Path 5 final review Flashcards
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pain that is resistant or refractory to treatment
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Intractable pain
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absence of pain in response to stimulation which would normally be painful
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Analgesia
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Continuous, slow, wormlike movement of the limb, face or body
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Athetosis
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brief, rapid, jerky purposeless movement
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Chorea
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a physical loss of function, eg. walking
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Disability
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the degree of disadvantage that disability puts you into, in daily life
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Handicap
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a diagrammatic representation of both sensory and motor innervations of the body in the brain
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Homunculus
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Inflammation of a nerve or nerves
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neuritis
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the perception of pain
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nociception
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a group of nerve cell bodies in the central nervous system
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nucleus
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weakness or incomplete loss of movement
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paresis
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weakness on one side of the body
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hemiparesis
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an abnormal sensation such as pins and needles or burning
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paresthesia
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LMN lesion result in flaccid
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Paralysis
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both limbs on one side
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hemi
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one side
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hemiplegia
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Lower motor neuron lesion
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- Peripheral nerve injury
- Hyporeflexia - decreased deep tendon reflexes (DTR)
- Muscle atrophy and wasting due to loss of spinal reflexes [stretch reflex]
- Muscle flaccidity and decreased muscle tone [flaccid paralysis]
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[UMN] Upper Motor Neuron Lesion
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- Central nervous system injury
- Hyperreflexia - increased DTR
- Spasticity and increased muscle tone [spastic paralysis]
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Spina Bifida
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- Meningomyelocele is the most common
- Paralysis usually affects the bladder and rectal function, eventually leading to severely damaged kidneys.
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Syringomyelia
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- A cape-like sensory deficit over the shoulders and back is common.
- Possible cause of disruption of sympatric activity to the eye.
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Arnold-Chiari [Chiari] Malformations
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Type II -in an infant or child, congenital
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Congenital Hydrocephalus “Water on the brain”
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-Results from impaired reabsorption of CSF from the arachnoid villi into the venous system, e.g. malformation, scarring from infection [meningitis] [Obstruction to CSF occurs OUTSIDE the ventricular system] - communicating
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Non-communicating
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-Due to blockage in the ventricular system whereby CSF cannot reach the arachnoid villi, e.g. malformation, tumour, inflammation [Obstruction to CSF occurs INSIDE the ventricular system]
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Cerebral Palsy
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There are 4 main groups:
1) Spastic Most common (70%), UMN involvement in cortex
2) Dyskinetic [Athetoid], involves the basal ganglia (20%) , Athetosis: slow writhing movements of the extremities. Chorea: quick, jerky, purposeless movements may also occur
3) Ataxic 5% , Affects cerebellum
4) Mixed 13%
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Traumatic Injury
Concussion -Some people have concussions and don't realize it. Produces no obvious bruising of the brain.
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Hematomas
2 types - Epidural & Subdural
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Epidural Hematoma
- Occur between the inner skull bones and the Dura.
- Arterial: high pressure bleed, Middle meningeal arteries
- Middle meningeal artery affected
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Subdural Hematoma
- Massive brain trauma
| - A subdural hematoma develops between the Dura and the arachnoid space.
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Acute Subdural Hematoma
-Abrupt but slower onset
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Chronic Subdural Hematoma
- Subdural hematomas can also occur after a very minor head injury, especially in the elderly. In the elderly, the veins are often already stretched because of brain atrophy.
- May be confused with dementia in elderly
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- The most common cause of any form of subarachnoid hemorrhage is trauma.(cranial trauma)
- Headache- described as "one of the worst-ever experiences" Caused Seizure
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Cerebral Contusion (Coup-Contre-Coup)
- An injury to the head causes the brain to bounce against the rigid bone of the skull
- The head from a motor vehicle crash, headache and dizziness are common
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Spinal Cord Injury
-The spinal cord runs from the foramen magnum to L1 or L2. The cord extends as the cauda equina [horses tail] and then
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Brown-Séquard syndrome
[ipsilateral motor control], there is a loss of motor function, pro-prioception, vibration, and light touch. Contralaterally (opposite side of injury) [contralateral temperature sensation], there is a loss of pain, temperature and deep touch sensations.
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Most common causes of spinal cord injury are:
- Motor vehicle accidents. 50 percent of new spinal cord injuries each year.
- Falls. Spinal cord injury after age 65 is often caused by a fall. Overall, falls make up approximately 24%.
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Arteriovenous Malformations
These are the most common of congenital malformations
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Aneurysms
- An aneurysm is a ballooning of the artery due to weakness of the wall and intravascular pressure.
- Causes can be: developmental, atherosclerosis, hypertension, trauma.
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1. Berry Aneurysm
- At the Circle of Willis, most commonly involves the middle cerebral artery
- rupture results in subarachnoid hemorrhage, with 35% mortality during initial phase
- the enlargement of the aneurysm may com
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2. Aortic Aneurysms:
2 types - Thoracic or Abdominal
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Thoracic
can produce chronic hoarseness and difficulty swallowing [dysphagia]
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Abdominal
- severe low back pain
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3. Dissecting Aneurysm
-Aneurysm Treatment: surgical clipping or patch repair of the artery, or coil-induced clotting of the aneurysm [neurosurgery: craniotomy and clipping of aneurysm]
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two main types of strokes
ischemic and Hemorrhagic strokes
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Ischemic strokes
are caused by an interruption of blood flow in a cerebral vessel and are the most common type of stroke accounting for 70 - 80% of strokes. They are typically caused by cerebral thrombosis due to arteriosclerosis or embolism (e.g. atrial fibrillation).
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Hemorrhagic strokes
are caused by bleeding into brain tissue. This type of stroke usually is from a blood vessel rupture by hypertension, aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation or head injuries. Hemorrhagic strokes have a much higher fatality rate than ischemic strokes.
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Meningitis
is an inflammation of the membranes (meninges) surrounding your brain and spinal cord, usually due to the spread of an infection
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Bacterial Meningitis
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). This bacterium is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis. It more commonly causes pneumonia, or ear, or sinus infections.
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Meningococcal meningitis
It affects mainly teenagers and young adults and may cause local epidemics in college dormitories, boarding schools and military bases.
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Viral Meningitis
-Symptoms: High fever, severe headache, stiff cervical muscles
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Encephalitis
-Caused by Herpes viruses, arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks and other insects [about 5 types],
Rabies transmitted through animal bites. In unusual cases, severe S+S would include stupor
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Lyme Disease
- Caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Certain ticks carry these bacteria.
- There may be a "bulls eye" rash,[ erythema migrans] a flat or slightly raised red spot at the site of the tick bite.
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Reye’s Syndrome
-Aspirin has been linked with Reye's syndrome.
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome [Acute Idiopathic Polyneuritis]
- A disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the PNS Idiopathic, Possibly auto-immune
- Usually follows a respiratory or GI infection [66%]
- Symmetrical weakness, tingling and decreased deep tendon reflexes [extrenities]
- Moves proximally from legs to trunk and arms [progressive ascending (musles weakness) paralysis]
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Poliomyelitis & Post-Polio Syndrome
10-40 years after polio virus infection
- Polio virus targets intestinal mucosa first and after infects the anterior horn cells
- Polio is eradicated in Canada due to vaccinations but is still seen in certain regions in the world
- Resembles flu
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Tension [Tension-Type Headache]
-Most common headache, caused by grinding your teeth, poor posture, from stress
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Migraine
Caused by vasoconstriction of cerebral blood vessels, blind spots (scotomas)
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Cluster Headaches
at night, Males more than females, unilateral, Severe pain in eye or temple region
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Sinus Headaches:
often aggravated by forward bending
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Chemical
Hormone, hunger (low sugar), hangover, rebound (too much pain medication)
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Thunderclap Headaches
Bleeding between the brain and membranes covering the brain
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Parkinson's Disease
- Degenerative disease of the substantia nigra cells (a decrease in dopamine)
- Dopamine helps the basal ganglia to maintain balance, posture and co-ordination (agonists vs. antagonists)
- Causes can include environmental, genetics, head trauma (boxer's), drug-induced (reversible)
- Bradykinesia: difficulty in initiating or sustaining movement (loss in the ability to control body movement)
- Shuffling or festinating gait , stopped posture, change in thinking ability
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Huntington's Chorea
- Rare genetic disorder
- Dementia
- Choreiform movements (irregular, spasmodic, involuntary movements)
- Due to degeneration of basal ganglia
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Multiple Sclerosis
- The further away from the equator, the higher the incidence
- Auto-immune
- Myelin and/or oligodendrocytes damaged by immune response
- Environment: further from equator=higher incidence
- Patchy inflammation, sclerosis and plaques in CNS
- fatigue if it is too warm, keep treatment room cool due to fatigue with higher temps.
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Dementia
A deterioration in cognitive/intellectual function.
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Alzheimer Disease
-Neuro-fibrillary tangles - tau proteins degenerate[ widespread neurofibrillary tangles composed of abnormal proteins],
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
-The condition is due to a B1 (thiamine) deficiency
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
[change rapidly progressive dementia due to neuronal degeneration ataxia like Alzheimers]
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Trigeminal Neuralgia
(Tic Douloureux)
- It is triggered by benign stimuli such as brushing teeth, drinking, eating, talking or even wind.
- Trigeminal neuralgia is thought to be caused by pressure on the nerve by a blood vessel although it can occur along with other conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
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Bell’s Palsy
- Bell's palsy is a form of temporary facial paralysis, resulting from damage or trauma, to one of the two facial nerves.
- Rarely it can be bilateral.
- Weakness or paralysis of region supplied by facial nerve(CN7)
- Lower motor neuron injury, flaccid, paralysis, drooping eyelid, corner of the month
- Moist heat, acupuncture
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Horner's Syndrome
- Constricted pupil [miosis]
- Drooping eyelid [ptosis]
- Lack of face sweating [anhydrosis]
