CNS Flashcards
what is vital exhaustion
fatigue with irritability and depression
what is the time difference between recent, prolonged, and chronic
<1 month
>1 month
>6 months
fatigue from work or personal stress or poor sleep hygeine is what kind
physiologic
true or false: in the absence of suggestive history or symptoms in new unexplained fatigue, routine testing for infection, inflammatory disease, vitamin deficiencies and celiac is recommended
false
what are the top 4 causes of fatigue
anemia
malignancy
serious somatic diseases
psychiatric illness
what are the criteria to diagnose CFS
1: rapid physical or cognitive fatiguability from exertion
2: neuro impairment
3: immune GI and GU impairments
4: energy production/transportation impairment
true or false: melatonin may be helpful in CFS
false
what treatment may be helpful for CFS
magnesium, probiotics, low dose antidepressants
when is pain considered chronic
persistant pain after condition is healed after 3 months
what is the name of the hallmark lesion in MS
plaque
what are some significant caustive factors for MS
low vitamin D
Epstein barr virus
smoking
what re the 4 kinds of MS
relapsing remitting
primary progressive
secondary progressive
progressive relapsing
what is the most common form of MS
relapsing remitting (RRMS)
what is relapsing remitting MS
exacerabtions with periods of remission
what is the most common presenting complaints of initial MS
visual disturbances and eye pain
pain in neck or back
parasthesia
trigeminal nerve pain
