New neuro

Question 1

4 parts of perception

Answer 1

1. body scheme/image
2. spatial relations
3. agnosias
4. apraxias

Question 2

describe the difference between agnosias and apraxias

Answer 2

agnosias = sensory deficiency
apraxias = motor deficiency

Question 3

describe the difference between ideomotor and ideational

Answer 3

ideomotor: correcting idea with motor output
ideational: ideas not immediately present to the senses

Question 4

fake hypertrophy of muscle

Answer 4

pseudohypertrophy

Question 5

looks like worms crawling under skin

Answer 5

fasciculations

Question 6

if a muscle has no innervation, it will feel ______

Answer 6

soft

Question 7

passive movement to assess muscle tone is graded by the…

Answer 7

ashworth scale

Question 8

sustained contraction of muscle/group of muscles

Answer 8

dystonia

Question 9

what kind of injury causes decerebrate rigidity?

Answer 9

brain stem

Question 10

what kind of injury causes decorticate rigidity?

Answer 10

brain cortex injury/stroke

Question 11

two situations that induce dystonic posturing

Answer 11

action and posture (against gravity)

Question 12

the tonal grading scale is identical to the _____

Answer 12

DTR scale

Question 13

spasticity is ____ common than rigidity

Answer 13

more

Question 14

this condition resemble someone who has been drinking

Answer 14

ataxia

Question 15

3 parts that can be affected by ataxia

Answer 15

gait, trunk, appendicular

Question 16

very dance-y condition

Answer 16

athetosis

Question 17

describe akinesia

Answer 17

absolutely no movements - caused by huge amount of brain damage

Question 18

what type of reaction is this?

if you turn the head, the body will follow

Answer 18

righting reactino

Question 19

what type of reaction is this?

if pt is nudged and they put their hand out to catch themselves

Answer 19

protective reaction

Question 20

what type of reaction is this?

pt is nudged slightly and they correct the position

Answer 20

equilibrium reaction

Question 21

what is flexor withdrawal?

Answer 21

primitive reflex

reflex that pulls foot up off ground if pt steps on something sharp

Question 22

what is crossed extension?

Answer 22

primitive reflex

if something touches pt’s right foot, left foot comes over and knocks it out of the way

Question 23

stroke pts will be positive for this reflex test

Answer 23

babinski

Question 24

positions of fully expressed tonic labyrinthine

Answer 24

prone: fetal position
supine: fully extended

Question 25

describe negative and positive results for tonic labyrinthine test in prone

Answer 25

negative: no increase in flexor tone positive: unable to extend HAT, legs, retract shoulders

Question 26

describe negative and positive results for tonic labyrinthine test in supine

Answer 26

negative: no increase in extensor tone positive: unable to flex bod

Question 27

negative/positive results for asymmetrical tonic neck response

Answer 27

negative: no reaction to head rotation positive: extension on face side, flexion on skull side

Question 28

negative/positive results for symmetrical tonic neck response

Answer 28

negative: no reaction to neck flex/ext positive: 1. neck extends - UE extend, LE flex 2. neck flexes - UE flex, LE extend