From Quizlet slides Flashcards
1
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Movement d/o characterized by pontine and cerebellar atrophy
A
Multiple system atrophy = marked atrophy of cerebellum and pons
2
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Enlargement of frontal horns of the lateral ventricles is suggestive of what dx?
A
Enlargement of the frontal horns is 2/2 caudate nucleus atrophy
-seen in Huntington’s chorea
3
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(a) What is hemiballismus?
(b) Locate the lesion
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(a) Hemiballismus = extreme type of chorea characterized by flailing, ballistic, undesired movements of the limbs
(b) Lesion in the sub thalamic nucleus
4
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MRI features of CO poisoning
A
B/l globus pallidus lesions