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Neurological Assessment Flashcards

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Number of spinal nerves

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8C, 12T, 5L, 5S, 1C

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Function of the autonomous nervous system

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Maintains involuntary functions of cardiac and smooth muscle of the viscera and glands

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Function of the sympathetic nervous system

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Produces body to action during periods of physiologic and psychologic stress

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Function of the parasympathetic nervous system

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Complements and counterbalances the SYN to conserve body resources and day-to-day functions

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SCAT

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Sport Concussion Assessment Tool, a way to measure concussions, often used as a baseline

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6
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Cranial nerves responsible for difficulty swallowing

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9 (glossopharyngeal) and 10 (vagus)

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Important cranial nerves in neurological assessment

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2, 3, 7, 9, 10

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Three indicators of the Glasgow Coma Scale

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  1. Eye opening
  2. Verbal response
  3. Motor response
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9
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Range of the GCS

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15 to 3

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Oriented x 3

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Patient knows their name, the time, and their location

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GCS eye opening scores

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4 - Spontaneously
3 - To speech
2 - To pain
1 - None

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GCS best verbal response scores

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5 - Oriented
4 - Confused
3 - Inappropriate
2 - Incomprehensible
1 - None
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GCS best motor response scores

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6 - Obeys commands
5 - Localizes
4 - Withdraws
3 - Flexion
2 - Extension
1 - None
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Widening pulse pressure

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Emergency situation; could indicate increasing ICP

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15
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Wernicke’s area

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  • Temporal lobe

- Language comprehension

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Receptive aphasia

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Issues with language comprehension. Speech and writing can be produced, but they do not understand what is being asked of them. They do not know there is a problem

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Broca’s area

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  • Frontal lobe

- Speech production

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Expressive aphasia

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The ability to understand language, but the inability to produce speech

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19
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Central pressure points

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Trapezius squeeze, supraorbital pressure

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Decerebrate posture

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  • Damage to upper brain stem

- Arms adducted/extended, wrists pronated, fingers flexed, legs extended, feet plantarflexed

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Decorticate posture

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  • Damage to corticospinal tract(s)

- Arms adducted/flexed, wrists/fingers flexed on chest, legs extended/internally rotated, feet plantarflexed

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22
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20/40 vision

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Must stand at 20 feet to see what an individual with 20/20 vision can see at 40 feet.

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23
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PERRLA

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Pupils equal, round, reactive to light, and accommodation.

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How the oculomotor nerve is assessed

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Pupillary response

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Direct light reflex

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Shine light in from temporal area 6 inches in front of the eye. Pupils should constrict briskly.

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Consensual light reflex

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Repeat above procedure on same eye but assess other eye for simultaneous constriction of pupil. Repeat light reflex assessments on other eye.

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Accommodation

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Ask client to focus on an object in the distance. Both pupils should dilate.

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Pupillary response in an unconscious person

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Should still be evident

29
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Pupillary response in someone who cannot see out their eye

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Should not be evident; without sensory input there will be no motor response

30
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CN III lesion

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Loss of consensual pupillary light reflex

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CN II lesion

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Loss of direct pupillary light reflex

32
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Assessment of oculomotor, abducens, and trochlear nerves

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Holding up a finger and having the patient follow the finger with their eyes without moving their head

33
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Test for sensation in the facial nerve

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Use the anterior 2/3 of the tongue

34
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Test for motor function in the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerve

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“Aah” uvula and palate rise, or test the gag reflex

35
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Test for sensation in the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerve

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Use the posterior 1/3 of the tongue

36
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Spinal testing

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Assesses movement and power of arms and legs and sensation on skin of arms and legs

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Test for cerebellar function

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Uses balance and proprioception, especially through gait

38
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Tandem walking

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Toe-to-heel walking where patients should not need to look at their feet or wobble significantly

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Romberg’s test

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Patients close their eyes and stand with their feet together. Wobbling may indicate cerebellar injury

40
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Tests for coordination and skilled movements

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Rapid alternating movements, finger-to-finger test, finger-to-nose test (proprioception), and heel-to-shin test

41
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Decreased deep tendon reflexes

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Indicate a peripheral problem

42
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Exaggerated deep tendon reflexes

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Indicate a central problem

43
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Biceps reflex

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  • C5, C6

- Depress biceps brachii tendon

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Brachioradialis reflex

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  • C5, C6, C7

- Strike brachioradialis tendon while arm is relaxed

45
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Triceps reflex

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  • C6, C7, C8

- Tap triceps tendon with sharp end of hammer while forearm is hanging loose at right angle to arm

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Patellar reflex

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  • L2, L3, L4

- Strike patellar tendon

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Ankle jerk reflex

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  • S1 and S2

- Achilles tendon is tapped while the foot is dorsiflexed

48
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Cremasteric reflex

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Lightly stroke superior and medial part of the thigh.

49
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Cremasteric reflex

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Lightly stroke superior and medial part of the thigh

50
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Babinski reflex

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  • L4 to S2
  • Sole of foot is stimulated with blunt instrument
  • CNS issues will fan toes in response unless they are under age of 2
51
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Paralysis

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Decreased or loss of motor nerve power due to problem with motor nerve or muscle fibres

52
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Myoclonus

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Rapid, sudden jerk at regular intervals (e.g. hiccups)

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Tic

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Involuntary, compulsive, repetitive twitching of a muscle group (e.g. wink, grimace, head movement, shoulder shrug)

54
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Fasciculations

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Rapid, continuous twitching of resting muscle that can be seen or palpated (fine or coarse)

55
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Localization

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Unable to follow commands but may move spontaneously or purposefully such as removing O2, IV lines, etc.

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