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CH30: Intracranial Neoplasms Flashcards

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In how many percent of cancer, the brain or its coverings are involved by neoplasm at some time in the course of illness? (p. 661)

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25%

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tumor- like formation that has its basis in maldevelopment and undergoes little change during the life of the host (p. 663)

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hamartoma

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viruses implicated tumors of the nervous system (p. 665)

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HPV, HepB, EBV, HTLV

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Edema wherein there is increased permeability of the capillary endothelial cells so that plasma proteins exude into the extracellular spaces (p. 666)

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Vasogenic edema

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All the cellular elements swell with fluid and there is a corresponding reduction in the extracellular fluid space (p. 667)

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Cytotoxic edema

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Type of vomiting wherein the patient vomit unexpectedly and forcibly without preceding nausea (p. 669)

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Projectile vomiting

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Gross pathology GBM (p. 670)

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mottled gray, red, orange or brown

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Natural history of GBM (p. 670)

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Fewer than 20% survive for 1 year; only 10% live beyond 2 years

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gene implicated in GBM (p. 671)

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tumor suppression gene on Chromosome 17p

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Stupp protocol (p. 672)

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75mg/m2 concurrently with radiotherapy after a hiatus of 4 weeks, give for 5 days every 28 days for 6 cycles

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How many percent of GBM will develop additional lesiosn at distant locations (p. 673)

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10%

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Tumor cells of low to intermediate- grade astrocytoma which is a useful diagnostic marker in biopsy specimen. (p. 673)

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GFAP

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Natural history of low- grade glioma (p. 674)

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grow slowly and eventually undergo malignant transformation

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Tumor that is pink-gray color and multilobar in form. It is relatively avascular and firm and has a tendency to encapsualte and form calcium and small cysts. (p. 677)

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Oligodendroglioma

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genes implicated in oligodendroglioma (p. 675)

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Chromosome 1p: high degree of responsiveness; Chromosome 19q: longer survival

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Chemotherapeutic treatment of oligodendroglioma (p. 676)

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PCV

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Most common glioma of the spinal cord (p. 676)

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Ependymoma

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Tumor described being found in 4th ventricle, graying pink, form, cauliflower growths (p. 676)

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Ependymoma

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Gene implicated with ependymoma (p. 676)

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RELA gene (becoming fused to an open reading frame of Ch11)

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Round or elongated nuclei, visible cytoplasmic membrane, and a characteristic tendency to encircle n another forming whorls and laminated calcific concretions (p. 677)

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Meningioma

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Most common type of meningioma (p. 677)

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Meningothelial

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How many percent of patients with ocular lymphoma will have cerebral involvement within the year? (p. 679)

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2/3

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Pinkish gray, soft, ill- defined infiltrative mass in the brain difficult to distinguish from astrocytoma (p. 679)

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Lymphoma

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Meningeal and cranial nerve lymphoma with similar characteristics to primary CNS lymphoma as complications of chronic lymphatic leukemia (p. 679)

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Ritcher transformation

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Tumor appears as a complication of an obscure medical condition such as salivary and lacrimal gland enlargement (p. 680)

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Mikulicz syndrome

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Predominant treatment in lymphoma patient with AIDS. (p. 681)

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Cranial irradiation

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Top 3 malignancies which is most prone to metastasize to the brain (p. 681)

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Melanoma, Testicular tumors, small cell tumors

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Almost half of intracranial metastatic cancer mets via hematogenous spread. (p. 681)

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Breast

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Hemorrhagic mets (p. 682)

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Melanoma, chorioepthelioma

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dose of radiation for malignant meningitis (p. 684)

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300cGy per day for 10days

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Systemic disease with prominent nodular pulmonary lesions, dermal and lymph nodes changes and in approximately 30 percent of cases, involvement of CNS (p. 686)

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lymphomatoid granulamotosis

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Castleman disease is precipatated by which virus (p. 686)

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HHV 8

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chromosome implicated in Medulloblastoma (p. 687)

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Ch17 distal to the p53region

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Medulloblastoma + mutations in the gene encoding a patched, the receptor for sonic hedgehog ligand (p. 687)

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Gorlin syndrome

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Medulloblastoma, consequence of mutations in DNA repair genes (p. 687)

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Turcot syndrome

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Overexpression of this is associated with poorer prognosis in medulloblastoma (p. 687)

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N-MYC

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Virus also implicated with medulloblastoma (p. 688)

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JC virus

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Distinctive radiographic appearance of medulloblastoma (p. 688)

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high T1 and T2, heterogenous enhancement, typical location adjacent to fourth vetricle

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Treatment of medulloblastoma (p. 688)

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surgery + resection + chemotherapy

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Most common soild tumor of childhood (p. 689)

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Neuroblastoma

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Treatment of neuroblastoma (p. 689)

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Depends on clinical staging

42
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Most common areas of papilloma of choroid plexus (p. 690)

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Lateral ventricle

43
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Involved in tumor induction of papillomas of choroid plexus (p. 690)

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oncogene T antigen of teh SV40 virus

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Most common type of pineal tumor (p. 691)

45
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large spherical epithelial cells separated by a network of reticular connective tissue and containing many lymphocytes (p. 691)

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Pineal germinoma

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dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum (p. 692)

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Lhermitte- Duclos disease

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Gangliocytoma appearance in imaging (p. 693)

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tiger striped

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Syndrome of multiple skin hamartomas, cancers of gynecologic, breast, and thyroid (p. 693)

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Cowden syndrome

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The radiographic appearance of small cyst, a cluster of several adjacent small cystic lesions, generally not enhancing and hyperintense on T2 (p. 693)

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seen in 20% of patients with tuberous sclerosis (p. 693)

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subependymal giant cell astrocytoma

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T/F cholesteatoma causes more severe facial weakness (p. 697)

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Chromophobe, acidophil, basophil ratio (p. 698)

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Examples of acidophils or chromophobe (p. 699)

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GH, TSH, prolactin

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Examples of basophils (p. 699)

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ACTH, LH, FSH, b lipotropin

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How many percent of pituitary adenomas are prolactin- secreting (p. 699)

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How many percent of pituitary adenomas are GH- secreting (p. 699)

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Cut-off size for microadenomas (p. 699)

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How many percent of adenomas extend to the cavernous sins (p. 699)

59
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bitemporal hemianopia with normal- size sella (p.699)

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saccular aneurysm of circles of Willis

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Excess prolactin value (p. 700)

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Excess GH value (p. 700)

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excessive secretion of pituitary ACTH (p. 700)

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Cushing disease

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excessive administration. of steroids, adenoma of adrenal cortex, ACTH- producing bronchial carcinoma (p. 700

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Cushing syndrome

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Dose of bromocriptine (p. 701)

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0.5 to 1.25mg daily

65
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Dose of octreotide (p. 701)

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How many percent of GH- secreting tumors and prolactinomas will recur at 1 year? (p. 701)

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Can stereotactic radiosurgery be used in PitAd? (p. 701)

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Yes, provided that the vision is not being threatened and there is no other urgent need for surger

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Ischemic necrosis of the pituitary post-partum or partum (p. 702)

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Sheehan syndrome

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Inappropriate jocularity (p. 701)

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witzelsucht

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Soft, jelly- like, gray-pink growth that arises from remnants of the primitive notochord (p. 703)

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Lesion: Superior orbital fissure (p. 705)

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Rochon- Duvigneau

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Lesion: Apex of the orbit (p. 705)

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Jacod- Rollet

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Lesion: Cavernous sinus (p. 705)

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Foix- Jefferson

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Lesion: Apex of the petrous temporal bone (p. 705)

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Gradenigo- Lannois

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Lesion: Sphenoid and petrosal bone (p. 705)

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Lesion: Jugular foramen (p. 705)

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Lesion: Anterior occcipital condyles (p. 705)

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Collet- Sicard

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Lesion: Retroparotid space (p. 705)

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Lesion: Half of the base of the skull (p. 705)

80
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Electric- like sensations down the spine and limbs upon flexing the neck (p. 706)

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Lhermitte sign

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Most common paraneoplastic manifestation (p. 706)

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Sensory neuronopathy

82
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Almost universal and central feature in most cases of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis (p. 708)

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Limbic encephalitis + faciobrachial dystonic seizures (p. 708)

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LG1 antibodies

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Limbic encephalitis + peripheral motor hyperexcitability

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CASPR 2 antibodies and VGKC

85
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Receptor of NMDA in anti-NMDAR encephalitis (p. 709)

86
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Paraneoplastic sensory neuronopathy (p. 708)

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Anti- Hu antibody

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Most common underlying malignancy for paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (p. 709)

88
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Can be found in half of the patients with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration w large majority related to breast or female genitala malignancy (p. 710)

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Anti- Pukinje (Anti- Yo)

89
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A child’s malignancy causing opsoclonus- myoclonus-ataxia syndrome (p. 711)

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Neuroblastoma

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Unique feature of neuroblastoma and OMA syndrome (p. 711)

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Response to corticosteroids and ACTH

91
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subgroup of breast CA produce antineuronal antibody directed against a different RNA binding antigen from anti-Hu (p. 711)

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Anti- Ri (antineuronal antibody type 2- ANNA 2)

92
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Which antibody cross react with testicular antigens (p. 712)

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Anti- Ma ( causing ataxic opsoclonic syndrome, limbic, brainstem or hypothalamic inflammation)

93
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Optic neuropathy is most specific associated syndrome with this antibody (p. 712)

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CRMP-5 antibody

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Triad of paraneoplastic retinopathy (p. 712)

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Photosensitivity, ring scotomas, attenuation of the retinal arterioles

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continuous muscle fiber activity, insomnia, and hallucinosis (p. 712)

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choree fibrillaire of Morvan

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paraneoplastic myotonia (p. 712)

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Isaac syndrome

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basal ganglia paraneoplastic syndrome- esp chorea (p. 712)

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anti-Hu and CRMP-5

98
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Main clinical features of delayed radiation toxicity (p. 713)

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progressive dementia, ataxia and urinary incontinence

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Most reliable way of differentiating radiation necrosis and tumor or peritumor products (p. 714)

100
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GRADE 2 Meningioma

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ACC

Atypical
Clear cell
Choroid

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GRADE 3 Meningioma

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RAP

Rhaboid
Anaplastic
Papillary

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