Nervous System diseases-Hypersensitivity Flashcards
Form of headache and is the primary disorder of the brain caused by dysfunction of brainstem papthway.
Migraine
Cause of migraine
Stress
The most common demyelinating disease
Multiple sclerosis
A demyelinating disease of the CNS due to damage of white mater.
Multiple sclerosis
Most common affected nerve in multiple sclerosis
CN II
a relative afferent pupillary defect indicating a decreased pupillary response to light in the affected eye
marcus-gunn
Multiple sclerosis triad
Scanning speech
Intention tremor
Nystagmus
Dancing eyes
Nystagmus
A demyelinatingdisease of PNS in which myelin sheath of neurons is damaged
Guillain-barren syndrome
Most common complication after parotidectomy due to damaged of auriculotempora nerve
Frey syndrome
Other name for Frey syndrome
Gustatory sweating
Sign of frey syndrome
Sweating while eating on the temporal area
characterized by rapid degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Pathognomonic sign of Amyotropic Lateral sclerosis
Hatchet-Face
Appearance of the face in anxiety reaction
Hatchet-face
The most common cause of dementia due to degeneration of neurons in the brain.
Alzheimer’s disease
The most common affected part of the brain in alzhaimer’s disease is
Hippocampus
Characterized by degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia leading to deficiency in dopamine in CNS
Parkinson’s disease
Histologic finding in Parkinson’s disease
Lewy bodies in substancia nigra
Treatment of Parkinson’s disease
L-dopa with carbidopa
Complication in taking medicines for Parkinson’s disease
Schizophrenia
Disease that cuases dementia characterized by the degeneration of striatal neurons, affecting cortical and basal ganglia function.
Huntington’ disease
Disease due to an infacrt of the parts of the brain
Stroke
Other name for stroke
Cerebral infarction
Cerebrovascular accident
Signs and symptoms of stroke
Sudden paralysis and numbness of the body (contralateral)
What is the most common structure involved in stroke?
Middle cerebral artery
Other name for middle cerebral artery
Lenticulostriae
What is the origin of stroke?
Deep vein thrombosis
Types of hypersensitivity reactions
Anaphylaxis
Cytotoxic type
Immune-complex
Delayed/cell-mediated hypersensitivity
Mediator of Type1 hypersensitivity
IgE
Most common type 1 hypersensitivity
Hives
Sign of Hay fever
Coryza
Coryza means
Runny nose with watery eyes
Types of hypersensitivity 1
Hay fever
Asthma
Hives
Other name of Hives
Wheals
Mediator of type II hypersensitivity
IgG and IgM
Also known as tear drop erythrocyte
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia