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Neurological Flashcards

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Anatomical components of nervous system?

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Brain, spinal cord (central) , nerves (peripheral)

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Autonomic Nervous System

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The part of the Efferent Nervous System that controls involuntary functions split into sympathetic and parasympathetic

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Somatic Nervous System

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The part of the Efferent Nervous System that controls voluntary movements

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Structure of the brain

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Ventricles - Cavities in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
Brainstem - The area that connects the sinal cord to the brain
Cerebellum - Posterior to brainstem ‘string part at back of brain
Hypothalamus - Anterior to the brain stem connected to midbrain
Thalamus - The area above the brain stem
Cerebrum - Outer part of the brain seperated into lobes

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Structure of the brainstem

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Medulla - The lowest part of the brain stem where the spinal cord connects
Pons - Middle part of the brain stem
Midbrain - Highest part of the brain stem where the brain connects

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What are the meninges

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Protective layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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Where is cerebrospinal fluid

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In ventricles
Surrounding brain
Central spinal canal
Surrounding spinal cord

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8
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GCS breakdown

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Eyes/4 (Follows, to speech, to pain, closed)
Speech/5 (Orientated, confused, Innapropriate, incomprehensible, none)
Motor/6 (Follows commands, localises to pain, withdraws, flexes, extends, none)

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BEFAST breakdown

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Balance
Eyes
Face
Arms
Speech
Time

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Part of the Autonomic Nervous System responsible for fight or flight

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Partof the Autonomic Nervous System responsible for rest and digest

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Afferent Nervous System

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Part of the PNS responsible for sensory

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Efferent Nervous System

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Part of the PNS responsible for motor

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14
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Global overview

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Gait
Facial drooping
Muscle wasting
Tremor
Posture
Walking aide

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15
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Meningitis tests

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Kernig’s sign
Brudzinski sign

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Kernig’s sign

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Lie flat, flex knee 90 degrees and slowly straighten. Pain in neck or head is positive indicator

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Brudzinski’s sign

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Lie flat and manually maneuvre head to chest. Flexion at the hips or knees is a positive indicator

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What is meningitis

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Inflammation of the meninges indicating infection of the subarachnoid space (where cerebrospinal fluid is)

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19
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Dysarthria

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Slurring

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Dysphonia

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Hoarseness

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Dysphasia

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Innappropriate words

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Cerebral cortex lobes

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Frontal - front
Parietal - Upper middle
Temporal - Lower middle
Occipital - Rear

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23
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Cranial Nerve 1

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Olfactory
Sensory
Begins at cerebrum
Responsible for smell

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Cranial Nerve 2

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Optic nerve
Sensory
Begins at cerebrum
Responsible for clarity and field of vision and light detection

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Cranial Nerve 3

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Oculomotor
Motor
Begins at brain stem
Responsible for light reflex, pupil size and shape

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Cranial Nerve 4

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Trochlear
Motor
Begins at brain stem
Responsible for vertical eye movement

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Cranial Nerve 5

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Trigeminal
Both motor and sensory
Begins at brain stem
Responsible for jaw muscles and facial sensation

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Cranial Nerve 6

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Abducens
Motor
Begins at brain stem
Responsible for lateral eye movement

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Cranial Nerve 7

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Facial
Motor and sensory
Begins at brain stem
Responsible for facial movement, taste, crying and salivating

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Cranial Nerve 8

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Vestibulocochlear
Sensory
Begins at brain stem
Responsible for hearing and balance

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Cranial Nerve 9

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Glossopharyngeal
Motor and sensory
Begins in brain stem
Responsible for sensation of back of tongue and pharynx. Heartrate, chemoreceptors

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Cranial Nerve 10

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Vagus
Motor and sensory
Begins at brain stem
Responsible for GI function, heart function, voice, swallowing

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Cranial Nerve 11

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Spinal Accessory
Motor
Begins at brain stem
Neck and shoulder muscle

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Cranial Nerve 12

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Hypoglossal
Motor
Begins at brain stem
Tongue movement

35
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Hyposmia

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Reduced smell

36
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Anosmia

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Full loss of smell

37
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Parosmia

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Smell changes

38
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Rombergs test

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Test for balance, feet together eyes closed

39
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Types of dementia

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Alzeimers (most common)
Vascular
Lewy body
Mixed
Frontotemporal (least common)

40
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Alzeimers

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Loss of connections between nerves affecting memory before reasoning.
Caused from amyloid becoming sticky and tangling

41
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Explicit memory

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Composed of episodic and semantic
Concious memory
Verbal, events and facts

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Implicit memory

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Unconcious memory
Non verbal
Skills and tasks

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Episodic memory

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Explicit memory
Personal events

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Semantic memory

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Explicit memory
General knowledge (facts & general events)

45
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Vascular dementia

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Reduced blood flow to the brain due to the formation of plaque in arteries

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Lewy body dementia

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Lewy bodies form from clumps of alphasynuclein proteins

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Symptoms of lewy body dementia

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Hallucination/ delusion
Reduced cognition
Movement disorder

48
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Abbey pain scale

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Vocalisation
Facial expression
Body language
Behaviour
Physiology
Physical

49
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Parkinsons

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Dopamine pathways disrupted

50
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Parkinsons symptoms

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Tremor
Stiffness
Memory and cognition issues
Sleep problems
Mental health deterioration

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Anterior cerebral stroke

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Legs affected

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Middle cerebral stroke

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Face, arms, slur, confusion

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Basilar stroke

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Speech, balance, LOC

54
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Posterior stroke

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Visual field loss

55
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TIA

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Angina of stroke (ischaemia without cell death)

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Adrenal crisis symptoms

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Fatigue
Low BP
Abdo pain
Fever

57
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Transient loss of conciousness

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Random loss of consciousness
May present similar to stroke or MI
Can be caused by drugs/ medications

58
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Subarachnoid haemmorhage presentation

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Combination of stroke and meningitis

59
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Types of delirium

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Hyperactive
Hypoactive
Both

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