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use a lower hertz tuning fork, put it on a bony prominence & have them tell
you when & where it's felt.
CNXII
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, 4 assessments:
1. inspect tongue
2. movement side to side nose to chin
3. tongue against cheek; pressing
4. say l, t, d, n
CNIX
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tastes on the posterior 3rd of the tongue. eval of the vagus nerve for
nasopharyngeal sensation (gag reflex) & the motor function of swallowing
primary sensory functions
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superficial touch & pain; temp, vibration on joints, joint position
cortical sensory functions
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stereognosis, 2 pt discriminication, extinction phenomenon, graphesthesia,
point location
, What is affected when a pt can't recognize objects by touch?
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it is a parietal lobe lesion & the pt is suffering from tactile agnosia.
graphesthesia
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tracing a letter, number, or shape on the palm of the hand
Explain stereognosis.
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identification of an object in the hand.
How is each sensory discrimination procedure tested?
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with the patient's eyes closed, test side to side.