Neuro Jeopardy

Inability to move one side of the body with 3+ reflexes on that side indicate _____ muscle tone

Patients in liver failure have these claw-like retractions of the hands when asked to extend them parallel and away from the body

This technique, often confused as a balance assessment, actually assesses proprioception (in cerebellum)

The part of the brain responsible for planning, concentration, problem solving, and memory:

Unintentional undirected movements of one side of the body:

when the patient’s feet are wide-based, with a staggering gait, lurching from side to side, often accompanied by swaying of the trunk (capt. jack sparrow)

Though technically a disease, this finding is often mistaken as a stroke, but it usually resolves on its own and never causes hemiplegia.:

These are normal in infants, and disappear in adulthood, and re emerge with frontal lesion:

13. The Cerebrum, the spinal chord, and the peripheral nerves:

Processes and analyzes somatosensory information to provide meaning and understanding to stimulus:

A degenerative disease of the CNS, often genetic, that results in a progressive wasting of the muscles, and ultimately death:

This disease of old age is characterized by repetition on and the inability to record memories

Stooped posture, slowed finger taps, muscle rigidity, and frequent falls:

An autoimmune disorder of the CNS that results in progressive demyelination:

The brain tumor with the worst chance of survival:

Weight loss despite adequate caloric intake and good appetite may suggest what neurological disease?

This technique assesses rapid movements of the eye and may indicate problems in the midbrain.

If a patient is moving with or against you during muscle tone examination, they are exhibiting ______. You should document the type as ______ or ________:

Before selecting a test for cognitive testing, what piece of social history should you always obtain? : educational background

Muscle jerks that feel like falling right before you enter sleep:

Responsible for turning the head, shrug shoulders, and some speech (phonation):

Stimulates the muscles that produce speech and words.: