Neurological Tasks

Question 1

CN _____ is responsible for vision. Damage to this nerve will result in vision loss
and alterations in visual fields

Answer 1

Cranial nerve II

Question 2

Cranial nerve_____ is responsible for movement of the eyelid and eyeball, as well as dilatation
and constriction of the pupil. Damage to this nerve will result in ptosis and alteration is size,
shape, and equality of the pupils.

Answer 2

III

Question 3

Cranial nerve _____is responsible for movement of the eyeball. Damage to this nerve can result
in double vision, outward rotation of the affected eye, and difficulty with downward gaze.

Answer 3

IV

Question 4

Cranial nerve____ is responsible for movement of the eyeball. Damage to this nerve can result
in a medially directed eye, strabismus, and double vision.

Answer 4

VI

Question 5

Neurogenic shock Disruption of the sympathetic nervous system results in __________, loss of _______ tone, _______,and ________

Answer 5

flaccid paralysis, loss of sphincter

tone, bradycardia, and hypotension

Question 6

When administering phenytoin (Dilantin) intravenously, the following recommendation
should always be followed:

Answer 6

mix the phenytoin (Dilantin) in normal saline.

Question 7

___________may occur with too rapid intravenous administration of phenytoin (Dilantin).

Answer 7

Hypotension (cardiovascular collapse

Question 8

.How to administer phenytoin IV?

Answer 8

Clear IV line first with normal saline, insert in-line filter followed by administration of phenytoin (Dilantin) at 50 mg/minute

Question 9

DAI (Diffuse Axonal Injury)

Answer 9

It is often caused by a sudden acceleration or deceleration injury to the brain resulting in shearing forces to the axons. It is often characterized by an immediate loss of
consciousness that can last from days to weeks.

Question 10

The elderly are at greater risk for subdural hematomas due to use of anticoagulants, frailty of
the bridging veins, atrophy of brain tissue, and coagulation defects. Chronic subdural hematomas
can take _________to develop.

Answer 10

2 weeks or longer

Question 11

_____________ is a diffuse collection of blood between the _________and ________membrane. It usually occurs from an aneurysm rupture, which is precipitated by a
sudden increase in intracranial pressure such as straining for a bowel movement, heavy lifting,
or excitement

Answer 11

Subarachnoid hemorrhage ; pia mater and the

arachnoid

Question 12

An __________is an acute collection of blood between the skull and the dura mater.
It is usually due to a laceration in the ____________with a rapid collection
of blood and increased intracranial pressure. It has a short course of onset from _________to as long as ____hours

Answer 12

epidural hematoma ; in the middle meningeal artery immediate to as long as 8 hours.

Question 13

________ in the presence of a head injury is a late sign of increasing intracranial
pressure

Answer 13

A unilateral, dilated pupil

Question 14

Headache, nausea, vomiting, altered mental status, and amnesia of the event are examples
of ______Sign of increased ICP

Answer 14

early signs of increasing intracranial pressure.

Question 15

Abnormal posturing is a _____sign of increasing intracranial pressure

Answer 15

late

Question 16

___________ is caused by inflammation of the branches of the carotid artery

Answer 16

Temporal arteritis

Question 17

Which of the following drugs is used as a diagnostic test for myasthenia gravis

Answer 17

Edrophonium (Tensilon)

Question 18

Signs of a basilar skull fracture may also _________ and a _______ include This type of head trauma may cause intracerebral bleeding, and 25% of basilar skull fractures are not seen on radiograph

Answer 18

periorbital ecchymosis and a cerebrospinal

fluid leak.

Question 19

___________Hematomas are characterized by a brief period of unconsciousness, followed by a
lucid period, and then another loss of consciousness.

Answer 19

Epidural hematomas

Question 20

Clinical features of a __________Hematoma would most likely include a loss of consciousness,
hemiparesis, and fixed and dilated pupils.

Answer 20

subdural hematoma

Question 21

Autonomic dysreflexia in spinal cord injury (SCI) is characterized by which of the following symptoms?

Answer 21

Hypertension, bradycardia, PUPILLARY DILATION, and severe distress are characteristic of autonomic dysreflexia.

Question 22

One of the anatomic differences that places the younger child at a greater risk for sustaining
a head injury than an adult is:

Answer 22

Larger Head size