CNS - Hydrocephalus, Coma, seizure and epilepsy Flashcards
Intracranial hypertension
Normal range
Pathological range
Outline Monro- Kellie hypothesis
Intracranial hypertension
Intracranial compliance mechanism
Intracranial hypertension
Causes of high ICP
Intracranial hypertension
CPP and CBF formula
Intracranial hypertension
Cerebral autoregulation mechanism
Intracranial hypertension
S/S
Intracranial hypertension
Herniation patterns
Intracranial hypertension
Uncal herniation S/S
Intracranial hypertension
Cerebellar herniation S/S
Intracranial hypertension
Subfalcine herniation S/S
Intracranial hypertension
Central herniation S/S
Intracranial hypertension
Transcalvarial herniation S/S
Intracranial hypertension
Monitoring
Intracranial hypertension
General management
Intracranial hypertension
Definitive treatment options
Hydrocephalus
Types
Normal CSF flow
Hydrocephalus
Pathophysiology
Hydrocephalus
S/S
Hydrocephalus
Treatment
Coma
Definition
Levels of consciousness
Coma
Assessment of brain viability
Coma
Pathophysiology
Coma
Symmetrical structural causes
Coma
Asymmetrical structural causes
Coma
Non-structural causes
Coma
D/dx
Coma
Initial assessment
History taking questions
Coma
General examination
Coma
Neurological examination
Coma
Investigations
Coma
Treatment/ support
Seizure and Epilepsy
Definition of seizure, convulsion, epilepsy
Seizure and Epilepsy
Define resolved epilepsy
Define provoked vs unprovoked seizure
Seizure and Epilepsy
Define status epilepticus
Seizure and Epilepsy
Define epilepsy syndrome
Acute symptomatic seizure
Causes
Epilepsy
Causes
Seizure vs syncope
Differences
Seizure
Ddx
Syncope is main d/dx
Others:
Seizure
Classification
Focal seizures
Types
Generalized seizure
Types
Generalized seizure
Phases of tonic clonic seizure
Seizure
Post-ictal S/S
Seizure and epilepsy
History taking questions
Seizure and epilepsy
P/E findings
Seizure and epilepsy
Biochemical Ix
Seizure and epilepsy
Radiological Ix
Seizure and epilepsy
Treatment regimen
Drug interactions
Seizure and epilepsy
Rationale of starting treatment
Seizure and epilepsy
General discharge advice and withdrawal criteria
Seizure and epilepsy
Broad spectrum AEDs
- MoA
- S/E
- Use in pregnancy/ reproductive age women
Seizure and epilepsy
Narrow-spectrum AEDs
- MoA
- S/E
- Caution
Seizure and epilepsy
Surgical treatment
Status epilepticus
General management
Status epilepticus
Definitive treatment options