Misc. Flashcards
1
Q
Gold standard diagnostic
A
MRI
2
Q
Order of things lost with a lesion
A
- CP deficits
- Motor deficits
- Pain perception
3
Q
Which is more metabolically active, white or grey matter?
A
Grey matter = neurons, more severe signs
4
Q
Top DDX for signalment: immature/juvenile
A
Trauma
Congenital
Infectious
Degenerative
5
Q
Top DDX for signalment: mature
A
IVDD
FCE/vascular
Neoplasia
Inflammatory
6
Q
Top DDX for signalment: geriatric
A
IVDD
Neoplasia
Degenerative
7
Q
Top DDX for signalment: chondrodystrophoid
A
IVDD
8
Q
Top DDX for course: acute, non-progressive
A
Vascular
Trauma
IVDD
9
Q
Top DDX for course: acute, progressive
A
Trauma IVDD Neoplasia Inflammatory Infectious
10
Q
Top DDX for course: chronic, progressive
A
Neoplasia Degenerative IVDD Inflammatory Infectious
11
Q
Paresis means that motor function is affected. Where are the tracts for paresis located? How does this affect localization?
A
Midbrain/brainstem - no paresis in forebrain lesion or cerebellar
