clinical nervous system

Question 1

name 4 symptoms of frontal lobe lesion

Answer 1

motor dysfunction
anosmia
personality change
brocas asphasia

Question 2

name 2 symptoms of parietal lobe lesion

Answer 2

sensory inattention
asterogenesis

Question 3

name 3 symptoms of temporal lobe lesion

Answer 3

memory impairment
auditory agnosia
wenches asphasia

Question 4

name the symptom of occipital lobe lesion

Answer 4

homongynous hemianopia

Question 5

name the 6 symptoms of cerebellum lesion

Answer 5

dysdiadochokinesia
ataxia
nystagmus
intention tremor
scanning dysarthia
positive heel shin test

Question 6

what is meningitis

Answer 6

inflammation of meninges

Question 7

name 3 causes of meningitis

Answer 7

drug use
viral infection
bacterial infection

Question 8

name 7 symptoms of meningitis

Answer 8

fever
stiff neck
photophobia
non blanching rash
headache
nausea and vomitting
confusion

Question 9

how is meningitis treated

Answer 9

antibiotics

Question 10

what is hydrocephalus

Answer 10

block in CSF circulation

Question 11

what is communicating hydrocephalus

Answer 11

block in CSF reabsorption

Question 12

what is non communicating hydrocephalus

Answer 12

block in CSF circulation

Question 13

name 4 causes of hydrocephalus

Answer 13

meningitis
blood clot
brain bleed
brain tumour

Question 14

name 5 symptoms of hydrocephalus

Answer 14

difficulty walking
nausea
incontinence
headache
double vision

Question 15

describe a haemarhagic stroke

Answer 15

bleeding due to weakened blood vessels
blood compresses tissue

Question 16

describe an ischaemic stroke

Answer 16

obstruction of a brain after

Question 17

describe a transient ischaemic attack

Answer 17

mini strokes caused by short lived ischaemia, small blood clots

Question 18

name 5 stroke symptoms

Answer 18

face drooping
weak arms
speech difficulty
headache
hard to walk

Question 19

what is an epidural bleed

Answer 19

bleed of meningeal artery in dura mater

Question 20

what is the cause of an epidural bleed

Answer 20

trauma in temple (weak pterion)

Question 21

what is a subdural bleed

Answer 21

bleed from venous sinuses in subdural space

Question 22

what is the symptoms of subdural bleed (2)

Answer 22

low venous pressure
headache

Question 23

what is the symptoms of epidural bleed (2)

Answer 23

high arterial pressure
altered brain function

Question 24

what is a subarachnoid bleed

Answer 24

arterial bleed in subarachnoid space

Question 25

what is a common cause of a subarachnoid bleed

Answer 25

cerebral aneurysm rupture

Question 26

what is the symptom of subarachnoid bleed

Answer 26

thunderclap headache

Question 27

what sir an intercerebral bleed

Answer 27

bleed of any artery inside the cortex

Question 28

how does an intercerebral bleed appear on a scan

Answer 28

rounded

Question 29

what is secondary brain injury

Answer 29

ischaemia

Question 30

name 2 ways in which you can prevent secondary brain injury

Answer 30

want to decrease CO2 so blood vessels constrict and ICP is reduced

hyperventilate and cool to reduce metabolism