Brain Tumours, Neurological Infections, Neuroplasticity Flashcards
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Risk factors of brain infections
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- immunocompromised states, including AIDS.
- Inflamation due to disease
- Poverty and deprivation
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Meningitis
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- inflammation of pita and arachnoid mater.
- infection due to CSF
- increased levels of white blood cells
3
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Symptoms
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- fever
- headache
- neck stiffness
- photophobia
- Photophobia
4
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Types of meningitis
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- bacterial
- aseptic (viral)
- Tuberculous
5
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Neurological Exminations
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- Case history
- visual inspection
- mental state (conversation)
- motor functions and sensory tests
6
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Bacterial meningitis
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Acute, transmission through respiratory droplets
MENINGACOCCOL
7
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Tuberculous meningitis
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Chronic, rare except common on HIV
8
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Aseptic Meningitis
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Eneterovirruses, mumps
Lives in intestinal tract
9
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Encephalitis
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Infection to the brain e.g. herpes simplex, measles, mumps
10
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Herpes simplex virus
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- cold sore virus
- lays dormant in the ganglion of the Trigeminal cranial nerve
11
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Astrocytes
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Nutrition and repair
12
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Oligodencytes
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Support/insulation of axons via myelin sheath
13
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Ependymocytes
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Production of CSF
14
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Microglia
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Immune defense in CNS
15
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Intrinsic cerebral tumours
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Within meninges, typically from abnormal cell division e.g. glial cells
