NSE 13A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Spinothalamic Tract, Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Cranial Nerves
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Family history i. e. seizures, musical dystrophy, cerebral palsy. Three types of neurological exams decide which type to use: screening neurological examination, complete neurological examination, neurological recheck examination. Use the following sequence for the complete neurological examination: Mental health (winter week 8, chapter 6) Ask client to sit up with the head at your eye level. Pathway of the central nervous system: motor pathways pg. Corticospinal or pyramidal tract muscle tone and body movements. Upper and lower motor neurons what carries the information. Rapid alternating movements [ram], finger to finger test, finger to nose test, heel to shin test. Pathway of the central nervous system: sensory pathways pg. Spinothalamic tract pain, temperature, or crude like touch. Posterior (dorsal) columns position, vibration, and touch. Contains sensory fibres that transmit pain, temperature and crude of light tough. Thalamus third sensory neuron carrying message to sensory cortex for full interpretation. *move distal to proximal and compare sides bilaterally*