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Cocaine/Hydroxyamphetamine

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Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor/Norepinephrine release (can test if 3rd order Horners)

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cerebral hemispheres embryo origins

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–> telecephalon –> prosencephalon

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thalamus

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–> diencephalon –> prosencephalon

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midbrain

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–> mesencephalon

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pons/cerebellum

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–> metencephalon –> rhombencephalon

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medulla

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–> myelencephalon –> rhombencephalon

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Serotonin amino acids

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–> 5-hydroxytryptamine –> tryptophan

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tetrahydrobiopterin

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tyrosine, dopa, serotonin, NO

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Norepinephrine nucleus

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locus cereleus

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10
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Dopamine nucleus

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ventral tegmentum and substantia nigra pars compacta

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5-HT nucleus

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raphe nuclei

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12
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Ach nucleus

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basal nucleus of Meynert (affected in AD)

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GABA nucleus

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nucleus accumbens

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Loss of GABA neurons

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Huntingtons disease (Ch 4) - Neuron death from NMDA-R binding and glutamate toxicity - ex-vacuo dilation of frontal horns

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NMDA receptor agonist

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glutamate + glycine co-factor

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16
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mu opiod receptor

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G-proteins –> activates potassium channels to increase K efflux –> hyperpolarization

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17
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mesolimbic-mesocortical

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behavior

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18
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nigrostriatal

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voluntary movements (parkinsons)

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tuberoinfundibular

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prolactin secretion

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superoxide dismutase 1

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Lou Gehrigs - ALS - UMN+LMN deficits - use rilouzole (glutamate antagonist)

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multinucleated giant cells in CNS

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HIV infected microglia

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22
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free nerve fibers

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pain/temperature - on skin

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meissner corpuscles

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fine/light touch, position - on hairless skin

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pacinian corpuscles

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vibration/pressure - deep skin layers, ligaments/joints

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merkel disks

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deep static touch, pressure - fingertips

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ruffini corpuscles

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pressure, slippage, joint angle change - fingertips

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27
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Lateral area of hypothalamus

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hunger (inhibited by leptin)

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28
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Ventromedial area of hypothalamus

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satiety (stimulated by leptin)

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29
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anterior hypothalamus

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cooling, parasympathetic

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30
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posterior hypothalamus

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heating, sympathetic

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31
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suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus

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circadian rhythm –> norepi –> pineal gland –> melatonin

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32
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VPL of thalamus

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spinothalamic/DCML - pain, temperature, touch, vibration proprioception

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VPM of thalamus

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trigeminal/gustatory - face sensation, taste

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34
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LGN of thalamus

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CN II - vision

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35
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MGN of thalamus

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superior olive/inferior colliculus - hearing

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36
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VL of thalamus

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basal ganglia/cerebellum - motor

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37
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Sleep Stage N2

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medium sleep - bruxism

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38
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Sleep Stage N3

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deepest sleep - sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting

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39
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REM sleep

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loss of motor tone - dreaming

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40
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BG indirect pathway

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inhibitory - Cortex/SNc -(+)-> Putamen -(-)-> GPi -(-)-> Thalamus -(+)-> Motor Cortex

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41
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BG direct pathway

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excitatory - Cortex/SNc -(+)-> Putamen -(-)-> GPe -(-)-> STN -(+)-> GPi -(-)->Thalamus -(+)-> Motor Cortex

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42
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Wilson’s disease brain damage

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putamen degeneration

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43
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alpha-synuclein

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Lewy bodies - Parkinson’s

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44
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silver staining spherical tau protein aggregates

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Pick bodies - Pick disease/FTD

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45
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hemiballism

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subthalamic nucleus lesion - lacunar strokes

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46
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subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)

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years after measles virus - oligoclonal bands of measles antibodies in CSF

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47
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Charcot-Bouchard

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pseudoaneurysm from dilation of arteriole walls due to hypertension - lenticulostriate vessels

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48
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Wallenberg syndrome

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Lateral medullary syndrome - PICA - nucleus ambiguus - hoarseness, dysphagia, slurred speech

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49
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stroke timeline

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12-48h: red neurons, 24-72h: necrosis + neutrophils, 3-5d: macrophages(migroglia), 1-2w: reactive gliosis, >2w: glial scar

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50
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S100+ cell origins

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neural crest

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51
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GFAP+

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gliomas (astrocytes, oligodendryocytes, ependymal, schwann)

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52
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necrotic, pseudopalisading, GFAP+

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glioblastoma multiforme - astrocytes - butterfly lesion

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53
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spindle cells, whorl pattern, psammoma bodies

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meningioma - arachnoid - associated with estrogen

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54
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schwannoma

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CN VIII @ cerebellarpontine angle common - S100+

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55
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well circumscribed, calcified, fried egg appearance, chicken-wire capillaries,

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oligodendroglioma

56
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cystic, mural nodule, rosenthal fibers (thick eosinophilic corkscrews), GFAP+

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pilocytic astrocyoma - most commonly in cerebellum

57
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small round blue cells, Homer-Wright rosette

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medulloblastoma - neuroectoderm - exclusively in cerebellum, usually vermis - can cause hydrocephalus

58
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perivascular rosettes, rod-shaped blepharoblasts

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ependymoma - 4th ventricle - cuases CSF blockage

59
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toothlike calcifications

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craniopharygioma - rathke’s pouch remnant (surface ectoderm)

60
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hydrocephalus, intracranial calcifications and chorioretinitis in infant

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congenital toxoplasmosis

61
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viral meningitis viruses

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enteroviruses (coxsackie, echo, polio, entero)

62
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narcolepsy proteins

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hypocretin-1/2 (orexin-A/B)

63
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flumazenil

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antidote to benzo overdose

64
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Triptans

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5-HT agonists

65
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dorsal column

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proprioception/vibration/pressure - nerve ending –> cell body (DRG) –> spinal cord –> ipsilateral up dorsal column

66
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spinothalamic tract

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pain/temperature - nerve endings enter spinal root

67
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lateral corticospinal tract

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voluntary movemets/UMN - cell body (motor cortex) –> pyrimidal decusation –> descends contralaterally

68
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Friedrichs ataxia

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AR - GAA trinucleotide repeat on Ch9 - frataxin (iron binding protein) defect - falling, diabetes, HOCM, kyphoscoliosis - like Vit E def

69
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nipple dermatome

70
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navel dermatome

71
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inguinal ligament dermatome

72
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kneecap dermatome

73
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medial CN nuclei

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3, 4, 6, 12 - factors of 12

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midbrain CN nuclei

75
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pons CN nuclei

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V, VI, VII, VIII

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medulla CN nuclei

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IX, X, XII

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spinal cord CN nuclei

78
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optic canal

79
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superior orbital fissure

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III, IV, V1, VI

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foramen rotundum

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foramen ovale

82
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foramen spinosum

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middle meningeal artery

83
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internal auditory meatus

84
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jugular foramen

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IX, X, XI, jugular vein

85
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hypoglossal canal

86
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foramen magnum

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XI, brainstem, vertebral arteries

87
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nucleus ambiguus

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motor inntervation of pharynx, larynx, upper esphagus (IX, X, XI)

88
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nucleus solitarius

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visceral sensory information (VII, IX, X)

89
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Dorsal motor nucleus

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parasympathetic fibers to heart, lungs, upper GI (Vagus)

90
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mastication muscles

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Masseter, teMporalis, Medial pterygoid (V3)

91
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simple partial seizure treatment

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carbamazepine

92
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complex partial seizure treatment

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carbamazepine

93
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tonic clonic seizure treatment

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phenytoin, carbamazepine and valproate

94
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myoclonic seizures treatment

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valproic acid

95
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absence seizures treatment

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ethosuximide

96
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth

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AD - heriditary motor and sensory neuropathy - defective proteins in peripheral nerves/myelin sheath - scoliosis, foot deformities

97
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acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

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periventricular inflammation and demyelination after infection - measles/VZV or rabies/smallpox vaccine

98
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Krabbe disease

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galactocerebrosidase - accumulation –> myelin sheath destruction

99
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metachromatic leukodystrophy

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arylsulfatase A - myelin sheath destruction

100
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adrenoleukodystrophy

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XL - Coenzyme A to very-long-chain fatty acid metabolic disorder, fatal - build up in nerves, adrenals, testes

101
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seizure inducing meds

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bupropion, clozapine, isoniazid, cipro, imipenem

102
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nicotinic receptor

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ligand-gated ion channel

103
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dispersion of Nissl to periphery, cell body rounding, peripheral displacement of nuclei

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Axonal injury/degeneration

104
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cerebellum laterality

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contralateral to cortex, ipsilateral to proprioception - fall towards lesion side

105
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flocculonodular lobe disorder

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truncal ataxia, nystagmus, head tilting - bilateral

106
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Kluver-Bucy syndrome

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amygdala damage - disinhibited behavior - HSV-1

107
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Lateral pontine syndrome

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AICA lesion - facial paralysis

108
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most vulnerable to ischemic damage

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hippocampus, layers 3,5,6 of pyramidal cortex

109
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Foramen of Luschka

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Lateral 4th ventricle to subarachnoid space foramen

110
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Foramen of Magendie

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Medial 4th ventricle to subarachnoid space foramen

111
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Foramen of Monro

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Lateral ventricles to third ventricle

112
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Cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius

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3rd to 4th ventricle

113
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Spinal nerves #

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31 total (C8, T12, L5, S5, coccygeal), C8 exits under C7 vertebrae

114
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LP location

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L4-L5 or L5-S1

115
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Werdnig-Hoffmann disease

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AR - degeneration of anterior horns - floppy baby syndrome, tongue fasciculations - median death 7 mos

116
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Ciliary dilator receptor

117
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ciliary sphincter + ciliary muscle receptor

118
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ciliary epithelium production receptor

119
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acute glaucoma contraindicated meds

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b-agonists, atropine (iris dilator)

120
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drusen

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yellowish deposits - dry macular degeneration

121
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wet macular degeneration

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neovascularization of retina - Anti-VEGF (ranibizumab)

122
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diabetic retinopathy

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nonproliferative - leaky capillaries/hemorrhage; proliferative - neovascularization (bevacizumab)

123
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blood and thunder

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central retinal vein occlusion

124
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cherry red spot at fovea

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central retinal artery occlusion

125
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Edinger-Westphal nucleus

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parasympathetic pre-ganglionic neurons of CN3 - constriction of pupil, accommadation, outputs pupillary light reflex

126
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CNIII central lesion

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oculomotor defect - diabetic ischemia

127
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CNIII peripheral lesion

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parasympathetic defect - compression

128
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Meyers loop

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Inferior vision field - inferior horn of lateral ventricle

129
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MLF lesion

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abducting eye gets nystagmus

130
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neurofibrillary tangles

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hyperphosphorylated tau protein - Alzheimers

131
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oligoclonal bands in CSF

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MS - periventricular plaques with axonal destruction - beta-interferon

132
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Sturge-Weber

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activating mutation of GNAQ - affects small blood vessels - port-wine stain, seizures, retardation, epilepsy, glaucoma

133
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closely arranged, thin-walled capillaries with minimal intervening parenchyma

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cerebellar hemangioblastoma - VHL - can produce EPO

134
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ALS - Combined UMN and LMN deficits with no sensory
or oculomotor deficits; both UMN and LMN signs - superoxide dismutase 1

135
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Tabes dorsalis - Caused by 3° syphilis. (demyelination) of dorsal columns and roots

136
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Vitamin B12 deficiency - Subacute combined degeneration—demyelination of dorsal columns, lateral corticospinal tracts, and
spinocerebellar tracts;

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