Basic Neurology Flashcards
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UMN below
LMN at the level
2
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Spinothalamic
3
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hemi-cord lesion
4
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loss of fine touch/proprioception with pain and temperature retained (dorsal column damage only)
5
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precentral gyrus (frontal cortex)
6
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Anterior horn cells
7
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Medullary pyramids
8
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[basicNeuro]: what does ‘pyramidal’ fibres refer to
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those motor fibres that pass through the medullary pyramids
9
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CNS motor fibres relating to basal ganglia
10
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initiation
maintenance of movement
11
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extensor
12
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flexors
13
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velocity dependent (spasticity) non uniform (spasticity)
14
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+ve (plantars upgoing)
15
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