Neurological Findings Flashcards
Abulia (inability to make decisions)
stroke, damage to the basal ganglia
Absent Corneal Reflex (no blink to puff of air on eye)
CN V (afferent) or CN VII (efferent) damage
Agnosia (inability to recognize sight, sound or words)
Stroke, dementia or severe head injury
Akinesthesia
loss of proprioception - dorsal column damage
Anosmia (loss of sense of smell)
CN I damage
Anascoria (unequal pupil size)
CN III, sympathetic or parasympathetic
Aphasia (unable to express oneself with words)
damage to Broca’s speech area
Apraxia (unable to perform learned movement)
cerebellar damage
Asthenocoria (sluggish pupil light reflex Arroyo’s sign)
Addison’s Disease
Ataxia (loss of balance)
Cerebellar, vestibular/dorsal column damage
Athetosis (slow snake like movements)
damage to the putamen in the basal ganglia
Babinski Sign Present (up going plantar response)
UMN lesion in lower limb
Bielschowsky’s Sign (head tilt to the opposite side)
CN IV palsy (superior oblique muscle)
Bitemporal Hemianopia (both temporal halves blind)
CN II damage at optic chiasm pituitary tumor
Cape-like loss of pain and temperature sensation
syringomyelia
Causalgia (burning pain after nerve injury)
complex regional pain syndrome
Chorea (quick jerky involuntary movements)
Huntington’s Disease
Rheumatic Fever
Claw Hand
Ulnar Nerve Damage
Klumpke’s Palsy
Clumsiness in Fingers (can’t button a shirt)
cervical myelopathy
Cushings Triad (High BP, low pulse, irregular respiration)
raised intracranial pressure
Dysarthria and Disequilibrium (ataxia)
Cerebellar Damage
Dysarthria (problem saying Kuh La Me properly)
Can’t say Kuh (CN X)
La (CN XII)
Me (CN V)
Dysesthesia
abnormal sensation - neuropathies
Flexion of Thumb after Flicking Middle Finger (+ Homan)
UMN lesion in upper limb
Foot Drop (unable to dorsiflex the foot)
Peroneal nerve damage
Charcot Marie Tooth