Flashcard 11 Neuro
what stage of sleep does somnambulism occur in
stage 4 sleep
exclusively non-REM
woman presents with not being able to look at her nose. diagnosis? whats affected?
4th nerve palsy
trochlear
superior oblique muscle
lacunar stroke investigations
CT/MRI
routine bloods
ECG
types of dementia
- vascular
- frontotemporal
- temperoparietal
- Lewy body
- alzheimers
- infective
- toxic
- inflammatory
classic meningitis triad
- stiff neck
- altered mental state
- fever
normal glucose in a lumbar puncture
60% of [BG]
pharmacological dementia treatment
dopamine agonists
melatonin
antipsychotic
antidepressants
most common encephalitis cause
herpes simplex virus
causes of pus in brain
- penetrating injury
- spread
- blood borne infection
- neuro procedure
2 important ABs associated with autoimmune encephalitis
anti-NMDA
anti-VGKC
rabies encephalitis - route of infection
tracks from PNS to CNS
gabapentin - what kind of drug?
anticonvulsant
presentation of brain tumour (general group of symptoms)
- raised ICP symptoms and signs
- focal neurological defecit
- epilepsy
- CSF obstruction
most common type of pituitary tumour
adenoma
symptoms:
- younger patient
- acute onset back pain
- cervical lumbar radiculopathy
disc prolapse
ptosis
upper eyelid drooping
diagnose:
- lip smacking
- random noises
- fiddling/ picking @ clothes
- hand rubbing
- chewing and swallowing
- won’t respond to anything
- appear spaced out
complex focal seizure
hydrocephalus
excess CSF build up in ventricles of brain
myasthenia gravis cause
signalling problem @ NMJ
cauda equina syndrome
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
roots of spinal nerves being compressed
risk factors for epidural abscess
- IV drugs abuse
- alcoholism
- diabetes
- chronic renal failure
treatment epidural abscess
- long term IV antibiotics
- drainage
what does this refer to ‘wet, wobbly, wacky’
normal pressure hydrocephalus
cervical spondylosis
umbrella term for degenerative change in cervical spine leading to spine and root compression
