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Spinal Cord Injury & Glasgow Coma Scale
Spinothalamic Tracts
- Ascending Pathway (Sensory)
- Lateral
- Temperature
- Pain
- Anterior
- Crude Touch
- Pressure
- Decussates at Anterior White Commisure
- Lesion
- Contralateral Anesthesia
2 mins
Posterior Column (Dorsal Column)
- Ascending Pathway (Sensory)
- Sensations
- Proprioception
- Fine Touch
- Pressure
- Vibration Sensation
- Anatomy
- Dorsal Root
- Fasciculus Cuneatus
- Arms
- Fasciculus Gracilis
- Lower Limbs
- Lesions
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Tabes Dorsalis
2 mins
Types of Head Injuries
- Open Head Injury
- Linear Fracture
- Comminuted Fracture
- Depressed Fracture
- Open Fracture
- Basilar Skull Fracture
- Closed Head Injury
- Coup and Contrecoup
- Brain Contusion
- Concussion
2 mins
Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment
- Assessment
- Change in LOC
- Personality Changes
- Amnesia
- Increased Intracranial Pressure
- Diplopia
- Posturing
- Location of Injury
- Basilar Skull Fracture
- Halo or Ring Sign
- Considerations
- Intracranial Bleeding
2 mins
Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Assessment
- Change in LOC
- Headache
- Cushings Triad
- Irregular Respirations
- Widening Pulse Pressure
- Bradycardia
- Projectile Vomiting
- Abnormal Pupils
- Papilledema
- Posturing
2 mins
Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Interventions
- Interventions
- Elevate Head Of Bed
- Foley Catheter
- Mannitol (Osmitrol)
- High Dose Barbiturates
- Passive Hyperventilation
- Dexamethasone (Neoplasm or Infection)
- Considerations
- Neuro Assessment
- Maintain Normal Temperature
- Avoid Activities That Increase ICP
- Intracranial Monitoring System
2 mins
Types of Strokes
- Warning Signs
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit (RIND)
- Types
- Ischemic
- Thrombotic
- Atherosclerosis
- Embolic
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Hemorrhagic
- Severe Hypertension
3 mins
Right Hemisphere Stroke Assessment
- Opposite Side Weakness (Hemiplegia)
- Poor Proprioception
- Disoriented to Person, Place, Time
- Can't Recognize Faces (Prosopagnosia)
- Loss of Judgement and Awareness
- Impulsiveness
- Personality Changes
- Tonal Hearing Loss
2 mins
Left Hemisphere Stroke Assessment
- Opposite Side Weakness (Hemiplegia)
- Side to Side Discrimination
- Aphasia
- Agraphia
- Slow Performance
- Aware of Deficits
- Anxiety
- Depression
2 mins
Hydrocephalus
- Cause
- Increased CSF in Ventricles of Brain
- Assessment
- Signs of Increased ICP
- Infant Assessment
- High Pitched Cry
- Irritability
- Opisthotonus
- Increased Head Circumference
- Bulging Fontanel
- Setting Sun Sign
- Interventions
- Seizure Precautions
- Elevate HOB
- CSF Shunt
2 mins
Brachial Plexus Roots
- C5 through T1
- Long Thoracic Nerve
- Dorsal Scapular Nerve
43 secs
Brachial Plexus Trunks
- Superior Trunk
- Suprascapular Nerve
- Middle Trunk
- Inferior Trunk
1 min
Brachial Plexus Divisions
- Anterior (Division)
- Posterior (Division)
27 secs
Brachial Plexus Cords
- Lateral Cord
- Lateral Pectoral Nerve
- Posterior Cord
- Upper Subscapular Nerve
- Thoracodorsal Nerve
- Lower Subscapular Nerve
- Medial Cord
- Medial Pectoral Nerve
- Medial Cutaneous Nerve of Arm and Forearm
1 min
Brachial Plexus Branches
- Musculocutaneous Nerve
- Axillary Nerve
- Radial Nerve
- Median Nerve
- Ulnar Nerve
56 secs
Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)
- Tic Douloureux
- Cranial Nerve V - Trigeminal Nerve
- Characteristics
- Stabbing Unilateral Facial Pain
- Facial Spasms
- Psychological Disturbances
- More Common in Women > 60 Years Old
- DIAGNOSIS
- Diagnosis by Clinical Impression
- MRI
- Treatment
- Carbamazepine
- Surgery As Last Resort
3 mins
CN V
- Trigeminal Nerve
- Sensory
- Facial Sensation
- Motor Function (Via Mandibular Nerve)
- Mastication Muscles
1 min
Cranial Nerve Function
- Sensory
- CN I
- CN II
- CN VIII
- Motor
- CN III
- CN IV
- CN VI
- CN XI
- CN XII
- Both
- CN V
- CN VII
- CN IX
- CN X
1 min
CN V Motor Lesion
- CN V motor lesion
- Jaw Deviates Toward Side of Lesion
- Unopposed Force From The Opposite Pterygoid Muscle
- Muscles of Mastication
56 secs
CN X
- Vagus Nerve
- Sensory
- Aortic Arch Chemoreceptors and Baroreceptors
- Taste from Epiglottic Region
- Motor
- Swallowing
- Palate Elevation
- Talking
- Coughing
- Midline Uvula
1 min
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