Neuro

Question 1

Brudzinski sign
(Flex pts neck by pulling up the Back of their head - think Back of head and Brudzinski)

Answer 1

Flex patient’s neck and it causes involuntary hip flexion

Question 2

What CN when damaged by shingles can cause blindness?

Answer 2

Ophthalmic division of CN 5 (the trigeminal nerve)

Question 3

What cranial nerve may be affected by Bell’s Palsy?

Answer 3

The facial nerve - CN7

Question 4

Trigeminal neuralgia affects what CN?

Answer 4

CN5