CNS Flashcards

1
Q

Mid meningeal A rupture

A

Epidural hematoma
Lemon
Pterion #

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2
Q

Layers of scalp

A

» SCALP «

Skin
dense CT : N + blood vessels
Aponeurosis
Loose CT
Pericranium/ periosteum
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3
Q

MC complication of forceps delivery

A
  1. Facial N damage (since underdev mastoid)

2. Skull bleeding

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4
Q

Complication of parotid tumor/ surgery

A

CN VII (Bell) palsy

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5
Q

Bells vs Facial N palsy

A

Bell Palsy: Periph. LMN lesion

  • i/l affected + forehead
  • # MCC d/t HSV reactivation
  • Other: Lyme, Ramsay Hunt, Parotid tumor, sarcoidosis, DM.
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6
Q

Blow-out #

A

Orbital floor #
Blunt trauma

Inf rectus m + infraorbital N + A damage

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7
Q

Orbital m

A

SO4 LR6 R3

Obliques look opposite

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8
Q

Down n out gaze w blown pupil seen in?

A

CN III palsy

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9
Q

Diplopia + cannot look down

A

CN IV injury

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10
Q

Internal squint

A

CN VI, LR

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11
Q

Corneal reflex

A

S: CN V1

M : CN VII

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12
Q

Pathway involved in EPS

A

Niagrostriatal

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13
Q

Pathway affected by antipsychotics?

A

Mesolimbic

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14
Q

Which nucleus secretes DA?

A

Arcuate nucleus in hypothalamus

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15
Q

Pupillary light reflex mediated by.

A

CN II + III

LGN + EWN

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16
Q

VFD

  1. Pie in the sky/ L homonymous sup quadrantanopia :
  2. Pie on the floor / L inf:
A
  1. Pie in the sky/ L homonymous sup quadrantanopia : Meyer’s Loop
  2. Pie on the floor / L inf: Dorsal optic radiation » duck down on the floor, there’s radiation «
17
Q

Pain, temp, crude touch mediated by which pathway?

A

Anterolateral STT

18
Q

Vibration, Proprioception, light touch mediated by which pathway?

A

DCML

19
Q

Taste from post 1/3 tongue

A

CN IX

20
Q

Taste from ant 2/3 tongue

A

VII

Taste: 7, 9, 10

21
Q

MC N injured during appendectomy

A

Iliohypogastric

22
Q

CN mediating taste of tongue

A

7, 9, 10

Ant 2/3: CN VII
post 1/3 : CN IX
extreme post: CN X

23
Q

CN mediating pain/ sensation of tongue

A

5, 9, 10

Ant2/3: CN V3
Post 1/3: CN IX
Extreme post: CN X

24
Q

Motor innervation of tongue

A

CN X, XII

25
Q

What cells are microglia derived from?

A

Mesoderm

26
Q

What are the CNS derivatives of neural crest cells?

A

PNS neurons
Schwann cells
Glia

+ melanocytes and adrenal medulla

27
Q

What cells are microglia derived from?

A

Mesoderm

28
Q

What are the CNS derivatives of neural crest cells?

A

PNS neurons
Schwann cells
Glia

+ melanocytes and adrenal medulla

29
Q

Which nucleus synthesizes DA?

A

Ventral tegmentum, SNc

30
Q

Location of synthesis of NTs

  1. ACh:
  2. DA:
  3. GABA:
  4. NE:
  5. 5HT:
A
  1. ACh: Nasal nucleus of Meynert
  2. DA: Ventral tegmentum, SNc
  3. GABA: Nucleus accumbens
  4. NE: Locus ceruleus, Pons
  5. 5HT: Raphe nucleus, medulla
31
Q

Which nucleus synthesizes DA?

A

Ventral tegmentum, SNc

32
Q

Location of synthesis of NTs

  1. ACh:
  2. DA:
  3. GABA:
  4. NE:
  5. 5HT:
A
  1. ACh: Nasal nucleus of Meynert
  2. DA: Ventral tegmentum, SNc
  3. GABA: Nucleus accumbens
  4. NE: Locus ceruleus, Pons
  5. 5HT: Raphe nucleus, medulla
33
Q

Thalamic nuclei and (f)

  1. VPL:
  2. VPM:
  3. LGN:
  4. MGN:
  5. VLN:
A
  1. VPL: vibration, P, proprioception, pain, light touch and temp
  2. VPM: Makeup on Face
  3. LGN: Light
  4. MGN: Music
  5. VLN: motor cortex
34
Q

Thalamic nuclei and (f)

  1. VPL:
  2. VPM:
  3. LGN:
  4. MGN:
  5. VLN:
A
  1. VPL: vibration, P, proprioception, pain, light touch and temp
  2. VPM: Makeup on Face
  3. LGN: Light
  4. MGN: Music
  5. VLN: motor cortex
35
Q

Seizures in first 5 postnatal days w bulging ant fontanelle seen in?

A

Intraventricular hemorrhage d/t germinal matrix fragility