CNUR 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Peripheral Nervous System, Frontal Lobe, Temporal Lobe
11 Feb 2020
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Cnur 107 notes week 10 (neurological system) Anatomy and physiology: central nervous system, brain, cerebral cortex (cerebrum): frontal lobe (personality, behaviour, emotion, intellectual function), temporal lobe (hearing, taste, smell), Incoordination: headache, head injury, dizziness or vertigo, seizures, tremors, weakness, numbness or tingling, difficulty swallowing, difficulty speaking, significant past history, environmental and occupational hazards, additional for older adults, risk for falls, cognitive function, tremor, vision. Types of neurological exams: screening, complete, neurological re-check. Mental status exam (mmse, moca: brainstem function, cranial nerve examination, motor and cerebellar function, strength, movement, gait, posture. Inspect and palpate muscles size, strength, tone, involuntary movements (twitch, spasms, rigidity: cerebellar function: balance tests gait, tandem walking (heel-to-toe), C8), brachioradialis (c5-c6), patellar (l2-l4), achilles (l5-s2: testing biceps reflex. Testing patellar: testing achilles, superficial, abdominal reflexes umbilicus shifts toward stimulus, plantar reflex toes flex, cremasteric reflex (*not routinely tested) testicle on same side of stimulation rises.
