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neural 5; huntington's and dementia Flashcards

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AIDS dementia

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destroys Tcells

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wernicke-korsakoff syndrome

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brain on alcohol

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3
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multiple nerve deficits

longest axons

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polyneuropathy

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4
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prion proteins

mad cow kills in 4-6 months

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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5
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increased ICP
headache
vomiting
visual problems

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generalized disturbances from brain tumors

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6
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glioblastoma

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rapid fatal cancer in brain stem

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__% of all cancer deaths are brain tumors

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2%

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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prion proteins

mad cow kills in 4-6 months

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9
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cancer from brain glial cell

80% of adult brain tumors

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astrocytoma

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10
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dementia

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disorder of memory and cognition

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11
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peripheral nerve toughness

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very resilient

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12
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dysfx of particular areas
seizures
hallucinations
sensory deficits

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focal disturbances from brain tumors

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13
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brain tumors can be either

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focal disturbances
generalized disturbances
usually benign

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14
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menangiomas

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cancer outside dura

can be removed repeatedly

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15
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metastatic brain tumor patients

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elderly

previous leukemia or lymph cancer makes them more at risk

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16
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central nerve toughness

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delicate

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17
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generalized disturbances from brain tumor

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increased ICP
headache
vomiting
visual problem

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18
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amyloid plaques build up
ACH used as neurotransmitter of memory
amyloid precursor protein (APP)

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alzheimer’s

19
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guilliain-barre syndrome

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acute immune mediated
virus induced paralysis from legs to diagphragm
ventilator needed
polyneuropathy

20
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delicate nerves

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central nerves

21
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single nerve/ nerve trunk damage

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mononeuropathy

22
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focal disturbance from brain tumors

A

dysfx of particular areas
seizures
hallucinations
sensory deficits

23
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huntington’s disease

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degeneration of neurons
autosomal dominant
30-40yo
depressed with tremors

24
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carpal tunnel

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compression of medial nerve
tingling/pain in wrist
mononeuropathy

25
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Alzheimer’s stages

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1_last 1-5 years; forgetful
2_forgets dangerous things
3_cannot take care of themselves
death from pneumonia or forgetting how to breathe

26
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vascular dementia

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HTN infarcts

27
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alzheimers disease

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amyloid plaques build up
ACH used as neurotransmitter of memory
amyloid precursor protein (APP)

28
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types of dementia

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AIDS dementia
creutzfeldt-jakob disease
wenicke-korsakoff syndrome
vascular dementia
alzheimer disease
29
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degeneration of neurons
autosomal dominant
30-40yo
depressed with tremors

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huntington’s disease

30
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disorder of memory and cognition

31
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polyneuropathy

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mutliple nerve deficits

longest axons

32
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acute immune mediated
virus induced paralysis from legs to diaphragm
ventulator needed
polyneuropathy

A

guilliain-barre syndrome

33
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destroys Tcells

A

AIDS dementia

34
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very resilient nerves

A

peripheral

35
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compression of medial nerve
tingling/pain in wrist
mononeuropathy

A

carpal tunnel

36
Q

cancer outside dura

can be removed repeatedly

A

menangiomas

37
Q

brain on alcohol

A

wernicke-korsakoff syndrome

38
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HTN infarcts

A

vascular dementia

39
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mononeuropathy

A

single nerve/ nerve trunk damaged

40
Q

rapid fatal cancer in brain stem

A

glioblastoma

41
Q

astrocytoma

A

cancer from brain glial cell

80% of adult brain tumors

42
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AIDS dementia
creutzfeldt-jakob disease
wernicke-korsakoff syndrome
vascular dementia
alzheimer disease
A

types of dementias

43
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elderly

previous leukemia or lymph cancer makes them more at risk

A

metastatic brain tumor patients

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