillary reflex?

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  • Shine light into the same pupil but observe for constriction in the contralateral eye
  • normal involves the contralateral pupil constricting due to light in the other eye
81
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How to assess the swinging light test

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Move torch between pupils - checks for relative afferent pupillary defect

82
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How to assess accommodation reflex?

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  • Ask patient to look into distance
  • Place finger approx 20-30cm in front of their eyes
  • Ask patient to switch and observe pupils - they should constrict and converge bilaterally
83
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Afferent limb of pupillary light reflex?

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Sensory input is transmitted from retina, along optic nerve to ipsilateral pretetal nucleus

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Two efferent limb functions - of pupillary light reflex?

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  • Motor output is transmitted from the pretectal nucleus to the Edinger-Westphal nuclei on both sides of the brain (ipsilateral and contralateral)
  • Each Edinger-Westphal nucleus gives rise to efferent nerve fibres which travel in the oculomotor nerve to innervate the ciliary sphincter and enable pupillary constriction
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Direct pupillary reflex - assess which limb?

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The direct pupillary reflex assesses the ipsilateral afferent limb and the ipsilateral efferent limb of the pathway.

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Consensual pupillary reflex - assess which limb?

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contralateral efferent limb of the pathway.

87
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Swinging light test - assess which limb?

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used to detect relative afferent limb defects.

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Relative afferent pupillary defect?

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When the afferent limb in one of the optic nerves is damaged, partially or completely, both pupils will constrict less when light is shone int o the affected eye compared to the healthy one

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Unilateral efferent defect?

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  • commonly caused by extrinsic compression of the oculomotor nerve
  • ipsilateral pupil is dilated and non-responsive to light entering either eye (due to loss of ciliary sphincter function)
  • consensual light reflex in the unaffected eye would still be present as the afferent pathway (i.e. optic nerve) of the affected eye and the efferent pathway (i.e. oculomotor nerve) of the unaffected eye remain intact
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Causes of colour vision deficiencies?

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  • Optic neuritis
  • Vit A deficiency
  • Chronic solvent exposure
91
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Visual neglect occurs when?

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In the contest of parietal love injury after stroke

92
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Scotoma?

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an area of absent or reduced vision surrounded by areas of normal vision. There is a wide range of possible aetiologies including demyelinating disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis) and diabetic maculopathy.

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What to do in oculomotor, trochlear and abducens nerves?

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  • Inspect eyelids
  • Eye movements
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CN III?

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Oculomotor nerve

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CN IV?

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Trochlear nerve

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CN VI?

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Abducens nerve

97
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Ptosis - associated with?

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Oculomotor nerve pathology
Horner’s syndrome
Neuromuscular pathology (e.g. myasthenia gravis)

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Oculomotor nerve palsy - presentation?

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‘Down and out eye’
Due to unopposed lateral rectus and superior oblique

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Trochlear nerve palsy - presentation?

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Vertical diplopia - when looking inferiorly

100
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Abducens nerve palsy - presentation?

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Convergent squint
Lactreal rectus palsy

101
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3 subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve?

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  • Opthalmic
  • Maxillary
  • Mandibular
102
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CN V?

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Trigeminal

103
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3 elements to the trigeminal nerve assessment?

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  • sensory assessment
  • Motor assessment
  • Reflexes
104
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Motor assessment of trigeminal nerve?

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Muscles of mastication: temporals and masseter

105
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Reflexes - trigeminal nerve?

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  • Jaw jerk reflex
  • Corneal reflex
106
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CN VII?

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Facial nerve

107
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Faical nerve - components of exam?

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  • Sensory
  • Motor
108
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sensory assessment of facial nerve?

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Recent changes in taste?

109
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Motor assessment of facial nerve?

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  • Hearing changes
  • Inspection
  • Facial movement
110
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LMN facial nerve palsy?

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All ipsilateral muscles of facial expression
Most common cause: bells palsy

111
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UMN facial nerve palsy?

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unilateral facial muscle weakness, however, the upper facial muscles are partially spared because of bilateral cortical representation (resulting in forehead/frontalis function being somewhat maintained)

The most common cause of upper motor neuron facial palsy is stroke.

112
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Rinne’s test - how?

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Place a 512 Hz tuning fork on the mastoid process and ask the patient to tell you when they can no longer hear it
Then move the fork in front of the external auditory meatus

113
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Webers test - how

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Place 512 Hz in midline of the forehead and ask where they hear the sound

114
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Turning test?

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Ask patient to march on the spot with arms outstretched and eyes closed

115
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Glossopharangeal and vagus nerves - how to assess?

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  • ask if any issues with swallowing, voice or cough
  • Ask patient to say ahh and cough
  • Swallow assessment
  • Gag reflex
116
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Hypoglossal nerve - assessment?

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  • open mouth and inspect tongue for wasting + fasiculations
  • Protrude tongue - observe for deviation
  • Push tongue through cheek
117
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Further assessments and investigations after CN exam?

A
  • Full neurological exam
  • Nueroimaging
  • Formal hearing assessment + pure tone audiometry (If vestibulocochelear concern)
118
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Inspection - Chracot Marie tooth?

A
  • Guttering of dorsal interossei
  • Claw hands
  • Inverted champagne bottle appearance
  • Pes cavus
  • Fascilations - especially of distal muscles
  • Food drop
  • Walking aids
119
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Tone in Charcot marie tooth?

120
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Reflexes in Charcot marie tooth?

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Typically absent or greatly diminished
Confirm absent with jendrassik manoeuvre

121
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Power in Charcot marie tooth?

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  • Symmetrically affected
  • Distall weakness usually predominates
  • Plantarflexion relatively spared compared to dorsiflexion
  • Proximal weakness typically only in severe
122
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Coordination in Charcot marie tooth?

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Normally preserved, only. impaired by weakness

123
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Sensation in Charcot marie tooht?

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May be spared till later on
- Sensory loss to pinprick and proprioception (glove and stocking)
- Demonstrate length dependant loss by running sharp object up the limb

124
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Gait in Charcot marie tooth?

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  • High steppage
  • May have sensory ataxia
125
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Rhomberg - Charcot marie tooth ?

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Positive Rhomberg’s sign as disease progresses

126
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Differenital diagnosis in Charcot marie tooth presentation?

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  • Diabetic neuropathy
  • Drugs (isoniazid, vincristine, amiodarone)
  • Toxins (lead, alcohol)
  • Metabolic (B12)
  • Guillian barre
  • HIV/Lyme
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Investigations into a Charcot marie tooth presentation?

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  • Nerve conduction studies - to look for slowing velocity
  • Consider genetic testing
  • Fasting plasma glucose, Hba1c, B12, folate
  • Detailed drug history
  • Consider HIV, boreiella serology
128
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Management of Charcot marie tooth?

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  • MDT approach
  • Patient education
  • Pysio + OT
  • Analgesia for pain
  • Orhtotics/ walking aids
129
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Differential diagnosis for RAPD?

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  • OPtic neuritis (MS)
  • other optic neuropathies (glaucoma, giant cell arteritis)
  • Orbital disease (thyroid eye disease, orbital cellulitis)
  • Infection (Lyme, herpes, syphylis)
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Name the visual field defects?

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  1. Total right eye visual loss
  2. Bitemporal hemianopia
  3. Left nasal hemianopia
  4. Right homonymous hemianopia
  5. Left homonymous hemianopia with macular sparing
131
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Superior quadrantinopia - where lesion?

A

Temporal lobe

132
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Inferior quadrantinopa - where lesion?

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Parietal lobe

133
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Homonymous hemianopia with macula sparing - where lesion?

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Occipital lobe

134
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Complete oculomotor palsy - presents with?

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  • Complete ptosis
  • Dilated pupil (unopposed sympathetic action)
  • Down and out eye
135
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Isolated surgical third nerve palsy?

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  • Ipsilateral pupil dilation (parasympathetic fibres more superficial and susceptible to compression)
  • Eye movements relatively spared
136
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Medical third nerve palsy?

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Due to microvascular infarction within the nerve fibres
Tend to cause pupil sparing lesions

137
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Sixth nerve palsy?

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Abducens nerve palsy = pure horizontal diplopia , paralysis go lateral gaze on affected side

138
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Horners syndrome?

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  • Partial ptosis
  • Miosis (pupil construction)
  • Anhidrosis
139
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Causes of Horners syndrome?

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Various causes according to where the nerve is impaced

  • 1st order: Pituitary tumour, high cervical myelopathy
  • 2nd order: pancoats tumour, subclavian artery dissection, cervical rib
  • 3rd order: Internal carotid artery dissection

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