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| State of profound unconsciousness, absence of eye movement or pain response |
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| Able to elicit a response. Indifferent, apathetic, sluggish. |
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| A lowered level of consciousness |
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| Disordered or absent language function |
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| Impairment of express, comprehension, or both |
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| Lack of articulation of speech |
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| Impairment of voluntary movement |
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| Temporary, acute mental confusion |
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| brain disease causing chronic deterioration of mental function and capacity |
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| An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts, that affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. |
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| The coordinated turning of the eyes inward to focus on an object at close range. |
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| Convergence of the eyes, constriction of the pupils when adjusting to near vision |
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| Opposite side of the body |
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| Drooping of a body part; especially the eyelid |
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| Cerebral Profusion Pressure: pressure needed to ensure blood flow to the brain |
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| An abnormal posturing that involves rigidity, flexion of the arms, clenched fists, and extended legs |
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| An abnormal body posture that involves the arms and legs being held straight out, the toes being pointed downward, and the head and neck being arched backwards |
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| Jerking of the eyes as you track an object |
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| area in the frontal lobe responsible for expressive speech |
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| area in the temporal lobe responsible for receptive speech |
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| expression by speech or writing is severely impaired |
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| luent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words |
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| Slow writhing involuntary movement |
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| Involuntary rapid purposeless motion |
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| impairment of muscle tone |
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| convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations |
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| Testing ability to keep balance standing still with eyes closed |
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| Feel writing on your skin |
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| ability to identify an object in your hand |
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| Cannot identify an object in your hand |
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| lower extremities paralysis |
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| Tetraplegia (quadriplegia) |
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| Paralysis of all extremities |
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| An injury to the brain caused by a jarring blow |
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| Injury to the brain occurring directly at the place of impact |
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| injury to the brain at the opposite side of the impact |
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| state of sleeping unless aroused. Limited interaction with environment. cannot follow commands |
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| Olfactory - sense of smell |
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| Optic - Sight: Snellen Chart test |
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| Oculomotor - pupilary reaction |
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| Trochlear - Pupilary reaction |
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| Trigeminal - Corneal reflex: touch cotton to eye. Facial sensation: touch sharp object to face |
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| Abducens - Pupilary reaction |
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| Facial - facial expression: frown, puff cheeks, close eyes tight, smile |
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| Vestibulocochlear - Weber's test: Lateralization. Rinne's Test: air vs bone conduction |
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| Glossopharyngeal - voice and gag reflex |
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| Vagus - Voice and gag reflex |
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| Accessory - Shoulder Shrug |
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| Hypoglossal - articulation: stick out tongue |
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| Nerves that effect pupilary reaction |
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| III, IV, VI: oculomotor, trochlear, abducens |
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| Nerves that effect voice and gag reflex |
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| IX, X: Glossopharyngeal, Vagus |
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| higher cognitive function. Teachability. Broca's area. judgement and reasoning |
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| Receptive aphagia. Wernikie's area. visual and auditory data integration |
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| Sensory cortex. Interpreting spacial information (where you are) |
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| respiratory, vasomotor, and cardiac function center |
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| responsible for balance, equilibrium, sneezing, coughing, hiccuping, vomiting, sucking, swallowing |
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| 6 Steps of Neuro Assessment |
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| 1. mental status 2. cranial nerves 3. motor system 4. cerebellar function 5. sensory system 6. reflexes |
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