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Neuroligical Assessment

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What is used to test two point discrimination?
AESTHESIOMETER
Hemiballismus?
LARGE AMPLITUDE, SUDDEN FLAILING MOTIONS OF THE ARM AND LEG ON ONE SIDE.
Chorea?
RAPID, IRREGULAR, JERKY MOVEMENTS INVOLVING SEVERAL JOINTS
Athetosis?
SLOW, WRITHING, TWISTING MOTIONS; DISTAL EXTREMITIES
Intention tremor?
TREMOR DURING MOVEMENT
Opisthotonus?
STRONG SUSTAINED SPASTICITY OF TRUNK EXTENSORS
What are examples of abnormal tone?
-HYPOTONICITY
-DYSTONIA
-DECORTICATE RIGIDITY
-DECEREBRATE RIGIDITY
-OPISTHOTONUS
What are the two forms of rigidity?
-LEADPIPE
-COGWHEEL
What are examples of abnormal tone?
-SPASTICITY (VELOCITY DEPENDENT)
-CLONUS (NON VELOCITY DEPENDENT)
Euphoria?
ACTING AS EVERYTHING IS OK. NOT UNCOMMON WITH TBI & MS. ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES THE BRAIN
How to you assess for orientation?
A&O X 3

(PERSON, PLACE, TIME)
Ability and inability to calculate?
ACALCULIA/DYSCALCULIA
How do you assess for long term memory?
ASK ABOUT DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH, SCHOOLS ATTENDED, DATE OF MARRIAGE, ETC...
How do you assess short term memory?
1) GIVE PT 3 WORDS
2 ASK FOR WORDS IN 5 MINUTES
3) ASK AGAIN IN 30 MINUTES
Alert?
AWAKE, ATTENTIVE, INTERACTIONS NORMAL AND APPROPRIATE
Obtunded?
DIFFICULT TO AROUSE FROM SOMNOLENT STATE, FREQUENTLY CONFUSED, REPEATED STIMULATION
Stupor?
SEMICOMATOSE, RESPONDS ONLY TO STRONG, REPEATED, GENERALLY NOXIOUS STIMULUS
Coma?
CANNOT BE AROUSED BY ANY TYPE OF STIMULATION
Levels of consciousness?
-ALERT
-LETHARGIC
-OBTUNDED
-COMA
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