what it means Flashcards
Pain and temperature loss
Lesion of half ipsilateral cervical cord
Ipsilateral facial or tongue weakness
Lesion above brainstem
Ipsilateral sensory loss to all modalities
Lesion above medulla
Visual field or higher function deficits
hemisphere lesion
Sensory inattention
Parietal lobe lesion
Sensory loss in the perianal region and buttocks
Cauda equina syndrome
Hyperesthesia at the upper level, with loss of all modalities a few segment below the lesion
Complete transverse lesion of the spinal cord
Loss of joint position sense and vibration sense on the same side as the lesion and pain and temperature on the opposite side a few levels below the lesion
Hemisection of the cord (Brown-Séqueard syndrome)
Loss of pain of temperature and pain sensation at the level of the lesion
Lesion in the central cord
Loss of joint position with intact pain and temperature
posterior column loss
Loss of pain and temperature below the level with preserved joint position sense and vibration sense
Anterior spinal syndrome
Hemisensory loss of all modalities
thalamic lesion
Hemisensory loss with not all modalities
Internal capsule lesion
Loss of pain and temperature on the oposite side
Brainstem lesion
Ej: lateral medullary syndrome
Patient can recognize all sensations but localists them poorly
Cortical loss
The arms oscillate before coming to rest
Cerebellar disease
In the finger-nose test tremor as his finger approaches it target
Intention tremor
In the finger-nose test finger overshoots its target
Past pointing or dysmetria
Disorganization of the movement
Cerebellar incoordination
Patient unable to sit from lying without falling to one side
Truncal ataxia. Midline cerebellar syndrome
Draws spiral very tight ending as a circle
Parkinsonism
Draws spiral very large with tremor
Cerebellar syndrome essential tremor
Akinetic-rigid syndromes
Parkinson, antipsychotic drug
Rest tremor
akinetic rigid syndrome
Intention tremor
Cerebellar disease
Chorea
Huntington
Hemiballismus
lesion of the contralateral subtalamic nucleus. Causes: stroke