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WVSOM -- Tips for Success Neurology

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What is function of frontal lobe?   show
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show seizures, change in consciousness, paresis and paralysis  
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What is the function of the parietal lobe?   show
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show impairment in skin sensation on contralateral side of the body  
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show primary visual cortex  
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What is the function of teh temporal lobe?   show
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What is the primary function of the limbic system?   show
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show controls muscle tone, equilibrium and posture  
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What will a lesion in teh cerebellum result in?   show
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show pain and temperature  
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show superficial touch and deep pressure  
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show conscious proprioception, vibration and light touch  
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show unconscious proprioception  
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What are the 5 key areas to the neurologic exam?   show
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show oriented x 3 Mini mental status exam geriatric depression scale consciousness  
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show MMSE is normally a standardized 30 question form filled out with the patient  
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What is a bad score in the geriatric depression scale   show
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show if tehre is: confusion lethargy delirium stupor coma  
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what is confusion?   show
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What is lethargy   show
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What is delirium   show
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show arousable for short poeriods after visual, verbal or painful stimuli  
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show not awake and not aware  
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What is glasgow coma scale   show
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show patient has no motor deficits but is unable to perform an activity  
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What is construct apraxia?   show
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show incompletely performs the activity. Leasion in the deep frontal lobe  
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show Some Say marry Money But My Browther Says Big Brains  
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How do you test oflaction?   show
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show visual acuity using charts. Ophthalmoscopic exam  
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How do you test occulomotor/trochlear adn abducens?   show
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show Observe and say "I am looking for any muscle atrophy, deviation of the jaw, or fascicualtions"  
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show Ask patient to close eyes. assess patient's ability to feel light touch on forehead, cheeks, and jaw bilaterally.  
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What does the corneal reflex test?   show
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What happens with an upper motor neuron lesion to CN VII   show
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show Bell's Palsy Total involement of ipsilateral face paralized  
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show increased  
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show little to none  
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show may affect entire limb  
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What are reflexes with an upper motor neuron?   show
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show no  
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What is motor effect with upper motor neuron lesion?   show
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show damage above level of brainstem affects CONTRALTERAL side Damage below level of brainstem affects the IPSILATERAL side  
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What is muscle tone with lwer motor neuron lesion?   show
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Waht is muscle atrophy with lower motor neuron leasion?   show
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What are reflexes like with lower motor neuron lesion?   show
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show yes  
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show damage affects muscle on the ipsilateral side of the body  
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show assess hearing using fingertips moving Weber-Rinne Test  
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How do you test the sensory function of the glossopharyngeal nerve?   show
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show swallowing  
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show ability to swallow quality of speech inspect the palate and uvula lesion = uvula deviating away from side of lesion  
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How do you test spinal accessory nerve?   show
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How do you test the hypoglossal nerve   show
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show finger-nose-finger finger-finger heel-shin  
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What does finger-nose-finger test for?   show
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show rapid alternating movements  
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show Romberg Test evaluates mainly balance  
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show band of skin innervated by the sensory nerve root of a single spinal segment  
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show median nerve palsy use tinnel's and phalen's tests  
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show perform with touch, pain, deep ressure adn vibration.  
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show disorder of the PNS that results in motor and sensory loss in the distribution of 1 or more nerves, most commonly the hands and feet. Sensation of numbness, tingling, burning and cramping. Associated with diabetes  
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How do you rate reflexes?   show
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What is normal reflex?   show
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show Upper motor neuron disorder  
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What if deep tendon reflexes are absent?   show
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Where do you check deep tendon reflexes?   show
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What are you tsting with biceps and brachioradial reflexes?   show
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What are you testing with tricep reflexes?   show
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show L2-L4  
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show S1-S2  
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show stroke lateral sole of the foot and move in and upside down J fasion to sole of forefoot  
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show stroke teh lateral foot  
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What is schaeffer sign?   show
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show press knuckles on skin and move distal  
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What is gordon sign?   show
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show multiple light pinpricks on the dorslolateral foot surface  
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What is gonda/stransky sign?   show
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What is a bad toe sign?   show
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What is gait like in a stroke?   show
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show shuffling posture is stopped and body is rigid. Steps are short with heistaion on starting and stopping  
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What is gait like with cerebellar infarct?   show
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What is gait like with tabes?   show
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What is gate like with sensory deficit   show
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What is romberg test?   show
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show flex teh neck forward Positive sign -- involuntary flexion of hips and knees when flexing the neck INDICATES MENINGEAL IRRITATION  
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What is Kernig's sign?   show
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