neurological

inability to use an object correctly

inability to carry out a puroseful activity

• aka hyperreflexia
• occurs with spinal lesions above T6
• some causes include distended bladder, or impacted rectum

paroxysmal htn, bradycardia, excessive sweating, facial flushing, nasal congestion, pilomotor responses, headache

• dorsiflexion of the ankle and great toe with fanning of the other toes elicited by firmly stroking the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot
• indicates a disruption of the pyramidal tract

• flexion of the head that causes flexion of both thighs at the hips and knee flexion
• indicates meningeal irritation

• stiff extension of one or both arms and possibly the legs
• indicates brainstem lesion

• flexure of one or both arms on the chest and possible stiff extension of the legs
• indicates a nonfunctioning cortex

no motor response display in any extremity

• assesses neurological condition
• scale of 1-15
• less than 8 indicates that coma is present

• insertion of pins or screws into the clients skull and application of a circular fixation device and halo jacket or cast
• used to immobilize the cervial spine

blindness in half of the visual field

blindness in the same visual field of both eyes

• can impede circulation to brain
• absorption of cerebrospinal fluid can affect the functioning of nerve cells
• can lead to brainstem compression and death

• flexure of the thigh and knee to right anges
• when they are extended, it causes spasm of the hamstring and pain
• indicates meningeal irritation

• stiff neck
• flexion of the neck onto the chest causes intense pain

tongs inserted into the outer aspect of teh clients skull, just above the ears, with application of traction

• aka neurogenic shock
• sudden depression of reflex activity in spinal cord below the level of injury (areflexia)
• occurs withing first hr of injury and lasts days to months

• diagnoses myasthenia gravis
• also differentiates myasthenic crisis and cholinergic crisis

• aka neglect syndrome
• client is unaware or doesnt use their paralyzed side after a stroke

• consists of left and right hemispheres
• governs sensory and motor activity, and though and learning

• outer gray layer
• divided into 5 lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, limbic
• responsible for conscious activities of cerebrum

• broccas area for speech
• morals, emotions, reasoning and judgements, concentration and abstraction

• interpretation of taste, pain, touch, temp, and pressure
• spatial perception

• auditory center
• wernickes area for sensory and speech

visual area

• emotional and visceral patterns for survival
• learning and memory

cell bodies in white matter that assist the cerebral cortex in producing smooth voluntary movements

divided into thalamus and hypothalamus

• relays sensory impulses to cortex
• provides pain gate
• part of reticular activating system

• regulates autonomic responses of the parasympathetic nervous systems
• redulates stress response, sleep, appetite, body temp, fluid balance, and emotions
• responsible for production of hormones by the pit gland and hypothalmus