Exam 2 -webinars

Question 1

CIDP

Answer 1

• autoimmune attacks myelin of peripheral nerves
• causes symmetrical progressive weakness and impaired sensation in UE and LE
• less often associated with preceding infection as in AIDP
• (video of dude running with windy sounds)

Question 2

Anodyne therapy

Answer 2

• light therapy for patients with neuropathy
• produces deep heat in tissue
• use: 20-40 mins at 20-45 volts, 3x/wk-everyday
• inconclusive with evidence

Question 3

Chemotherapy induced neuropathy

Answer 3

chemo drugs damage peripheral nerves

Question 4

Diabetic neuropathy

Answer 4

• microvascular disease, elevated glucose levels

- numbness, tingling, radiating pain, weakness, pain, limb loss

Question 5

Meralgia paresthetica

Answer 5

• mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (only provides sensation)
• caused by compression, irritation, or trauma
• most commonly nerve trapped behind posts and under the inguinal ligament
• localized hair loss, possible hypersensitivity medial to ASIS

Question 6

Ramsay hunt syndrome

Answer 6

• caused by herpes virus
• common in people who had chicken pox
• painful shingles rash in and around one ear,
• facial paralysis on same side as affected ear

Question 7

Central cord syndrom

Answer 7

• most common incomplete spinal cord injury
• UE > LE
• hyperextension injury
• cervical spondy is big risk factor

Question 8

Surfer myelopathy

Answer 8

• non-traumatic injury to spinal cord

- prolonged ext of L-spine in surfers

Question 9

Vasculitis of brain or spinal cord

Answer 9

• inflammation of blood vessel walls in the brain or spinal cord
• caused by viral or bacterial infection. Or secondary to autoimmune disease
• multiple mini strokes make be common

Question 10

Arnold chiari malformation

Answer 10

• brain tissue protrudes into spinal cord through foramen magnum
• commonly cerebellum
• Women > Men