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| Conducting away from the center |
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| The point of the response that is most negative or most positive with reference to baseline |
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| The time from stimulation artifact to the peak of the negative response. |
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| The size of the end plate potentials produced during NMJ transmission is decided by |
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| The amount of acetylcholine that binds postsynaptically. |
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| In Bell's Palsy _____ is considered a very good recovery time. |
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| Stimulation for presynaptic diseases such as Lambert Eaton may be done... |
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with 30-50Hz (fast) stimulation
&
Recording a distal CMAP 15-20 sec after maximal conduction. |
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| The summated action potentials obtained by stimulation of a nerve and recording a response from the muscle is known as: |
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| CMAP Compound Muscle Action Potenials |
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| The most common ulnar nerve injury or compression is at the |
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| Toward the end of something |
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| The nucleus of an atom is composed of |
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| The ulnar nerce is essentially derived from the |
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| The difference b/t ____ & ____ distance can affect nerve conduction velocity measurements |
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| The facial nerve can be evaluated using _____ |
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Direct facial nerve stimulation
Needle EMG examination
Blink reflex |
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| The most common radial neuropathy is |
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| Digital averaging is used in NCS: |
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| to increase the signal to noise ratio and produce cleaner traces. |
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| Amplify the voltage difference between 2 inputs |
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Hands back to back
Associated with carpal tunnel syndrome |
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| Muscle depolarization occurs |
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| at the muscle membrane postsynaptically due to the increase in sodium and potassium |
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| Martin-Gruber anastomosis is a variation in the anatomy of the _____ nerve. |
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| What is a common presentation from peroneal neuropathy? |
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| Ankle and toe dorsiflexor weakness-- Foot drop. |
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| Lambert Eaton syndrom is characterized by: |
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| Marked INCREASE in amplitude after high rates of stimulation. |
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| A tumor growing from a nerve or made up largely of nerve cells and nerve fibers. |
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| The force of attraction between charged particles |
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| Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Guyon's Canal Syndrome. |
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| Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve |
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| Carpal Tunnel, anterior interosseous, pronator teres, legament of struthers syndromes |
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| Posterior interosseous nerve entrapment, Wartenberg's Syndrome |
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| The time between the begnning of the swwp and the stimulus |
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| Measure of frequency, representing the number of cycles per second |
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| Muscles innervated by the radial nerve |
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Extensor digitorum
Abductor pollicis longus
Triceps |
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| A measure of force that drives electrical current. |
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| Radial Neuropathy at the spiral groove: |
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| Wrist drop, sensory loss in the lateral dorsal hand, and diminished brachioradialis tendon reflex |
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| Any muscle supplied by the lower brainstem |
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| Of, in, or directed toward the middle line of the body. |
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| Radial nerve derives from the: |
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| Drooping of the upper eyelid due to paralysis or disease or as a congenital condition |
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| a chronic and progressive disorder associated with chronic compression or injury to the facial nerve. |
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| to move a part of the anatomy closer to the middle sagittal plane of the body |
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| A peripheral nerve that contains both sensory and motor fibers. |
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| Trigeminal Neuralgia is also known as |
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| Once acetylcholine is broken down after post-activation |
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| the choline is returned to the nerve termianl and repackaged |
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| Children's nerve conduction velocities reach normal velocity reach adult values by about: |
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| Radial CMAP reording muscle of choice |
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| The passage in the wrist for the median nerve and flexor tendon |
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| The femoral nerve receives innervation from: |
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| L2, L3 and L4 nerve roots |
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| In femoral neuropathy, there may be weakness in the: |
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| The outer most covering of the brain and spinal cord |
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| Anterior Interosseous neuropathy |
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| Patients unable to make an "ok" sign |
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| due to exotoxin binding at the presynaptic nerve terminal. |
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| The height (voltage) of a response or wave |
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| MGA type 1 can be mistaken for |
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| A unit of amplitude measurement, usually sensory, equal to one-millionth of a volt. |
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| 1ms duration, sweep 10ms/div, gain 500uV/div |
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| radial nerve receives innervation from: |
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| Upper, middle and lower truck |
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| The sensitivity for sensory NCT testing is usually set to ___. |
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| Paralysis of the facial nerve |
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