NMS Dx Questions Flashcards

1
Q

28 yo female wakes up no complaints, fatigue and weakness as day progresses cannot keep eyes open

A

Myasthenia gravis

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2
Q

Weakness following exercise, hyperreflexia, low ext, 32 yo female

A

LMNL

MS

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3
Q

Pharyngeal afferent/efferent?

A

IX

X

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4
Q

67 yo male smoker dropping eye, constrict pupil no sweat on L face

A

Horner’s syndrome

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5
Q

Shock like along face several times a day few seconds

A

Trigeminal neuralgia

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6
Q

Efferent accomodation

A

3

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7
Q

Direct and indirect light nerves

A

Afferent - 2

Efferent - 3

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8
Q

Unilateral facial paralysis cannot wrinkle eyebrow

A

Bells palsy

If can wrinkle forehead = stroke

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9
Q

Hoarseness, motor funciton to larynx

A

CN IX

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10
Q

LMNL sign

A

Fasciculations

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11
Q

Epiglottis and laryngeal sensory

A

Vagus nerve

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12
Q

Wakes up neck pain head tilt to right can’t straighten c-spine

A

Torticollis

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13
Q

Stick out tongue, deviates to L

A

Hypoglossal nerve lesion

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14
Q

DTR hyperactivity with intermittent clonus

A

4+

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15
Q

Babinski shows

A

Dorsiflexion large toe and splaying of remaining toes

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16
Q

Foot drop lesion where

A

L4, 5 (first is disc, second is nerve)

17
Q

Intercostal neuralgia ortho to confirm

A

Schepelmann’s test

18
Q

Hypesthesia lateral forearm, brachioradialis weak, what nerve root is compressed

A

C6

19
Q

Triceps nerve and nerve root

A

Radial

C7

20
Q

Plantar reflex grade and testing what

A

2

L4

21
Q

UMNL or LMNL superficial reflexes will

A

Be absent

22
Q

UMNL finding present

A

Clonus

23
Q

Yergason evaluates

A

Shoulder

24
Q

UMNL type of paralysis, LMNL type

A
UMNL = spastic
LMNL = flaccid
25
Q

Full ROM against gravity, full resistance muscle grade

A

5/5

26
Q

Weak dorsiflexion 1st toe lesion what nerve root

A

L5 (L4 disc)

27
Q

Wrist lfexion weak, inability to touch thumb to forefinger

A

Median nerve

28
Q

T1 nerve root test location

A

Medial portion of the arm

29
Q

Decreased sensation 5th digit inability to adduct thumb

A

Ulnar nerve

30
Q

Dorsal and palmar interossei which nerve root

A

T1