Neurology Disorders Test 1

Cranial Nerves I-VI

100

Is responsible for lateral movement of the eye

CN VI or Abducens 

200

Is responsible for sense of smell

CN I, Olfactory

300

Is responsible for pupillary control and blinking

CN III, Oculomotor

400

Is responsible for vision

CN II, Optic

500

Is responsible for sensations of the face, scalp, and teeth; chewing movements

CN V, Trigeminal

Cranial Nerves VII-XII

100

Is responsible for shoulder movements and turning head

CN XI, Spinal Accessory 

200

Is responsible for sensations of throat, larynx, thoracic and and organs; peristalsis

CN X, Vagus

300

Is responsible for tongue movements

CN XII, Hypoglossal

400

Is responsible for sense of taste on anterior 2/3 of tongue, muscle contraction for facial expression

CN VII, Facial

500

Is responsible for sensations of throat, swallowing, gag reflex, secretion of saliva, taste on posterior 1/3 of tongue

CN IX, Glossopharyngeal

Assessments

100

Asking the patient who the current president is can be a way to assess this

General fund of knowledge

200

These types of questions are the best to get a valid response from a patient

Open ended questions allowing the patient to describe the answer

300

This is how FOUR Score Coma Scale is different than Glasgow Coma Scale

The category scores are NOT totaled, so there is not a sum score

400

The Glasgow Coma Scale score for a patient that:
Opens eyes to pressure
No verbal response
Withdraws in response to pain

Eyes to pressure:  2
No verbal response: 1
Withdraws in response to pain: 4
Total score:  7

Any score on the Glasgow Coma Scale of 8 or fewer commonly is accepted as a definition of coma

500

The definition of proprioception 

The body's sense of its own position and limb movements without looking at it; being able to recognize objects by the sense of touch

Diagnostic Examinations

100

This test observes the flow of dye through the subarachnoid space

Myelogram 

Be sure to assess patient's baseline of lower extremity strength and sensation both prior and after the procedure

200

In this test the patient receives an injection of deoxyglucose mixed with radioactive fluorine

Positron Emission Tomography Scan or PET Scan

300

This is how to assess a post-lumbar puncture patient

Assess for leakage/moisture on bandage or around the puncture site; assess for pain, numbness, and tingling in the extremities

400

Procedure used to visualize cerebral arterial system with radiopaque dye; can detect arterial aneurysms, vessel anomalies, ruptured vessels, and displacement of vessels by tumors or masses

Angiogram (Cerebral arteriography)

500

This is why a lumbar puncture is performed

To obtain CSF for testing; to relieve pressure; to introduce dye or medication

Miscellaneous

100

These are the two main divisions of the nervous system

Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

200

Chemicals that modify or result in transmission of impulses between synapses

Neurotransmitters

300

What is the first autonomic nervous system event that takes over in times of stress to prepare the body for "fight or flight"

Sympathetic nervous system domination

400

These are all normal neurologic changes related to aging

Slower reaction time, tremors in hands when fatigued, trouble with small intricate tasks

500

Before any type of diagnostic scan using dye, it is imperative to assess for this

Allergies to iodine, shellfish, or dyes