Severson's 8 cases Flashcards
Tract and nucleus of proprioception of the lower extremities
dorsal spinocerebellar tract (fasiculus gracillis)
Clark’s nucleus
Tract and nucleus of proprioception of upper extremity
cuneocerebellar tract
lateral cuneate nucleus
Sx of neurosyphilis and another name for it
Tabes DORSALIS
Dorsal column degeneration Orthopedic pain Reflexes decreaed Shooting pain Argyll-robertson pupils (whore eye) Locomotor ataxia Impaired proprioception Syphilis
function of reticulospinal tract
extrapyramidal tract involved in locomotion and posture of the trunk and proximal limbs
ipsilateral horners and ipsilateral incoordination with contralateral loss of pain and temp sensation in the body is characteristic of what kind of stroke?
What tract is damaged that is involved with the horners?
PICA, lateral medulary syndrome
hypothalamo-reticulospinal tract (sympathetic tract)
which cranial nuclei are in the lateral pons?
lateral medulla?
medial pons?
medial Medulla?
medial midbrain
lateral Pons:
V
VII
VIII
lateral Medulla:
IX
X
Medial pons:
VI
Medial Medulla:
XII
Medial midbrain:
III
IV
What vessel occlusion or rupture results in lateral pontine syndrome?
anterior inferior cerebellar artery
disease characterised by diffuse degerative mass in the spinal cord that results in upper and lower motor neuron deficit finding?
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
or
lou gehrig disease
positive babinski’s is a result of degeneration of what tract
corticospinal
what is romberg sign
what does it mean
stand feet together eyes closed
tests proprioception, dorsal column tract
Sx of vitamin B12 deficiency
slow onset of pins and needles sensation in hands and feet
if you have anhydrosis, ptosis, and miosis on one side, what tract is usually effected
hypothalamo-reticulospinal tract (sympathetic tract)
