A __________ hemorrhage is less common and is due to an aneurysm between the base of the cerebral cortex and the arachnoid layer of the meninges. Symptoms include sudden severe headache, nausea and vomiting, sudden loss of consciousness, and focal seizures.
Mixed group of paralytic neuromotor disorders of infancy and childhood; due to damage to cerebral cortex from a developmental defect, intrauterine meningitis or encephalitis, birth trauma, anoxia, or kernicterus. (2 words).
Initially after a stroke an arm or leg may be flaccid, ultimately will develop
(Lower motor neuron problem) Decreased muscle tone or hypotonia; muscle feels limp, soft, and flabby; muscle is weak and easily fatigued; limb feels like a rag doll
Brush the infant's cheek near the mouth, the infant turns mouth to that side. What reflex?
Weak pelvic muscles are a sign of _______ ________
The ________ nerve is primarily responsible for sensation, so the lack of blinking when the cornea is touched with a piece of cotton can be indicative of an abnormality of this nerve
The gait that you might observe in a patient with alcohol or barbiturate effect on cerebellum; cerebellar tumor; multiple sclerosis
_________stroke is a sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain and accounts for 87% of all strokes
A baby raises the head and arches the back, this reflex is gone by 18 months.
Have the person assume a supine position, with the knees slightly bent. Use the handle end of the reflex hammer, a wood applicator tip, or the end of a split tongue blade to stroke the skin. Move from each corner of the abdomen toward the midline at both the upper and lower abdominal levels (Fig. 23-38). The normal response is __________ contraction of the abdominal muscle.
_______ ____ is important to reduce the risks of neural tube defects.