NVS Flashcards
purple petechiae rash is consistent w/ what neuro diagnosis
Meningitis
Abrupt onset of visual loss in one eye ie. amaurosis fugax is associated w/ what condition
GCA
Abrupt onset of visual loss in one eye ie. amaurosis fugax is associated w/ what condition
GCA
fall few weeks prior with hx of headaches and gradual cognitive impairment. May or may not be on anticoagulation or ETOH use
Subdural hemmorhage
Worst headache of my life
Subarachnoid hemmorhage
What two signs will be + in SAH
Brudzinski - bend head towards chest –> + when flexes hips and knees to relieve pressure/pain (ie. inflammation of lumbar nerve roots)
Kernig - flex hips then straighten leg one at a time. + if complains of back pain
+/- nuchal rigidity
Example of didochokinesia testing and what dysfunction you are testing for
Cerebellar dysfunction and RAM or Heel to shin testing
What range exists for grading reflexes
0 to 4+
+ babinski reflex
When toes spread like fan
What 3 bacteria are most commonly implicated in bacterial meningitis?
strep pneumonia
Nesseria meningitides
H. flu
The following are triggers for what headache?
Cold foods
Cold air
Touch
Chewing
Trigeminal neuralgia
What diagnostic test should be considered in trigeminal neuralgia to rule out other causes ie. identify cause
MRI or CT (rule out MS)
Headache w/ nasal discharge, ice pick stabbing and ptosis/drooping eyelid
More common in what sex?
cluster headache
Males
severe headache, N/V, photophobia, nuchal rigidity and hemiparisis and difficulty speaking
hemmorhagic strok
Brocas aphasia
non-fluent aphasia - able to comprehend but can not articulate
