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Cranial Nerves and reflexes

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Cranial nerve I and function   Olfactory, Sensory, sense of smell  
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Anosmia   Sense of smell is lost  
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Parosmia   Distorted sense of smell  
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Cranial nerve II and function   Optic, sensory, visual acuity - snellen eye chart, peripheral vision, light reflex, consensual reflex, accommodation reflex  
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Light reflex   CN II and III  
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Consensual Reflex   CN III  
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Accommodation reflex   CN II and III  
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Cranial Nerve III and function   oculomotor, motor  
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Cranial Nerve IV and function   Trochlear, motor  
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Cranial Nerve VI and function   Abducens, Motor  
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Cranial Nerve V and function   Trigeminal, Motor and Sensory. Motor: jaw jerk reflex, Sensory: corneal reflex, touch forehead  
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Cranial Nerve VII and function   Facial, Motor and Sensory, facial expressions and taste to anterior 2/3 of the tongue (sweet, sour, salty)  
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Cranial Nerve VIII and function   Vestibulo-Cochlear, Sensory Balance & Sensory Hearing  
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Cranial Nerve IX and function   Glossopharyngeal, Sensory, Motor, Taste to the posterior 1/3 of the tongue (bitter)  
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Cranial Nerve X and function   Vagus, Sensory, Motor, Gag reflex, muscles for larynx, carotid reflex (IX and X)  
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Cranial Nerve XI and function   Spinal Accessory, Motor, Test scm and trapezius  
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Cranial Nerve XII and funtion   Hypoglossal, Motor, Tests muscles of the tongue. Tested by asking the patient to stick out their tongue. Look for atrophy, deviation, and fasciculations  
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Jaw jerk reflex tests which nerve or root?   CN V Trigeminal  
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Biceps reflex tests which nerve or root?   C-5 level musculocutaneous nerve  
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Brachioradialis reflex tests which nerve or root?   C-6 Level Radial nerve  
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Triceps reflex tests which nerve or root?   C-7 Level Radial nerve  
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Pectoralis reflex tests which nerve or root?   C-5 through T1 anterior throacic nerve  
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Patellar reflex tests which nerve or root?   L2 through L4 Femoral Nerve  
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Posterior Tibial reflex tests which nerve or root?   L5  
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Medial Hamstring reflex tests which nerve or root?   L5  
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Achilles reflex tests which nerve or root?   S-1 Level Tibial Nerve  
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Wexler Scale 0   absent even with reinforment  
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Wexler Scale 1   hypoactive or normal response with reinforcement  
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Wexler Scale 2   Normal  
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Wexler Scale 3   hyperactive  
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Wexler Scale 4   hyperactive with transient clonus  
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Wexler Scale 5   hyperactive with sustained clonus  
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Westphal's sign   absense of any DTR, especially patellar; LMNL  
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Jendrassik's maneuver   brings out reflex by cortical distraction  
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Corneal reflex afferent nerve or root   CN V  
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Corneal reflex efferent nerve or root   CN VII  
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Pharyngeal Reflex afferent nerve or root   CN IX  
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Pharyngeal Refex efferent nerve or root   CN X  
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Abdominal reflex nerve or root   Upper T7 to T9, Lower T10 to T12  
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Cremasteric reflex afferent nerve or root   femoral N.  
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Cremasteric reflex efferent nerve or root   Genitofemoral nerve, L1, L2  
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Geigel's reflex nerve or root   same as cremasteric  
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Plantar reflex nerve or root   Tibial N. L4 to S2  
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Ciliospinal Reflex nerve or root   Cervical Sympathetics  
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Oculocardiac Reflex afferent nerve or root   CN V  
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Oculocardiac Reflex efferent nerve or root   CN X  
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Carotid Sinus Reflex afferent Nerve or root   CN IX  
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Carotid Sinus Reflex efferent Nerve or root   CN X  
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Stroke up on lateral aspect of foot across ball of foot to great toe   Babinski -dorsiflexion of great toe withsplaying of other toes  
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Stroke lateral malleolus to small toe   Chaddock - babinski response  
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Stroke down tibial crest to ankle   Oppenheim - babinski response  
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Squeeze the calf   Gordon's calf- babinski response  
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Squeeze the achilles tendon   Schaefer - babinski response  
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Tap the ball of the foot   Rossolimo - plantar flexion of great toe with curling of other toes  
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Examiner presses the 4th toe downward and releases it with a snap   Gonda - Dorsiflexion of the big toe  
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Examiner extends middle phalanx of patient and flicks distal phalanx down   Hoffman - Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the fingers  
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Examiner sharply taps tips of the middle three fingers   Tromner - Flexion of all the fingers including the thumb  
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Examiner strokes the pisiform of the patient   Gordon's finger -flexion of wrist and fingers or thumb and index finger  
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Exminer strokes the distal ulnar side of the forearm nera the wrist   Chaddock's wrist - flexion of wrist and extension and fanning of the fingers  
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Patient's hands placed together, palms up. Doctor hands jar patient's hands from below up.   Babinski pronation - affected hand falls in pronation. Good hand remains horizontal  
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Examiner taps bewtween eyebrows with index finger   Glabella - Tonic spasm of orbicularis muscle with closing of the eyes  
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Sharp tapping of the nose or middle of the upper lip   Snout - exaggerated reflex contraction of the lips  
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UMNL   Lesion of the brain and spinal cord not including the anterior horn cell  
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Lesion of the anterior horn cell out to the myoneural junction   LMNL  
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UMNL paralysis   spastic  
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UMNL DTR   hyperactive  
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UMNL Pathological reflexes   Present  
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UMNL Clonus   Present  
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UMNL Tone   Hypertonic  
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UMNL Reaction of Degeneration   Absent  
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UMNL Atrophy   Absent  
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UMNL Fasciculation   Absent  
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UMNL Superficial Reflexes   Absent  
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LMNL Paralysis   Flaccid  
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LMNL DTR   Hypoactive/absent  
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LMNL Pathological Reflexes   Absent  
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LMNL Clonus   Absent  
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LMNL Tone   Hypotonic  
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LMNL Reaction of Degeneration   Present  
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LMNL Atrophy   Present  
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LMNL Fasciculation   Present  
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LMNL Superficial Reflexes   Absent  
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