General 5 Flashcards
where is dopamine MADE
substantia nigra
opsoclonus myoclonus cause and treatment
associated with infantile neuroblastoma; tx steroids or ACTH
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
herpetic neuritis of geniculate ganglion; affected nerves 7,8
most common CNS tumor in advanced AIDS
lymphoma
peak of neuronal PROLIFERATION
2nd trimester
peak of neuronal SYNAPTOGENESIS
toddler period (and doesn’t conclude until age 30!)
most frequent CNS opportunistic infxn in AIDS
toxoplasmosis
slowest of the prion diseases
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker
Bell’s palsy most often due to
occult HSV
what does tetanus toxin do?
blocks GABA and glycine in spinal cord
Anton’s syndrome
pts deny blindness; due to b/l PCA involvement
Balint’s syndrome
due to basilar involvement (unlike Antons - PCA)
inhalant abuse can lead to
polyneuropathy (distal)
Meige’s syndrome
blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia
scanning speech
cerebellum injury
aphemia
muteness with normal reading, writing, comprehension; due to involvement of Broca’s
opens NMDA receptor
glutamate AND glycine
best somatoform prognosis
conversion
only drug that is selective GABA reuptake inhibitor
tiagabine (gabitril)
GABA-A receptor is what kind of channel?
chloride