Section 8 Cases

Question 1

Sensory and motor deficits along one dermatome and myotome is ____

Answer 1

Radiculopathy

Question 2

Flaccid paralysis and specific sensory loss = ____

Answer 2

Peripheral nerve lesion

Question 3

Loss of protopathic on left localize to___

Answer 3

RT ALS tract

Question 4

what could causes LMN signs and UMN signs?

Answer 4

tumor in spinal cord!

pressing on nerve roots (LMN)
also pressing on descending/ascending tracts (UMN)

Question 5

Bilateral propathic loss suggests

Answer 5

anterior white commisure damage

Question 6

Bilateral cranial nerve symptoms suggests

Answer 6

tumor in brain stem

Question 7

miosis is

Answer 7

constriction of the pupil

Question 8

decerebrate posturing localizes to

Answer 8

pons

Question 9

common cause of locked in syndrome?

Answer 9

infarct of basilar artery (blocking blood supply to pons)

Question 10

Motor and sensory together without language signs =

Answer 10

posterior limb of internal capsule

Question 11

internal strabismus suggests ___

Answer 11

abduscens

Question 12

rombergs sign points to

Answer 12

sensory ataxia and NOT cerebellar ataxia (if patient is unsteady with open eyes, that suggests cerebellar ataxia)