CNS - Hydrocephalus, Coma, seizure and epilepsy Flashcards

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Intracranial hypertension

Normal range
Pathological range
Outline Monro- Kellie hypothesis

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Intracranial hypertension
Intracranial compliance mechanism

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Intracranial hypertension

Causes of high ICP

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Intracranial hypertension

CPP and CBF formula

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5
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Intracranial hypertension

Cerebral autoregulation mechanism

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Intracranial hypertension
S/S

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7
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Intracranial hypertension

Herniation patterns

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8
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Intracranial hypertension

Uncal herniation S/S

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Intracranial hypertension

Cerebellar herniation S/S

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10
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Intracranial hypertension

Subfalcine herniation S/S

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Intracranial hypertension

Central herniation S/S

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Intracranial hypertension

Transcalvarial herniation S/S

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13
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Intracranial hypertension

Monitoring

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14
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Intracranial hypertension

General management

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15
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Intracranial hypertension
Definitive treatment options

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16
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Hydrocephalus

Types
Normal CSF flow

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17
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Hydrocephalus

Pathophysiology

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18
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Hydrocephalus

S/S

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19
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Hydrocephalus

Treatment

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20
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Coma

Definition
Levels of consciousness

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21
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Coma

Assessment of brain viability

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22
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Coma

Pathophysiology

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Coma

Symmetrical structural causes

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Coma

Asymmetrical structural causes

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Coma

Non-structural causes

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Coma

D/dx

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Coma

Initial assessment
History taking questions

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Coma

General examination

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Coma

Neurological examination

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Coma

Investigations

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Coma

Treatment/ support

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Seizure and Epilepsy

Definition of seizure, convulsion, epilepsy

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Seizure and Epilepsy

Define resolved epilepsy
Define provoked vs unprovoked seizure

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Seizure and Epilepsy

Define status epilepticus

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Seizure and Epilepsy

Define epilepsy syndrome

36
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Acute symptomatic seizure

Causes

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Epilepsy

Causes

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Seizure vs syncope

Differences

39
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Seizure

Ddx

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Syncope is main d/dx

Others:

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Seizure

Classification

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Focal seizures

Types

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Generalized seizure

Types

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Generalized seizure

Phases of tonic clonic seizure

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Seizure

Post-ictal S/S

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Seizure and epilepsy

History taking questions

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Seizure and epilepsy

P/E findings

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Seizure and epilepsy

Biochemical Ix

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Seizure and epilepsy

Radiological Ix

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Seizure and epilepsy

Treatment regimen
Drug interactions

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Seizure and epilepsy

Rationale of starting treatment

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Seizure and epilepsy

General discharge advice and withdrawal criteria

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Seizure and epilepsy

Broad spectrum AEDs
- MoA
- S/E
- Use in pregnancy/ reproductive age women

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Seizure and epilepsy

Narrow-spectrum AEDs
- MoA
- S/E
- Caution

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Seizure and epilepsy

Surgical treatment

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Status epilepticus

General management

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Status epilepticus

Definitive treatment options