Brain
TBI/Stroke
Neuro exam
Neuro exam
Muscles and their nerves
100

Which structures are injured if patient has global aphasia?

Broca and Wernicke's area

100

What is a score of 13-15 on the Glosgow coma scale?

Mild brain injury

100

Which cranial nerve are you testing when you ask the patient to read from an eye chart?

Optic nerve

100

What is Homonymous hemianopsia and why is it a red flag?

loss of contralateral half of visual field from lesion in optic tract, FALL RISK

100

Nerve root for Biceps and deltoid

C5

200

Cause and symptoms of receptive aphasia?

Damage to wernicke's area, can not understand spoken language, speech is gibberish

200

What is a score of less then or equal to 8?

Severe brian injury (coma)

200

Which nerve are you testing when you ask the patient if they can smell something

Olfactory

200

What are the primary components of the neuro exam?

Patient observation, Patient history, review of relevant systems, appropriate tests and measures

200

Nerve root for Tricpes, Lat, Extrinsic finger extensors, and flexor carpi radialis?

C7

300

Area damaged and symptoms of speech apraxia

Pre-motor cortex damage, poor speech formation due to disruption of motor planning process to produce speech

300

What are the 5 responses during Gloscow coma scale verbal response?

Oriented, confused, inappropriate words, incomprehensible sounds, no response

300

Which crainal nerve are you testing when you ask the patient to follow something with their eyes. 

Trochlear nerve

300

What are the components to patient observations?

Quality and quantity of movement in: standing, sitting, incoordination, asymmetry in movements, timing, speed, fluidity of movements, gait components

300
Nerve roots for Abdominals

T9-T12

400

What is Dysarthria?

Paresis of oral muscles

400

What are the 6 motor responses during glosgow coma scale?

follows motor commands, localizes pain, withdraws to pain, decorticate posturing, decerebrate posture, no response

400

Which nerve are you testing when you observe the patients position of their eyes

Abducens

400

Components of neuro screening exam

Mental status, crainal nerves, motor, reflexes, sensation, coordination, stance and gait

400

Nerve root for QL, Iliopsoas, and sartorius

L1, L2

500

What area is damaged and symptoms of epressive aphasia

Damage to brocca's area, issues with wrod selection, limited speech output, CAN understand speech but cant respond in complete sentences 

500

What are the 4 visual glosgow motor test response?

Eyes are already open, open to verbal comman, open to pain, no response

500

Which nerve are you testing when you lightly move your fingers down the side of patients face or palpate their masseter

Trigeminal nerve

500

Which crainal nerve are you testing when you ovserve how the patient's pupils respond to light?

Oculomotor

500

Nerve root for Glute max

S1, S2