neuro Flashcards
bacteria that causes meningnitis
strep pneumonia
neisseria menigitis
prgnancy - listeria
viruses that cause meningitis
enterovirus
wernickes aphasia
word salad
lesion in superior temporal gyrus - inferior MCA
brocas aphasia
non-fluent but makes sense
lesion in inferior frontal gyrus - superior MCA
hemicrania
shorter trigeminal autonomic caphalgias
treated with indomethacin
focal seizure treatment
l ones
carbamazepine
cervical myelopathy symptoms
imbalance
clumsy hands
pain
UMN signs
treatment of cervical myelopathy?
decompression surgery
MRI of huntingtons
caudate and putamen atrophy
wallenburgs stroke
posterior inferior stroke
ipsilateral horners & facial pain loss
contralateral body pain loss
webers stroke
posterior stroke affecting midbrain
ipsilateral CN III palsy
contralateral weakness
anti-emetic used in parkinsons
domperidone
one vs both sided parkinsons
one - idiopathic
both - drug induced
treatment of meningitis + rash
no steroids
treatment of guillian barr
plasma exchange
treatment of myasthenia gravis
pyridostigmine
treatment of lambert-eaton myasthanic
3,4 - diminothingy
treatment of spasms in MS
baclofen
treatment for brain mets (palliative)
dexomethasone
dvla strok vs tia
TIA - 1 week (dont need to tell
stroke - 4 weeks (do)
dvla epilepsy
1 seizure - 6 months
epilepsy - 1 year no seizures
DCML vs spinothalamic
DCML - fine touch, vibration, pressure
spinothalamic - temperature, pain
pyramidal vs extra pyramidal tracts
pyramid - cortex, voluntary
extra - brain stem, involuntary
pyramidal tracts
corticospinal- body (lateral - fine movement, ventral - posture0
corticobulbar - cranial nerve (head and neck)
extrapyramidal tracts
rubrospinal
reticulospinal - increases/ decreases voluntary movement
tectospinal - vision
vestibulospinal - antigravity
brown sequard
ipsilateral DCLM symptoms (fine touch, pressure, vibration) & corticospinal
contralateral spinothalamic symptoms (temp, pain)
anterior cord tracts
all except DCML
function of temporal lobe
language comprehension
memory
hearing
dominant vs non dominant parietal lobe lesions
dominant - language impairment
non - spaciel awareness
vessel involved in extra vs subdural haemorrhages
extra - middle meningeal artey
sub - bridging cerebral vein
drug given in subarachnoid treatment
nimodipine
investigation and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia
MRI
carbamazepine
normal ICP
7-15 mmHg
uncal hernia symptoms
3rd nerve palsy
hemon hemiop
specific symptoms of vascular Parkinson’s
lower limbs affects
no resting tremor
MS prevention treatment
tecfidera
monoclonal antibodies
stem cell transplant
CSF bacterial vs viral menigitis
bacterial - increased polymorphs, decreased glucose
viral - increased lymphocytes, increased glucose
virus that causes encephalitis
HSV
gliomas (3 types)
most common glioblastoma (type of astrocytoma) (dead)
oligodendroglioma (seizures)
ependymoma (4th ventricle in kids)
meningiomas (characteristics)
arachnoid cap cells
benign
nutrition in MND
PEG
venous sinus thrombosis investigation and treatment
MRI
heparin
symptoms of charcot marie tooth
sensory + LMN symptoms
meningitis treatment ages
3 month - 50 years - just cef
>50 cef + amox
which medication might cause fasiculations as a side effect
suxamethonium
how is peripheral neuropathy risk reduced
pyridoxine
symptoms of creutzfelt jakob disease
myoclonus + dementia
cancer associated with myasthania gravis
thymoma
cranial nerves affected in vestibular schwannoma
V - absent corneal reflex
VII - facial palsy
VIII - tinnitus, vertigo
treatment of restless leg syndrome
dopemine agonists (ropinirole, pramipexole)
sinus infection -> bad headache
cavernous sinus thrombosis
where do the cranial nerves come from
1,2 - cerebrum
3,4 - midbrain
5,6,7,8 - pons
9,10,11,12 - medulla
