Neurology Evaluation Flashcards

1
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5 Level of Consciousness

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ALSOC: Alert, Lethargic, Obtunded, Stupor, Coma

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2
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Level of Consciousness: Response to loud voice and painful stimuli

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Obtunded

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3
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Level of Consciousness: Cannot be aroused

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Coma

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4
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Level of Consciousness: Normal, attentive, appropriate

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Alert

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5
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Level of Consciousness: Movement caused by Motor Reflex

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Coma

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6
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Level of Consciousness: Responds to painful stimuli

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Stupor

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7
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Level of Consciousness: Drowsy and has a tendency to fall asleep

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Lethargic

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8
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Level of Consciousness: Can be aroused

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Lethargic

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9
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Hallmarks of Coma

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(-) EO, Verbal Response, Motor Response

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10
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Glasgow Coma Scale: Eye-Opening Range

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1-4

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11
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Eye-Opening Score: 4

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Spontaneous EO

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12
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Verbal Response Score: 2

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Incomprehensible

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13
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Glasgow Coma Scale: Verbal Response Range

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1-5

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14
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Motor Response Score: 3

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Decorticate

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15
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Eye-Opening Score: 2

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As to Pain

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16
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Motor Response Score: 6

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Follows Command

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17
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Verbal Response Score: 4

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Confused

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18
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Verbal Response Score: 3

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Inappropriate

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19
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Eye-Opening Score: 3

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As to Speech

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20
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Motor Response Score: 5

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Localizes

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21
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Verbal Response Score: 5

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Oriented

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22
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Motor Response Score: 4

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Withdrawal

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23
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Motor Response Score: 2

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Decerebrate

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24
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Glasgow Coma Scale: Motor Response Range

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1-6

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25
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Mild Score for Glasgow Coma Scale

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13-15

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26
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Severe Score for Glasgow Coma Scale

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<8

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27
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Moderate Score for Glasgow Coma Scale

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9-12

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28
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Physiological readiness to the body system to activity

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Arousal

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29
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Neurologic Evaluation for learnings and Experiences

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Cognition

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30
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Selective awareness of the environment

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Attention

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31
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Neurologic Evaluation for time, person, and place

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Orientation

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32
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3 areas of cognition

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Fund of knowledge, Calculation, Proverbs of Interpretation

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33
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Inability to count

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Acalculia

34
Q

Neurologic Evaluation for one’s ability to recall

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Memory

35
Q

The assessment used to test Visual Acquity

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Snellen Chart

36
Q

Difficulty in counting

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Dyscalculia

37
Q

The assessment used to test STM

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Telephone number, Repeat after me (5 mins, 30 mins)

38
Q

“Exteroreceptors”

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Superficial Receptors

39
Q

“Cortical”

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Combined Receptors

40
Q

“Proprioceptors”

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Deep Receptors

41
Q

Two Primary Spinal Pathways

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Anterolateral Spinothalamic Tract and Dorsal Column Medial Lemniscal Tract

42
Q

Signals that ascends in Anterior Spinothalamic Tract

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Touch and Pressure

43
Q

Signals that ascends in Dorsal Column Medial Lemniscal Tract

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Proprioception, Kinesthesia, Vibration

44
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Signals that ascends in Posterior Spinothalamic Tract

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Pain and Temperature

45
Q

Sensory Examination: Superficial Receptors

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Touch, Pressure, Pain, and Temperature

46
Q

To assess the pressure of the Achilles

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Pinch area with thumb and index finger

47
Q

The temperature in assessing warmth

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40-degree Celcius or 45-degree Celcius

48
Q

The temperature in assessing cold

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5-degree Celcius or 10-degree Celcius

49
Q

Sensory Examination: Deep Receptors

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Proprioception, Kinesthesia, Vibration

50
Q

Awareness of the position sense at rest

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Proprioception

51
Q

What frequency is used in assessing vibration

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128 Hz

52
Q

Ability to perceive the joint movement

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Kinesthesia

53
Q

Areas to assess vibration

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Sternum, UE, LE

54
Q

Ability to identify the location of the touch

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Tactile Localization

55
Q

Weight Recognition

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Barognosis

56
Q

Tactile object identification

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Stereognosis

57
Q

Ability to identify 2 point touch stimulus

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Two-point discrimination

58
Q

Traced figure identification

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Graphesthesia

59
Q

The resistance of the muscle to passive elongation and contraction

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Tone

60
Q

Three factors affecting the tone

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Inertia, Mechanical Body Stiffness, Tonic Stretch Reflex

61
Q

Hypokinetic motor disorder (UMNL)

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Spasticity

62
Q

Increased resistance initially followed by sudden inhibition

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Claps Knife response

63
Q

Uniform passive resistance all throughout the ROM

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Rigidity

64
Q

Cyclic, spasmodic alteration of muscle contraction and inhibition

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Clonus

65
Q

Velocity Independent

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Rigidity

66
Q

Velocity Dependent

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Spasticity

67
Q

Hypokinetic motor disorder (LMNL)

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Flaccidity

68
Q

Sudden loss of muscle tone

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Spinal or Cerebral Shock

69
Q

Abnormal Flexor Tone

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Decorticate

70
Q

Strong & Sustained muscle contraction of neck and trunk extension

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Epistothonus

71
Q

Abnormal Extensor Tone

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Decerebrate

72
Q

MAS: Considerable increase of resistance all throughout ROM

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3

73
Q

MAS: Minimal increased of resistance at half of ROM

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1+

74
Q

MAS: Catch and Release

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1

75
Q

MAS: No icnrease of muscle tone

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0

76
Q

MAS: Rigid

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4

77
Q

MAS: Minimal increase of resistance at End of ROM

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1

78
Q

MAS: Marked increase of resistance at most ROM

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2

79
Q

MAS: Passive ROM is difficult

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3

80
Q

Spastic Reflex: DF of Ankle

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Babinski Reflex