Neurological conditions, motor control concepts, and neuro rehabilitation approaches tested on the NPTE neuromuscular domain.
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- Which cerebral artery is most commonly occluded in ischemic stroke?
- The middle cerebral artery (MCA)
- What is the classic weakness pattern in a middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke?
- Contralateral face and arm weakness greater than leg weakness
- What is the classic weakness pattern in an anterior cerebral artery (ACA) stroke?
- Contralateral leg weakness greater than arm weakness
- What visual deficit is characteristic of a posterior cerebral artery (PCA) stroke?
- Contralateral homonymous hemianopia
- Where is Broca's area located?
- Posterior inferior frontal gyrus (frontal lobe)
- What are the speech characteristics of Broca's aphasia?
- Nonfluent, effortful speech with relatively preserved comprehension
- Where is Wernicke's area located?
- Posterior superior temporal gyrus (temporal lobe)
- What are the speech characteristics of Wernicke's aphasia?
- Fluent but nonsensical speech with poor auditory comprehension
- Lacunar strokes are most strongly associated with which chronic condition?
- Chronic hypertension causing small vessel disease
- What does ASIA Impairment Scale grade A indicate?
- Complete injury: no motor or sensory function preserved in sacral segments S4-S5
- What does ASIA Impairment Scale grade B indicate?
- Sensory incomplete: sensory but no motor function is preserved below the neurological level, including S4-S5
- What does ASIA Impairment Scale grade C indicate?
- Motor incomplete: motor function is preserved below the level, and more than half of key muscles below the level grade less than 3
- What does ASIA Impairment Scale grade D indicate?
- Motor incomplete: motor function is preserved below the level, and at least half of key muscles below the level grade 3 or more
- What does ASIA Impairment Scale grade E indicate?
- Normal motor and sensory function
- What causes Brown-Sequard syndrome?
- Hemisection (one-sided injury) of the spinal cord