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Nur 245 Neurologic System Notes
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Neurologic System12 cranial nerves
31 spinal nerves
Vocab
Babinski reflex --> normal reflex in infants. Sole of the foot is stroked, and the big toe
moves upward
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Kernig reflex --> symptom of meningitis. Stiffness of the hamstrings causes an inability to
straighten the leg
Brudzinski reflex --> symptom of meningitis. Severe neck stiffness that causes a patient
hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed
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Flaccidity --> lack of firmness, the muscle is not working because of a nerve
Dermatome --> area of skin that is connected to and supplied by one spinal nerve
Romberg test --> determines if balance issues are related to the function of your dorsal
column by removing the visual components that contribute to maintaining balance (closing
your eyes)
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Spastic hemiparesis --> one half of the body is affected with weakness but is not
paralyzed
Paralysis stereognosis --> the inability to identify the shape and form of an object
Graphesthesia --> ability to recognize symbols when they are traced on the skin
Cerebella ataxia --> poor muscle control that causes clumsy voluntary movements and
poor balance
Spasticity --> an abnormal increase in muscle tone or stiffness of muscle interfering with
movement, speech, and pain
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Glasgow coma scale --> described the extent of impaired consciousness in trauma
(stroke) patients
Cerebellum --> controls balance
Infant reflexes
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