Cranial Nerves
Smille, Frown, puff out your cheeks plus 4 more
VII Facial Nerve
Slight swaying when standing with eyes closed
Fever, nuchal rigidity, positive Brudzinski sign
What is meningitis
Turn an infants head and the opposite side will flex the knee and raise hand
Tonic Neck
Loss of vision requiring glasses
What is cranial nerve II
A brain injury and my right pupil doesn't move
III Oculomotor
Asking patient to touch their finger to their nose and they touch the side of their face this indicates?
Cerebellum damage
Masklike face, pill rolling, festination gate, muscle weakness
What is Parkinsons
Grasp your hand
Palmar Grasp
Unconscious patient pressing on nail beds to check what?
Peripheral nervous system
When you have a cold, I do not do well; A running nose really affects my sense of smell (Nerve name and number)
I Olfactory
Bulging fontanelle and a shrill cry on an infant indicates what?
Illness or neurologic disorder
Degenerative memory disorder
What is Alzheimers Disease
Shut the door and the infant startles
Moro Reflex
Damage above the brainstem you will see what type of posturing?
Decorticate flexion of arms and feet
I turn your head about; going to and fro. There are times I do not know which way you want to go. (Nerve name and number)
What is spinal accessory, #XI?
What assessments would be key for a stroke patient?
Sharp dull, PERRLA, LOC, Numbness/tingling
Drooping eyelids (Ptosis) double vision, leg weakness, fatigue with minimal activity
What is myasthenia gravis
Infant will fan out toes when plantar surface is touched until age 2
What is babinski
You are caring for a quadriplegic. Where should you assess for feeling and sensation?
Below the level of injury
Medicine really does not have a good taste; I swallow it down quickly in great haste. (Nerve name and number)
What is glossopharyngeal, #IX?
Patient does not open eyes, Localizes to pain, is moaning after a head injury. Scale that tells severity of injury
Glasgow Coma Scale
Ascending paralysis usually after being sick a few weeks prior
My baby is walking when I stand them up!
What is Stepping reflex
What is Halo sign?
CSF leak shows a circle with clear ring around it