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HLTH 2501 Review > Nervous System > Flashcards

Nervous System Flashcards

1
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The most common kind of primary brain tumor in children is:

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medulloblastoma

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The largest cerebral artery, and the one most commonly affected by stroke is the

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middle cerebral artery

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Signs of MCA stroke are:

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  • contraleral motor and sensory deficits, especially of the upper extremity
  • Contralateral homonymous hemianopia
  • language disturbances
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Signs of ACA stroke are:

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  • contralateral motor and sensory deficits, especially of the lower extremity
  • Loss of willpower/executive function
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5
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Projection of the optic nerve into the globe of the eye as a result of increased ICP is called:

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papilledema

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papilledema

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Projection of the optic nerve into the globe of the eye as a result of increased ICP is called:

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7
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Increased ICP causes Ptosis (droopy eyelid) by:

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compression of CNIII

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8
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congential causes of hydrocephalus include:

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arnold-chiari malformation or myelomeningocele

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9
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Neonates tend not to show focal signs of hydrocephalus because:

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the sutures have not yet clsoed so the monroe-kelly doctrine does not yet apply.

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10
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Meningococcus may enter an intact cranial vault through:

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nasopharyngeal cells

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11
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The most common cause of meningitis in neonates is:

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E Coli

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12
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The most common cause of meningitis in young chldren is

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H Influenzae

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13
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The most common cause of meningitis in adults is

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Meningococcus

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14
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Classic signs of meningites include:

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  • head, back, and neck pain
  • nuchal rigidity
  • photophobia
  • Kernig’s sign (resistance to leg extension when lying with hip flexed)
  • petechial rash
  • irritability
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15
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Guillain Barre syndrome is caused by

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autoimmune attack of the PNS (esp. Schwann cells)

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signs of Guillain Barre syndrome:

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  • ascending flaccid paralysis
  • parasthesia, pain accompanying weakness
  • vision, speach, and breathing disturbances
  • autonomic dysreflexia
  • RAPID onset
17
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  • ascending flaccid paralysis
  • parasthesia, pain accompanying weakness
  • vision, speach, and breathing disturbances
  • autonomic dysreflexia
  • RAPID onset
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signs of Guillain Barre syndrome:

18
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Treatment for Guillain Barre syndrome in which IGG antibodies are removed from blood

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plasmapheresis

19
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Epidural hematoma is usually from a ________ and progresses _______ (gradually / rapidly)

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artery, rapidly.

usually the middle meningeal artery

20
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subdural hematoma is usually from a ________ and progresses __________

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vein, slowly

21
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List 4 reasons bleeding within the brain is dangerous

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  • Increased ICP
  • Ischemia downstream from bleeding
  • Blood is irritating to nervous tissue
  • Blood causes local vasoconstriction
22
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Describe problems of autonomic dysreflexia

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  • ascending sympathetic signals are blocked
  • a painful stimulus (bladder distension, etc.) causes sympathetic outflow as a reflex.
  • This leads to hypertension
  • parasympathetic system can not downregulate sympathetic response
  • extreme hypertension may result.
23
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MS is caused by

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autoimmune demyelination within the CNS

24
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signs of MS are:

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  • blurred vision
  • leg weakness
  • difficulty speaking (scanning speach)
  • scotoma (blind spot)
25
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PAthophysiology of alzheimer’s

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  • degenerative changes to substantia nigra of the basal nuclei
  • impairment of dopamine production
26
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signs of parkinsons

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  • mask fascies
  • resting/pill-rolling tremor
  • stooped posture
  • muscle rigidity (loss of inhibitory signals
  • shuffling gait
27
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pathophysiology of ALS

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  • idiopathic destruction of upper and lower motor neurons (non-inflammatory_
  • universally fatal
28
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signs of ALS

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  • muscle weakness
  • slurred speach
  • loss of coordination
29
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Brain tumors are most often ____________ (primary / metastatic)

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metastatic

30
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The most common type of non-metastatic brain tumor is _______ which is generally _______ (benign / malignant)

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meningioma, benign

31
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the most common primary brain tumor is __________ which is generally ________ (benign / malignant)

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glioblastoma, malignant!!

32
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A common form of primary brain tumor which is malignant but with a good prognosis is:

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astrocytoma

33
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Signs of a cluster headache

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  • stabbing unilateral retroorbital pain
  • tearing or nasal discharge
  • 0.5-3 hours, often multiple times daily for months
34
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Signs of a migraine headache

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  • pulsating/throbbing unilateral or bilateral supraorbital pain in head
  • 4 hours to 3 days
  • often preceded by aura
  • N/V
35
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Signs of tension headache

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  • dull, aching headache
  • several hour duration
  • no N/V or other associated symptoms

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