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13 Cards in this Set
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What is the difference between lethargy, stupor, and coma?
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- all are alterations in consciousness
- lethargy= single stimulus to respond - stupor= continuous stimulus to respond - coma= no response |
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Define causalgia
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Burning sensation
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Define photopsias and what causes it
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- bright flashes caused by the ganglia cell in the retina discharging
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What are some symptoms of primary muscle disease?
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- bilateral,symmetrical, and proximal (girdle muscles), muscles may be atrophied
- normal reflexes |
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What are symptoms of peripheral nerve disease?
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- weakness, sensory loss in affected nerve, loss of reflex in that area
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What are symptoms of symmetrical polyneuropathy?
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- begins distal lower limbs, sensory/motor/both may be involved
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What are symptoms of nerve root disease?
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- shooting pain in the affected root area
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What are symptoms of spinal cord diseas?
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- sensory and motor impairment with impairment at and below the lesion
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What are symptoms of brainstem disease?
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- deficits in CN with cerebellar problems
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What are symptoms of cerebellum disease?
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- ipslateral limb problems, trunk, wide gait, dysarthria
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What are symptoms of disease in diencephalon/cerebral hemisphere?
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- contralateral problems in memory, language, apraxia
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What does the course of illness looklike when blood supply is interrupted (apoplectiform illness)
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abrupt onset, recovery variable
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What does the course of illness look like for Multiple Sclerosis?
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slow and incomplete improvement with relapses
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