Neuro Questions

2. Trigeminal neuralgia

A 45-year-old client is admitted with excruciating paroxysmal facial pain. He reports that the episodes occur most often after feeling cold drafts and drinking cold beverages. Based on these findings, the nurse determines that the client is most likely suffering from which neurologic disorder? 1. Bell's palsy 2. Trigeminal neuralgia 3. Migraine headache 4. Angina pectoris

3. Temporal lobe

Damage to which area of the brain results in receptive aphasia? 1. Parietal lobe 2. Occipital lobe 3. Temporal lobe 4. Frontal lobe

4. cranial nerves IX and X.

During recovery from a stroke, a client is given nothing by mouth to help prevent aspiration. To determine when the client is ready for a liquid diet, the nurse assesses the client's swallowing ability once per shift. This assessment evaluates: 1. cranial nerves I and II. 2. cranial nerves III and V. 3. cranial nerves VI and VIII. 4. cranial nerves IX and X.

2. Nuchal rigidity 3. Positive Brudzinski's sign 4. Positive Kernig's sign 6. Photophobia

The nurse is assessing a 2-year-old client diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. Which of the following signs and symptoms of meningeal irritation is the nurse likely to observe? (Select all that apply) 1. Generalized seizures 2. Nuchal rigidity 3. Positive Brudzinski's sign 4. Positive Kernig's sign 5. Babinski reflex 6. Photophobia

1. Kernig's sign

The nurse is assessing a client with meningitis. The nurse places the client in a supine position and flexes the client's leg at the hip and knee. The nurse notes resistance when straightening the knee and the client reports pain. The nurse documents what neurologic sign as positive? 1. Kernig's sign 2. Babinski's reflex 3. Brudzinski's sign 4. Lichtheim's sign

2. Cranial nerve III 3. Cranial nerve IV 5. Cranial nerve VI

The nurse is assessing a client's extraocular eye movements as part of the neurologic examination. Which cranial nerves are the nurse assessing? (Select all that apply) 1. Cranial nerve II 2. Cranial nerve III 3. Cranial nerve IV 4. Cranial nerve V 5. Cranial nerve VI 6. Cranial nerve VIII

4. XII

The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a client. The nurse observes the client's tongue for symmetry, tremors, and strength, and assesses the client's speech. Which cranial nerve is the nurse assessing? 1. IV 2. IX 3. VI 4. XII

1. It cushions the brain and spinal cord.

What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)? 1. It cushions the brain and spinal cord. 2. It acts as an insulator to maintain a constant spinal fluid temperature. 3. It acts as a barrier to bacteria. 4. It produces cerebral neurotransmitters.