Neuro Flashcards
Glioblastoma pathology
GFAP stained astrocytes
Neurofibromatosis gene
NF1 chromosome 17(neurofibromin tumor suppressor protein in myelin)
von-hippel lindau gene
VHL chromosome 3(autoD, tumor suppressor)
MS pathology
oligoclonal bands& periventricular plaques
Guillan-Barre causes
campylobacter jejuni, CMV& vaccines
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis causes
measles, VZV& vaccines
Krabbe’s deficiency
galactocerebrisidase
metachromic leukodystrophy deficiency
arylsulfatase A
Alzheimers genes
presenilin, APP& ApoE4.
Alzheimers pathology
B-amyloid, tau protein& neurofibrillary tangles
Horner’s syndrome causes
pancoast tumor& brown sequard(above T1)
Friederich’s ataxia deficiency
frataxin
lateral hypothalamus
hunger center
ventromedial hypothalamus
satiety center
anterior hypothalamus
cooling&PS center
posterior hypothalamus
heating&sympathetic center
VPL
body sensation
VPM
face sensation
LGN
vision
MGN
hearing
VL
motor
parkinsons deposits
lewy bodies(a-synuclein)
parkinsons brain loss
substantia nigra pars compacta(dopaminergic)
Huntingtons genes
CAG repeats
huntingtons brain loss
caudate(GABAergic neurons)
kluver bucy lesion
amygdala
wernicke-korsakoff lesion
mammilary bodies(thiamine deficiency)
locked-in lesion
central pontine myelinosis
Berry anyeurism location
cicle of willis bifurcations
epidural hematoma
middle meningeal A(not X sutures)
subdural hematoma
bridging veins(crescent+X sutures)