Neurology - Part 1 Flashcards
Somatosensory Pathway
Spinal Cord to Brain (Afferent)
Motor Pathway
Brain to Spinal Cord (Efferent)
Subgroups of Neuromuscular Conditions
- Non-progressive disorders of the CNS: Congenital or acquired in infancy/childhood (Autism, Epilepsy, Spina Bifida, Down’s Syndrome, Meningitis, Cerbral Palsy
- Non-progressive disorder of CNS: Acquired in adolescence or adulthood (TBI, meningitis, CVA, concussion, asphyxia
- Progressive disorders of the CNS (Alzheimer’s disease, MS, ALS, Parkinson’s)
- Spinal Cord Injury (Trauma or Tumor)
- Peripheral Cord Injury (Brachial plexus lesion, CTS, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome)
- Acute or Chronic Polyneuropathies (Diabetes, alcoholism, Guillain-Barre Syndrome)
- Coma or near coma state
Who do you observe?
Providers, patients, etc.
What will you look for?
- Having symptoms they haven’t told you or think they should tell you
- How they respond to the conversation
- Attitude
How do conversations contribute to clinical decision making?
Guide Priority List
What is cruical for pediatric observation?
How children interact with the environment
Who do you prioritize a global observation for?
EVERY PATIENT
Dysarthria
Speech difficulties from impaired motor control
- Injury to tongue, palate, lips or pharaynx
- Lesion of motor nerve PNS or CNS
- Disease process of CNS
Dysarthria
Speech difficulties from impaired motor control
- Injury to tongue, palate, lips or pharaynx
- Lesion of motor nerve PNS or CNS
- Disease process of CNS
Dysphonia
Difficulties in voice production volume, pitch, quality
- May be due to inflammation or tumor or larynx
- Vagus nerve damage to larynx
Dysphagia
Difficulties with swallowing
Aphasia
Cognitive, nerological disorder that results in diffculty or inability to produce or understand language
Receptive aphasia
Difficulty understanding
Expressive aphasia
Difficulty talking/expressing
Global aphasia
Both receptive and expressive
How can you test the ability to participate and react?
- Understanding of questions
- Word Comprehsnsion (one step command)
- Repetition
- Naming
- Writing
Communication Assessment
Priority
- If diagnosis is known to cause communicarion problems
- Patient has diffuculty answering interview
What is cognition?
Conscious awareness of brain activity
-Includes attention, speed of processing, working memory, learning, adaptibility, problem solving
What is alertness?
State of active attention
Indluences by illness, medications, fatigue, emotions
Decordicate rigidity
Arms to core
Decerebrate rigidity
Arms back