Neurological Issues and Disorders Flashcards
CN I
smell
CN II
vision
CN III
opening eyelids, papillary constriction, most EOMs
CN IV
down and inward eye movement
CN V
muscles of mastication; sensation of face, scalp, cornea, mucous membranes, and nose
CN VI
lateral eye movement
CN VII
move face, close mouth and eyes, taste, saliva and tear secretion
CN VIII
hearing and equilibrium
CN IX
phonation, gag reflex, swallowing, some taste
CN X
talking, swallowing
CN XI
shrug shoulders
CN XII
moves the tongue
What is the pneumatic for remembering the cranial nerves?
“on old olypmus towering tops, a finn and german viewed some hops”
What cranial nerve(s) are involved in eye movement?
III, IV, VI
What cranial nerve(s) are associated with Bell’s palsy?
CN VII
What cranial nerve(s) are involved in tongue movement?
CN XII
When evaluating for meningitis, what is a positive Kernig sign?
flexion of the hip at 90 degrees and then pain on extension leg
When evaluating for meningitis, what is a positive Brudzinski’s sign?
involuntary flexion of legs when neck is flexed
What would be present in CSF when a patient has meningitis?
Increased protein and decreased glucose
What should come to mind in a patient who loses developmental milestones?
brain tumor
Which type of brain tumor predominates and is most common in children ages 4-11?
infratentorial, brainstem tumors
Migrane with aura
classic migraine
Migraine without aura
common migraine
What is due to dilation and excessive pulsation of branches of the external carotid artery?
migraines
What is characterized by a unilateral, lateralized dull or throbbing headache that occurs episodically and has an insidios onset?
migraine
What is characterized by episodic abdominal pain with nausea, vomiting followed or accompanied by headache?
abdominal migraine
Seizure occuring in one hemisphere
partial seizure
Seizure involving both hemispheres
generalized seizure
Seizure with no loss of consciousness
simple partial seizure
Seizure with impaired consciousness
complex partial seizure
When is the peak incidence for febrile seizures?
1-3 years
What are the majority of febrile seizures classified as?
tonic-clonic lasting <5 minutes
What is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by numerous cafe-au-lait spots on the body and nerve tumors on the skin and in the body?
neurofibromatosis (von recklinghausen disease)
What disease are iris Lisch nodules present?
neurofibromatosis (von recklinghausen disease)
