Sophia Shared "Neurodegenerative" - 15 Picmonics
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Neurodegenerative
Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT) (Formerly Known as Bobath Approach)
- Population
- CNS Disorders
- Principles
- Abnormal Patterns
- Spasticity and Hyperactive Reflexes
- Adaptive Features
- Postural Alignment and Control
- Correct Movement Patterns
- Interventions
- Alter Muscle Tone and Create Optimal Postural Alignment
- Prevent Maladaptive Movement
- Guided Sensorimotor Experiences
- Grading
3 mins
Rood Frame of Reference
- Bottom-Up Approach
- Population
- All Populations
- CNS Disorders
- Principles
- Normalize Muscle Tone
- Repetition
- Ontogenetic Developmental Sequences
- Controlled Sensory Stimulation
- Muscle Responses
- Techniques
- Facilitatory Technique
- Tactile Stimulation
- Thermal Facilitation (Icing)
- Inhibitory Technique
- Light Joint Compression
- Slow Stroking
4 mins
Brunnstrom Movement Therapy Frame of Reference
- Population
- Stroke or Motor Control Deficits
- Concepts
- Primitive Synergistic Patterns
- Limb Synergies and Primitive Reflexes
- Normal Patterns of Movements
- 6 Stages of Recovery
- Stage 1:
- Flaccidity
- Stage 2:
- Spasticity Appears
- Stage 3:
- Increased Spasticity
- Stage 4:
- Decreased Spasticity
- Stage 5:
- Complex Movement Returns
- Stage 6:
- Spasticity Disappears
- Intervention
- Normal Function Returns
- Intervention
- Goals of Treatment
5 mins
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
- Goal
- Improve ROM
- Indication
- Weak Postural Muscles
- Mechanism
- Diagonal Movements
- Patterns
- D1 Flexion
- D1 Extension
- D2 Flexion
- D2 Extension
- Methods
- Contract-Relax
- Hold-Relax-Swing
- Contract-Relax-Antagonist-Contract
2 mins
Alzheimer's Disease Interventions
- Diagnostic Tests
- PET Scan and CT
- Mini-Mental State Examination
- Interventions
- Drug Therapy
- Safe Environment
- Moderate Exercise
- Behavioral Modification
- Assistance with Functional Independence
- Assistance and Support for Caregiver
2 mins
Functional Incontinence
- Symptoms
- Increased Urinary Volume
- Unable to Timely Urinate
- Pathophysiology
- Dementia
- Excessive Alcohol Consumption
- Immobility
- Treatment
- Scheduled Voiding
1 min
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Assessment
- Assessment
- Ascending Paralysis
- Muscle Weakness
- Paresthesias (Pins and Needles)
- Diplopia
- Difficulty Speaking
- Dysphagia
- Labile Blood Pressure
- Loss of Bowel and Bladder Control
- Considerations
- Aggressive Airway Management
2 mins
Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning Scale
- Total Assistance
- Level I - No Response
- Level II - Generalized Response
- Level III - Localized Response
- Maximal Assistance
- Level IV - Confused/Agitated
- Level V - Confused, Inappropriate Non-Agitated
- Moderate Assistance
- Level VI - Confused, Appropriate
- Minimal Assistance for Daily Living Skills
- Level VII - Automatic, Appropriate
- Stand-By Assistance
- Level VIII - Purposeful, Appropriate with Stand-by Assistance
- Stand-By Assistance on Request
- Level IX - Purposeful, Appropriate with Stand-by Assistance on Request
- Modified Independent
- Level X - Modified Purposeful, Appropriate
- Mnemonic
- No General Localizes Aggresively Inappropriate Apples Automatically on Purpose
4 mins
Huntington's Disease Assessment and Interventions
- Assessment
- Decreased GABA
- Appears around Age 40
- Slow Cognitive Decline
- Choreiform Movements
- Non Repetitive Jerks
- Interventions
- Neuroleptics
- Tetrabenazine
- Genetic Counseling
- Considerations
- Stages of Disease
- High Calorie Diet
2 mins
Multiple Sclerosis Assessment
- Cause/Mechanism
- Nerve Fiber Demyelination
- Assessment
- Motor Issues
- Cerebellar Signs
- Fatigue
- Paresthesias
- Spasticity
- Urinary Incontinence
- Optic Neuritis
- Considerations
- Women Between 20-50 Years Old
- Relapse and Remission of Symptoms
2 mins
Parkinson's Disease Assessment
- Assessment
- Decreased Dopamine
- Older Adult
- Cogwheel Rigidity
- Bradykinesia
- Shuffling Gait
- Resting Tremor
- Pill-Rolling
- Mask-Like Face
- Cognitive Decline
2 mins
Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Acute Loss of Lumbar Plexus Function
- Surgical Emergency
- Saddle Anesthesia
- Causes
- Inflammatory Disorders
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trauma
- Lesions
- Symptoms
- Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
- Sciatica
- Diagnosis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Clinical
1 min
Lewy Body Dementia
- Pathophysiology
- Unknown Etiology
- Decreased Acetylcholine
- Alpha-synuclein Defect
- Eosinophilic Cytoplasmic Inclusion
- Signs and Symptoms
- Visual Hallucinations
- Progressive Dementia
- Fluctuating Cognition
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Parkinsonism
- Treatment
- Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
3 mins
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Assessment
- Progressive Muscle Weakness
- Systemic Muscle Wasting
- Fasciculations
- Spasticity
- Fatigue
- Considerations
- Riluzole (Rilutek)
- Stretching
- Little to No Cognitive Decline
- Respiratory Support
- Palliative Care
2 mins
Delirium
- Mechanism
- Rapid Onset
- Reversible
- Assessment
- Hallucinations
- Decline in Cognition
- Short Attention Span
- Rapid Speech
- Change in Activity Level
- Mood Swings
2 mins
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