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Chapter 22 - CNS Part 2 Flashcards

1
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What location of the cerebrum are more susceptible to a brain contusion?

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Gyri of the frontal and temporal lobes

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What is the term for when the location of injury occurs at the impact site of a cerebral contusion?

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Coup injury

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What is the term for when the location of injury occurs at the opposite side of the site of a cerebral contusion?

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Contrecoup injury

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What condition is a tearing of cerebral parenchyma that disrupted vasculature that leads to hemorrhage?

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Laceration

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What is the condition of movement of one brain region relative to another region?

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Diffuse axonal injury (DAI)

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What kinds of movements can cause diffuse axonal injury?

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Angular acceleration or shaking

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What is the most common location for diffuse axonal injury?

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Lateral ventricles and brain stem

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What condition is responsible for 50% of post traumatic comas?

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Diffuse axonal injury

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What is a reversible alteration of consciousness from head injury in the absence of contusion?

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Concussion

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What is disrupted and what is unaffected with concussions?

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Disrupted function, unimpaired structure

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What constitutes post-concussion syndrome?

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Decreased cognition, loss of consciousness, amnesia, nausea, depression, anxiety, irritability, headache, dizziness, photophobia

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What is usually the recovery time period for a concussion?

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7-10 days without treatment (80% recovery rate)

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13
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CT scans are done after concussions to rule out what serious issue?

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Hemorrhage

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14
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What present as risks for concussions?

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History of concussions, females, football, soccer, equestrian sports, bicycle riding

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Epidural hematoma affect what blood vessels?

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Dural arteries

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Subdural hematomas affect what blood vessels?

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Veins

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What are the prime demographics for subdural hematomas?

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Infants due to thin vessels, geriatrics due to cerebral atrophy

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Which occur more rapidly: epidural or subdural hematomas?

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Epidural hematomas

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Which is more common: epidural or subdural hematomas?

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Subdural hematomas (epidural hematomas make up 2% of severe head traumas)

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What artery is most likely affected by epidural hematomas?

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Middle meningeal artery

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Which is more of a medical emergency: epidural or subdural hematomas?

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Epidural

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What is the frequency of a subdural hematoma occurring with head trauma?

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5-25%

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23
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What is the most common neural tube defect?

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CNS malformation

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What is the frequency of CNS malformation?

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1:1,000 live births

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What are risks for CNS malformations?

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Folate deficiency or previous child with CNS a malformation (5% recurrence)

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What occurs with a neural tube defect?

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It fails to close

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27
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What is a myelomeningocele?

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Extension of CNS through vertebral defect leading to lower extremity motor/sensory defects

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What is the most common location of the spine for myomeningoceles?

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Lumbosacral region

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29
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What is the most common neural tube defect condition?

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Asymptomatic spina bifida occult

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30
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What is anencephaly?

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Absence of brain

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31
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What is an encephalocele?

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CNS diverticulum through cranium

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32
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What condition develops following trauma to the cerebrum that injures and disrupts vessels leading to hemorrhage?

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Contusion

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33
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Type 1 Arnold-Chiari malformation is associated with what condition?

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Syringomyelia

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34
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What is syringomyelia (syrinx)?

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Cyst within spinal cord

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35
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What condition involves the extension of the fourth ventricle?

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Hydromyelia

36
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1/3 of those with cerebral palsy have what signs and symptoms?

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Decreased cognition or seizures

37
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What is a movement disorder involving non-progressive defects in motor neurons as a result of damage during cerebral development?

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Cerebral palsy

38
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What are risk factors for cerebral palsy?

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Prematurity, hypoxia, infection

39
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Does cognitive decline occur in all cerebral palsy cases?

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No, about 1/3 of them

40
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What is the most common way that infections of the nervous system are spread?

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Hematogenously (other ways = direct implant by trauma, local extension, PNS)

41
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What is the serious issue with epidural abscesses?

A

Can compress the spinal cord (neurosurgical emergency)

42
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What is a subdural empyema?

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Infection of skull or sinus in the subdural space

43
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What do epidural abscesses and subdural empyemas have in common?

A

Both are collections of pus

44
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What is meningitis?

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Subarachnoid inflammation of leptomeninges

45
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What makes up the leptomeninges?

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Arachnoid and pia mate

46
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What three signs/symptoms are extremely indicative of acute pyogenic (bacterial) meningitis?

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Headache, nuchal rigidity, and photophobia

47
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What is seen in the cerebrospinal fluid with acute pyogenic (bacterial) meningitis?

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Bacterial culture, increased pressure, increased neutrophils, increased proteins (exudate), decreased glucose

48
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What are the two neurological exams for meningitis? (Not on test, but we will see in future classes)

A

Kernig sign, Bruszinski sign

49
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What bacteria are likely to cause meningitis in neonates?

A

E. Coli and group B strep (strep agalactiae)

50
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What type of bacteria is likely to cause meningitis in young children?

A

Haemophilus influenzae

51
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What bacteria is likely to cause meningitis in adolescents and young adults?

A

Neisseria meningitidis

52
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What bacteria is likely to cause meningitis among older adults?

A

Strep. pneumoniae, listeria monocytogenes

53
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Which type of meningitis is self-limiting and which is generally fatal when left untreated?

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Aseptic = self-limiting
Bacterial = fatal if left untreated
54
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What kind of necrosis can be produced from a bacterial abscess?

A

Liquefaction necrosis

55
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Tertiary syphilis or Lyme disease are associated with what kind of meningitis?

A

Spirochetal (chonric)

56
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What kind of white blood cells are seen with viral encephalitis?

A

Mononuclear (monocytes, macrophages)

57
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What viruses can spread to the CNS and cause viral encephalitis?

A

Rabies, polio, rubella virus, West Nile, HSV-1, HSV-2, VZR, CMV, HIV

58
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Fungal infections are most commonly seen among what population?

A

Immunocompromised

59
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Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus can cause what kind of parenchymal infections?

60
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What does poliovirus attack?

A

Gray matter of the spinal cord/brainstem

61
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Where does the VZV remain dormant in chickenpox?

62
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What are the signs and symptoms of polio?

A

Gastritis, motor neuron damage leading to wasting and flaccidity

63
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What is the most common disorder of myelin?

A

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

64
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What is affected with MS?

A

White matter (demyelination)

65
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Which disorder of myelin is known to be “relapsing-remitting”?

66
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What is the frequency of MS?

67
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What is the cause of the myelin deterioration in MS?

A

Autoimmune inflammatory attack from lymphocytes and macrophages resulting in white matter lesions (plaques)

68
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What are some risks for MS?

A

Family history (15X), young adults, females (2X)

69
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If a monozygotic twin has MS, what is the likelihood that the other will too?

70
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What gene plays a part in family history being a large predictor for development of MS?

71
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What is the location for the white plaques associated with MS?

A

Anywhere in the CNS (cerebrum, near ventricles, optic nerve/chiasm, brainstem, spinal cord, cerebellum

72
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What is the activity of an active plaque in MS?

A

Ongoing myelin breakdown

73
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What is the activity of inactive plaques in MS?

A

Little myelin and minimal inflammation with permanent damage

74
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What vision ailment is commonly seen with MS?

A

Diplopia (unilateral vision impairments leading to double vision)

75
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What are some signs and symptoms of MS?

A

Cranial nerve dysfunction, ataxia, motor/sensory impairments, bowel/bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, seizures, decreased cognition, depression

76
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What is the treatment for MS?

A

IV corticosteroids for immunosuppression to reduce relapses

77
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Deficiency in what substance associated with CNS issues like Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, confusion, memory, ataxia, chronic alcoholics, chronic gastritis?

A

Thiamine (B1)

78
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Necrosis and macrophages in the thalamus can be seen with what kind of deficiency?

A

Thiamine (B1)

79
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What is Beriberi?

A

Lower extremity paresthesia, paralysis, nystagmus

80
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Beriberi is seen with what deficiency?

A

Thiamine (B1)

81
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What are the effects of cobalamin (B12) deficiency?

A

Demyelination, subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, ataxia, paraplegia

82
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What are the effects of hypoglycemia?

A

Mimics global hypoxia (edema)

83
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What is the main source of hypoglycemia in the US?

A

Type I diabetes (insulin injections)

84
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What part of the brain is susceptible to injury with hypoglycemia?

A

Hippocampus

85
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What are the effects of hyperglycemia?

A

Hyperosmolar state, confusion, stupor, coma, glycosuria, decreased water

86
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Hyperglycemia is associated with what medical condition?

A

Type II diabetes

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