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Chapter 17 - CNS Flashcards

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What is associated with Neural Tube Defects?

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Low folate levels PRIOR to conception.

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Symptoms of anencephaly?

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Polyhydramnios…

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Cause of Dandy-Walker malformation and presentation?

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Due to congenital failure of the cerebellar vermis. Results in massively dilated 4th ventricle, with absent cerebellum…

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What other defects are associated with Arnold-Chiari Malformation Type II?

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Meningomyelocele and syringomyelia

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What is syringomelia and where does it most often occur?

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Cystic degeneration of the spinal cord. Most often occurs at C8-T1, spares dorsal columns but compresses spinothalamic tract in the anterior white commissure.

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“Floppy Baby” Syndrome?

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Werdnig-Hoffman Disease (inherited degeration of the anterior motor horn.)

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ALS involves the degeneration of what structures?

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UMN AND LMN…

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Cause of familial ALS?

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Superoxide dismutase (SOD1) mutation…

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Cause of Friedreich Ataxia?

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Expansion of trinucleotide repeat (GAA) in frataxin gene.

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Cardiac association with Friedreich Ataxia?

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Most common cause of bacterial meningitis in newborn?

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Group B strep, E coli, and Listeria

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Most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children/teenagers?

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N meningitidis

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Most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults and elderly?

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Strep pneumonia

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Most common cause of bacterial meningitis in non vaccinated kids?

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H influenza

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CNS defect seen with DM, or insulinomas…?

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Global Cerebral Ischemia, due to repeated episodes of hypoglycemia.

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How does moderate global cerebral ischemia present hystologically?

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Cortical Laminar Necrosis (triangular appearance) from damage to the pyramidal nuerons of layers 3, 5, and 6.

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Red neurons are seen how long after an ischemic stroke?

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12 hours post infarction.

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Coagulative necrosis is seen how long after ischemic stroke? And is followed by what?

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24 hours, followed by neutrophils (1-3 days), nicroglial cells (4-7 days), and granulation tissue (2-3 weeks)

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What are high risk groups for berry aneurisms?

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Marfan syndrome, ADPKD, and Ehlers-Danlos

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Classic cause and symptoms of an epidural hematoma

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Fracture of temporal bone leading to a rupture of middle meningeal artery. Presents with Lens-shaped lesion on CT. Lucid interval may precede signs.

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Classic cause and symptoms of subdural hematoma

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Due to tearing of bridging veins. Presents with a crescent-shaped lesion of CT and progressive neurologic signs.

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What artery is often compressed with a subfalcine herniation?

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Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

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Due to deficiency in arylsulfatase (AR), which is necessary for the degradation of myelin. Accumulates in the lysosomes of oligodedrocytes…

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Krabbe disease

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Due to deficiency of galactocerebroside b-galactosidase (AR). Galactocerebroside accumulates in macrophages. Also necessary for production/maintenance of myelin.

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What is lost in Multiple Sclerosis?
CNS myelin AND oligodendrocytes.
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What is found in the CSF of patients with Multiple Sclerosis?
Increased lymphocytes, increased Ig with oligoclonal IgG bands, and myelin basic protein.
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Cause of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis?
Slowly progressing, persistent infection by measles virus.
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Cause of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy?
JC virus infection of oligodendrocytes. Usually immunosuppressed.
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Cause and symptoms of central pontine myelinolysis?
Due to rapid correction of hyponatremia. Causes focal demyelination of the pons --> Locked in syndrome.
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Do you see focal neurological deficits early in Alzheimers?
NO
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What gene is protective and what is associated with risk for alzheimer's?
ApoE2 protective, ApoE4 increased risk. Also mutations in presenilin1/2 linked to familial Alzheimer's.
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What histologic changes common in Alzheimers?
Extracellular Ab amyloid deposition (Aa normal cleavage) and neurofibrillary tangles (hyperphosphorylated tau protein intracellular!)
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Histologic characteristics of Pick Disease?
Intracellular round aggregates of tau protein (Pick bodies).
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What illicit drug was early linked to Parkinson's?
MPTP
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Histology of Parkinson's?
Loss of pigmented neurons in the Substantia Nigra and round, eosinophilic inclusions of a-synuclein in affected neurons.
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Cause of Huntington Disease?
Degeneration of GABAergic neurons in the caudate nucleus due to expanded CAG repeats in the huntington gene of chrom. 4
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Common complication of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?
Stretching of the Corona Radiata! Presents as 'wet, wacky, and wobbly'
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Common sites of primary tumor to metastasize to the brain?
Lung, breast, and kidney
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Histology of Glioblastoma Multiforme?
Pseudopalisading tumor cells surrounding areas of necrosis. Tumors are GFAP positive (tumor of Astrocytes)
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Histology of Meningioma?
Whorled pattern with psammoma bodies. Tumor of Arachnoid Cells
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Histology of Schwannoma?
S-100 positive tumors at the cerebellopontine angle. Tumor of Schwann cells...
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Histology of Oligodendroglioma?
Fried egg appearance. Often calcified. Malignant tumor of oligodendrocytes.
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Histology of Pilocytic Astrocytoma?
Rosenthal fibers (thick eosinophilic processes of astrocytes) and eosinophilic granular bodies. GFAP positive (Childhood, benign tumor of astrocytes). See cystic lesion with a mural nodule on imaging
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Histology of medulloblastoma?
Homer-Wright rosettes (blue cells wrapped around pink areas), small, round blue cells. Malignant childhood tumor of the neuroectoderm...
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Histology of Ependymoma?
Perivascular pseudorosettes. Malignant childhood tumor of ependymal cells...
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Histology of Craniopharyngioma?
Cacifications derived from tooth like remnants of Rathke's pouch. Can present as bitemporal hemianopsia due to compression of the optic chiasm...

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