Term
| agnosia--inability to recognize sight, sound or words |
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Definition
| stroke, dementia or severe head injury |
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| anosmia--loss of the sense of smell |
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Definition
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| absent corneal reflex--no blink to puff of air on eye |
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Definition
| CN V afferent or VII efferent damage |
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| absent uvular reglex--no gag reflex |
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Definition
| CN IX afferent or CN X efferent defect |
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| anascoria--unequal pupil size |
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Definition
| CN III, sympathetic or parasympathetic |
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Term
| aphasia--unable to express oneself with words |
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Definition
| damage to broca's speech area |
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| asthenocoria--sluggish pupil light reflex-arroyo's sign |
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| cerebellar, vestibular/dorsal columb damage |
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| athetosis--slow snake-like movements |
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Definition
| damage to the putamen in the basal ganglia |
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Term
| babinski sign present--up-going plantar resopnse |
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Definition
| UMN lesion in the lower limb |
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| bielschowsky's sign--head tilt to the opposite side |
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| bitemporal meianopia--both temporal halves blind |
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Definition
| CN II damage at optic chiasm-pituitary tumor |
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| cape-like loss of pain and temp sensation |
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Definition
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| chorea--quick jerky involuntary movements |
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Definition
| huntington's disease, rheumatic fever |
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Definition
| ulnar nerve damage or klumpke's palsy |
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Term
| clumsiness in fingers--can't button a shirt |
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Definition
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| cushing's triad--high BP, low pulse, irregular respiration |
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Definition
| raised intracranial pressure |
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Term
| dysarthria and disequilibrium--ataxia |
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Definition
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Term
| dysarthria--problem saying KaLaMity properly |
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Definition
| cant say K (CN X) L (XII) and M (CN V) |
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Term
| erb's palsy--extended elbow, pronated forearm |
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Definition
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| flexion of thumb after flicking middle finger (hoffman+) |
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Definition
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| foot drop--unable to dorsiflex the foot |
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Definition
| peroneal nerve damage, charcot marie tooth |
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Term
| froment's sign--pinch with finger tips rather than pulps |
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Definition
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Term
| homonymous hemianopia--same halves on both sides |
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Definition
| damage to optic radiation |
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Term
| homonymous hemianopia and macular sparing |
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Definition
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| hyperacusis with ipsilateral facial weakness |
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Definition
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| hyperreflexia, clonus and spasticity |
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Definition
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Term
| hyporeflexia, flaccidity and atrophy |
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Definition
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Term
| klumpke's paralysis--claw hand in infant |
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Definition
| C8 and T1 damage during delivery |
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Definition
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| loss of cremasteric relfex |
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Definition
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Definition
| CN IX afferent or CN X efferent damage |
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Term
| loss of stereognosis--recognize objects by feeling |
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Definition
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Term
| kernig or brudzinski sign |
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Definition
| meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage |
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Term
| mittelmeyer test--march on the spot with eyes closed |
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Definition
| bestibular nerve damage--side turned to |
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Term
| pill-rolling (resting) tremor |
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Definition
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Term
| rigidity--decerebrate (upper limbs in extension) |
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Definition
| brainstem lesion below the red nucleus |
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Term
| rigidity-decorticate (upper limbs in flexion) |
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Definition
| brainstem lesion above the red nucleus |
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Definition
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| scanning speech, intention tremor, nystagmus |
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Definition
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| slow to relax deep tendon reflexes--waltman sign |
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Definition
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| titubation--nodding--not in time with the pulse |
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Definition
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Term
| tongue deviates to one side |
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Definition
| CN XII palsy on same side of deviation |
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Term
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Definition
| multiple sclerosis or cerebellar disease |
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Term
| tremor-postural--arms are outstretched |
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Definition
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Term
| tremor-resting--pill rolling |
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Definition
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Term
| LMN lesion in upper, UMN lesion in lower |
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Definition
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| UMN/LMN lesions in at least 3 limbs |
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Definition
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| unilateral facial palsy, cant wrinle brow |
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Definition
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| unilateral facial palsy, able to wrinkle brow |
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Definition
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Term
| unilateral facial weakness and deafness |
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Definition
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| uvula deviates to one side |
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Definition
| CN X damage on the opposite side |
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Term
| unable to adduct the thumb |
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Definition
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Term
| unable to extend the thumb |
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Definition
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Term
| unable to oppose the thumb |
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Definition
| long thoracic nerve damage |
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Definition
| radial nerve palsy, lead poisoning |
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