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1
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NS disorders are responsible for what percent of years lived with disability

A

28%

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2
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What is the most important part of neurologic pathology

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knowing the LOCATION

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3
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Where could lesions be in the CNS

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Cx, basal ganglion, brain stem, cerebellum, spinal cord

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4
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where could lesions be in the PNS

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CN, motor efferents, sensory afferents, NMJ, muscle itself

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5
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What are the overall exams for CNS

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mental status and cognition, coordination, CN

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6
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what are the overall exams for PNS

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motor: strength and motion
sensation
reflexes

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7
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What are the components of a neuro exam

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mental status, CN, motor, sensory, reflexes

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8
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The posterior root of spinal cord carry what type infor

anterior?

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posterior- sensory

anterior- motor

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9
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what type of info is in a peripheral nerve

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both sensory and motor

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10
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What are the 2 nervous system distribution

A

dermatomes

cutaneous peripheral

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11
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What are the most common complains of peripheral nerve disorder

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pain weakness and paresthesias

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12
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what are associated symptoms of peripheral nerve disorders

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swelling, rash, spasm deformities, mental status

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13
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what is important in PMH for peripheral nerve disorder

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autoimmune, dystrophies, diabetes, DJD

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14
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What are the most common causes of peripheral nerve disorder

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ischemia (arterial stenosis)
bleeding (TIA, CVA)
masses (impingement)
peripheral nervous disorders (MS, Guillian Barre)
Neuromuscular disorders (Myasthenia gravis)
muscular disorders (dystrophies)

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15
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what are findings on the sensory exam for peripheral nervous problems

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hypesthesia or hypoesthesia
hyperesthesia
hyperalgesia
allodynia

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16
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what is allodynia

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non-painful stimulus perceived as painful on the skin, sometimes severe

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17
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how do patients with peripheral nervous disorders describe their sensations

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dysesthesia

paresthesia

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18
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What are examples of proximal weakness

A

combing hair
getting out of chair
worse with repeated effort (myasthenia gravis)

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19
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what are examples of distal weakness

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open a jar, writing, tripping

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20
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What are the 5 types sensation

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pain, temp, light touch, proprioception, vibration

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21
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What is stereognosis

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identifying object by feel

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22
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What is the scale for mm strength

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0- no mvmnt
1- m twitch no joint
2- mvmnt w/o gravity
3- full strength against gravity
4- partial strength against resistance
5- full strength against R
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23
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What are the brainstem reflexes

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corneal, gag, pupillary

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24
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what are the superficial reflexes

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abdominal, plantar, anal

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25
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When is clonus seen in reflexes

A

UMN lesions

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26
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The abdominal wink reflexes involve what nn

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T8-T10

T10-12

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27
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what are levels involved in anal wink

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S2-4

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28
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what are the levels involved in plantar(babinski)

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L5-S1

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29
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what is a normal babinski response

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downgoing, the toes curl

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30
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describe lesion signs for DTR CNS vs PNS

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CNS- increased DTR

PNS- decreased DTR

31
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What are the levels in brachioradialis DTR

32
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what are the levels in biceps DTR

33
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what are the levels in triceps DTR

34
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what are the levels in patellar DTR

35
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what are the levels in achilles DTR

36
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What is the scale for DTR

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0-absent
1- diminished
2- normal average
3- mildly over-active
4- highly over-active
37
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what is the max amount of strikes for DTR

38
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What can cause UMN lesions

A

MS
cerebral palsy
traumatic brain injury
ALS

39
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What are causes of LMN lesions

A

Polio
Guillain-Barre
ALS

40
Q

What do you see in LMN lesions

A 
paralysis from muscle atrophy
wasting pronounced
falccid, hypotonic
DTR low or absent
superficial reflexes fine
41
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What are the most common causes of peripheral nervous disorders

A

polio, ALS, herniated disc, carpel tunnel syndrome, bell’s palsy, diabetes, alcoholic neuropathy, myesthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy

42
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Where does ALS, polio affect nervous system

A

in the ventral horn

43
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where does herniated discs hurt nervous system

A

along spinal nerve

44
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where does bells palsy and diabetes and ETOH affect nervous system

A

distal peripheral nerve

45
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where does myasthenia gravis affect nervous system

A

motor component of nerve in muscle

46
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What is peripheral mononeuropathy

A

weakness, sensory loss in peripheral n distribution- carpal tunnel and bells palsy

47
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what is peripheral polyneuropathy

A

distal weakness and stocking-glove distribution sensory loss

caused by DM, alcoholic neuropathy

48
Q

Weakness in proximal mm, intact sensation and slight decreased DTR might be what

A

muscular dystrophy

49
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What are common ways to cause upper brachial plexus injury

A

birth trauma- pulling head

falling on shoulder

50
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the waiters tip is seen in what type injury

A

upper brachial plexus- radial

51
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What are the tests for thoracic outlet syndrome

A

Roos and Adsons

52
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What nn levels are involved in thoracic nerve injury

53
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What is pronator syndrome

A

injury to median n- compression

54
Q

Ape hand deformity is seen in what

A

median n injury

also thenar eminence atrophy

55
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how do you test for pronator syndrome

A

resist pronation

56
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What are causes of anterior interosseus neuropathy

A

pronator teres impingement of anterior interosseus N

trauma caused by tennis elbow strap too tight

57
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what is the test for anterior interosseus neuropathy

A

pinch grip “ok”

58
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What are the tests for carpal tunnel syndrome

A

tinels, phalens, reverse phalens

59
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What can cause ulnar n injruy

A

fracture humerus near medial epicondyle
cubital tunnel syndrome
laceration near wrist
entrapment at Guyon’s canal

60
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What are signs or ulnar n injury

A

weak wrist flexion, ADduction, weak finger ABduction, ADduction
loss tumb Adduction
loss MCP flexion 4th5th digits
claw hand

61
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what are causes of radial n injury

A

fracture of humerus near radial groove

satruday night palsy

62
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what are signs of radial n injury

A

sensory loss back of hand

wrist drop- weak brachioradialis, supinator, wrist and digit extensors

63
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What is a steppage gait and what causes it

A

weakness or paralysis of hamstring mm and thigh extensors and mm below knee from sciatica

64
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What n injury causes trendelenburg gait

A

superior gluteal n injury

65
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What causes lateral femoral cutaneous nerve injury

A

compression at iliac crests

numbness over lateral thigh

66
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What are signs of peroneal n injury

A

paralysis dorsiflexors, evertes

loss sensation anterolateral leg and dorsum foot, foot drop

67
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What are signs of superficial fibular n injury

A

paralysis foot everters, no foot drop

loss sensation anterolateral leg and dorsum foot

68
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What are signs of deep fibular n injury

A

weak dorsiflexors

foot drop

69
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what cause medial plantar n injury

A

cause entrapment longitudinal arch, joggers foot

70
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what are signs of medial plantar n injury

A

aching pain in arch and burring/paresthesia in medial plantar surface

71
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the most common polyneuropathy

72
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What sensation goes away first in DM

73
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What are signs of myasthenia gravis

A 
fatigue, proximal m weakness
droopy eyelids
double vision
trouble swallowing
trouble speaking
dyspnea, respiratory m weakness
no sensory loss or altered reflexes

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