Neurological Issues and Disorders Flashcards

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CN I

A

smell

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CN II

A

vision

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3
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CN III

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opening eyelids, papillary constriction, most EOMs

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4
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CN IV

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down and inward eye movement

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5
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CN V

A

muscles of mastication; sensation of face, scalp, cornea, mucous membranes, and nose

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CN VI

A

lateral eye movement

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7
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CN VII

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move face, close mouth and eyes, taste, saliva and tear secretion

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8
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CN VIII

A

hearing and equilibrium

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9
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CN IX

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phonation, gag reflex, swallowing, some taste

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10
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CN X

A

talking, swallowing

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11
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CN XI

A

shrug shoulders

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12
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CN XII

A

moves the tongue

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13
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What is the pneumatic for remembering the cranial nerves?

A

“on old olypmus towering tops, a finn and german viewed some hops”

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14
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What cranial nerve(s) are involved in eye movement?

A

III, IV, VI

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15
Q

What cranial nerve(s) are associated with Bell’s palsy?

A

CN VII

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16
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What cranial nerve(s) are involved in tongue movement?

17
Q

When evaluating for meningitis, what is a positive Kernig sign?

A

flexion of the hip at 90 degrees and then pain on extension leg

18
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When evaluating for meningitis, what is a positive Brudzinski’s sign?

A

involuntary flexion of legs when neck is flexed

19
Q

What would be present in CSF when a patient has meningitis?

A

Increased protein and decreased glucose

20
Q

What should come to mind in a patient who loses developmental milestones?

A

brain tumor

21
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Which type of brain tumor predominates and is most common in children ages 4-11?

A

infratentorial, brainstem tumors

22
Q

Migrane with aura

A

classic migraine

23
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Migraine without aura

A

common migraine

24
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What is due to dilation and excessive pulsation of branches of the external carotid artery?

25
What is characterized by a unilateral, lateralized dull or throbbing headache that occurs episodically and has an insidios onset?
migraine
26
What is characterized by episodic abdominal pain with nausea, vomiting followed or accompanied by headache?
abdominal migraine
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Seizure occuring in one hemisphere
partial seizure
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Seizure involving both hemispheres
generalized seizure
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Seizure with no loss of consciousness
simple partial seizure
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Seizure with impaired consciousness
complex partial seizure
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When is the peak incidence for febrile seizures?
1-3 years
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What are the majority of febrile seizures classified as?
tonic-clonic lasting <5 minutes
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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)
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What disease are iris Lisch nodules present?
neurofibromatosis (von recklinghausen disease)