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Cerebral vasculature Flashcards

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What is the blood supply to the brain?

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Vertebral artery
Internal carotid artery
Common carotid artery

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What is the venous drainage of the brain?

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Cerebral veins -> venous sinuses in the dura mater -> internal jugular vein

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Which sinus does blood from the great cerebral vein drain into?

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Straight sinus

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4
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Features of extradural haemorrhage

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Trauma

Immediate clinical effects

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Features of subdural haemorrhage

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Trauma

Delayed clinical effects

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Features of subarachnoid haemorrhage

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Ruptured aneurysms

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Features of intracerebral haemorrhage

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Spontaneous hypertensive

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Stroke is also known as cardiovascular accident. What is the difference between a CVA and a transient ischaemic attack (TIA)?

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TIA resolves within 24hrs, whereas a CVA will be more than 24hrs

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9
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What are the risk factors for stroke? (5)

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Age
Hypertension
Cardiac disease
Smoking
Diabetes Mellitus
(CHADS)
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Anterior cerebral artery symptoms

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Paralysis of contralateral structures
—- leg > arm+face
Disturbance of intellect, executive function and judgement
Loss of appropriate social behaviour

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Middle cerebral artery symptoms

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"Classic stroke"
Contralateral hemiplegia
----- arm > leg
Hemianopia
Contralateral hemisensory deficits
Aphasia if L sided lesion
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Posterior cerebral artery symptoms

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Homonymous heminopia

Visual agnosia

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13
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What are the pyramidal tracts?

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Corticobulbar

Corticospinal

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14
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Where do the pyramidal tracts travel?

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Pass through the pyramids of the medulla

Motor cortex to spinal cord or cranial nerve in brainstem

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What do the pyramidal tracts control?

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Voluntary movements of the body and face

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What are the extrapyramidal tracts?

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Rubrospinal
Tectospinal
Reticulospinal
Vestibulospinal

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17
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Where do the extrapyramidal tracts travel to?

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Brainstem nuclei to spinal cord

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18
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What do the extrapyramidal tracts control?

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Involuntary movements for balance, posture and locomotion

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19
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What innervates the axial musculature?

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Anterior corticospinal tract

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20
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What innervates limb control?

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Lateral corticospinal tract

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What is the corticobulbar tract responsible for?

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Voluntary movements of the face (and neck)

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Function of the vestibulospinal tract

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Stabilises head during body movements
Coordinates head movements with eye movements
Mediates postural adjustments

23
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Function of reticulospinal tract

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Changes in muscle tone associated with voluntary movement

Postural stability

24
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Function of tectospinal tract

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Orientation of head and neck during eye movements

25
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Function of rubrospinal tract

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Innervates lower motor neurons of flexors of the upper limb

26
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Negative signs of upper motor neuron lesion

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Loss of voluntary motor function
Paresis - graded weakness of movement
Paralysis

27
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Positive signs of upper motor neuron lesion

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Increased abnormal motor function due to loss of inhibitory descending inputs
Spasticity
Hyper-reflexia
Clonus
Babinski's sign
28
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What is apraxia?

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Disorder of skilled movement
Commonly due to lesion of inferior parietal lobe or frontal lobe => motor areas
Common causes include stroke and dementia

29
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Signs of lower motor neuron lesion

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Weakness
Hypotonia
Hyporeflexia
Muscle atrophy
Fasciculations
Fibrillations
30
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What are fasciculations?

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damaged motor units produce spontaneous action potentials -> twitch

31
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What are fibrillations?

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spontaneous twitching of individual muscle fibres

32
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What is motor neuron disease?

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Progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the motor system

33
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What is ALS?

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Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis

34
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What is the function of the basal ganglia?

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Decision to move
Elaborating associated movements
Moderating and coordinating movements
Performing movements in order

35
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What is the basal ganglia made up of?

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Caudate nucleus
Putamen
External Globus Pallidus
Nucleus accumbens
Subthalamic nuclei
Substania nigra
Ventral pallidum
36
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What is Parkinsons?

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Degeneration of dopaminergic neurons that originate in the substantia nigra and project to the striatum

37
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Signs of Parkinsons disease

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Bradykinesia
Akinesia
Hypomimic face
Rigidity (cog-wheel)
Tremor at rest
38
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What is Huntington’s disease?

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Degeneration of GABAergic neurons in the striatum. caudate and then in the putamen

39
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Signs of Huntington’s disease

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Choreic movements
Speech impairment
Difficulty swallowing
Unsteady gait
Cognitive decline
Dementia
40
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What is ballism?

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Sudden uncontrolled flinging of limbs and occurs contralaterally
Usually from stoke affecting subthalamic nucleus

41
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What does the vestibulocerebellum do?

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Regulates gait, posture and equillibrium

Coordination of head movements with eye movements

42
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A tumour at the vestibulocerebellum can lead to…

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Gait ataxia and tendency to fall

43
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What does the spinocerebellum do?

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Coordinates speech
Adjusts muscle tone
Coordinates limb movements

44
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Degenerative and atrophy (chronic alcoholism) of the spinocerebellum leads to…

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Wide gait and stance

45
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Degenerative and atrophy (chronic alcoholism) of the spinocerebellum leads to…

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Wide gait and stance

46
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What does the cerebrocerebellum do?

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Coordinates skilled movements
Cognitive function
Attention
Processing language
Emotional control
47
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Damage to the cerebrocerebellum leads to…

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tremor and affects speech

48
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What is Babinski’s sign?

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When the sole of the foot is stimulated with a blunt instrument, the big toe curls upwards
Associated with upper motor neuron lesion

49
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What is clonus?

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Involuntary and rhythmic muscle contractions
Loss of descending inhibitions
Associated with upper motor neuron lesion

50
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What is recruitment?

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Smaller units are recruited first
As more force is required, more units are required
Allows fine control

51
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What is rate coding?

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BRS (3 decks)

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