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What is Neuropraxia?
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Function of axon may be compromised without any physical injury. aka, sleepy foot
Can be caused by alcohol intoxication |
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What is axonotmesis?
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Axons are disrupted by still remain in tact by CT. Nerve traction or crush injuries can cause this
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What is Neurotmesis?
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Axon and CT both disrupted
Caused by cutting trauma |
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Muscle atrophy, fibrotic tissue replaces muscle that is lost. What causes this?
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Trophic factors
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How long will it take for muscle to lose ability to regenerate?
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12-24 months
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Rate of regeneration
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1inch/month
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T/F there are no effective ways to prevent irreversible muscle degeneration for long periods of time
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True
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Sensory axons are usually faster than motor axon regeneration, true or false
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True
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Peramanent loss of sensory structures typically lost at
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6 months. So faster than motor loss
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Typical nerve that is used for grafting
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sural antebrachial cutaneous
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What is CNS autolysis?
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The process has been implicated in the progresive worsening of some injuries to the CNS, particularly spinal cord injury but also stroke
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How to treat CNS autolysis?
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Current treatment is
Methylpredisnolone asap Sometimes they try to lower the body temperature to reduce some of the initial injury response |
