neuro Flashcards
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Cranial Nerves
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- Olfactory
- Optic- sight
- Oculomotor - SR,IR,MR,IO, pupillary constriction, accomodation, eyelid opening
- Trochlear- SO (lesion = upward drift)
- Trigem- mm of mastication (masseter, temporalis, medial + lateral pterygoid); facial sensation (opthalmic, maxillary, mandibular); somatosensation ant 2/3 tongue
- Abducens: Lateral rectus (lateral eye mvmt)
- Facial: Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Mandibular, Cervical – facial mvmt, taste ant 2/3 tongue, lacrimation, salivation (submand and sublingual glands), eyelid close, stapedius ear mm (courses through parotid gland)
- Vestibulocochlear: hearing, balance
- Glossopharyngeal: taste and somatosensation post 1/3 tongue, swallowing, salivation (parotid), carotid bodychemo and baro-receptors, stylopharyngeus (elevates pharynx, larynx)
- Vagus: taste from epiglottic region, swallowing, soft palate elevation, midline uvula, talking, coughing, aortic arch chemo and baroreceptors
- Accessory: head turning, shoulder shrugging (SCM, trapezius)
- Hypoglossal: tongue movement
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CN nuclei
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- midbrain: III, IV
- pons: V-VIII
- Medulla: IX, X, XII
- spinal cord: XI
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vagal nuclei
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- nucleus Solitarius: visceral Sensory info (baroreceptors, gut distension, taste) — IX, X, VII
- nuclues aMbiguus: Motor innervation of pharynx, larynx, upper esophagus — X,XI, XII
- dorsal motor nucleus: autonomic (PS) fibers to heart, lungs, upper GI (think Motor = automobile = autonomic)
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Cavernous sinus
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- collection of venous sinuses on either side of pituitary
- contains CN III, IV, VI, V1 and V2, internal carotid a
- cavernous sinus syndrome: opthalmoplegia and decreased corneal and maxillary sensation (visual acuity OK) –> furuncle on philtrum that becomes infected
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Hypothalamus
- Lateral area
- Ventromedial area
- Anterior hypo (pre-optic area)
- Posterior hypo
- Suprachiasmatic nuclei
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- Lateral: Hunger – destruction = anorexia (inhibited by leptin)
- Ventromedial area: Satiety — destruction = hyperphagia (stimulated by leptin)
- Anterior: parasympathetic, cooling, release GnRH
- Posterior: sympathetic, heating
- supra: circadian rhythm (retina perceives darkness –> suprachiasmatic nuclei secretes NE –> pineal gland secretes melatonin)
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Sleep cycle
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- awake (eyes open): beta (highest frequency, lowest amplitude)
- awake (eyes closed): alpha
- N1: theta (light sleep)
- N2: Sleep spindles and K complexes (deeper sleep, bruxism)
- N3: delta (lowest freqency, highest amp) – deepest non-REM sleep; sleepwalking, night terrors, enuresis
- REM sleep: beta – loss of motor tone, increase brain O2 use, variable BP and HR, dreaming, penile/clitoral tumescence
- REM due to PPRF
- occurs every 90 mins
- alcohol, benzos and barbs = less REM and delta wave sleep
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Thalamus
- VPL
- VPM
- LGN
- MGN
- VL
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- VPL input= spinthothalamic + dorsal columns/medial lemniscus –> somatosensory cortex
- VPM input= trigem and gustatory pathway (face sensation and taste) –> somatosensory cortex **Make-up goes on face
- LGN input = CN II (vision) –> calcarine sulcus **Lateral = Light
- MGN input = superior olive and inferior colliculus (hearing) –> auditory cortex of temporal lobe **Medial = Music
- VL input= BG and cerebellum –> motor cortex
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Limbic system
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- hippocampus, amygdala, fornix, mammillary bodies, cingulate gyrus
- emotion, long-term memory, olfaction, behavior modification and ANS
- Feeding, Fleeing, Fighting, Feeling and Fuck
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Cerebellum
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- Input
- contralateral cortex via middle cerebellar peduncle
- ipsilateral proproceptive info via inferior cerebellar peduncle
- Output
- to contralateral cortex via superior cerebellar peduncle
- lateral lesions = extremities –> lesion= fall toward injured side (ipsilateral)
- medial lesions = truncal ataxia, nystagmus, head tilting, deficits in truncal coordination, wide-based gait (bilateral motor deficits of axial and proximal limb musculature)
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lesion to
- amygdala
- Frontal lobe
- Right parietal-temporal lobe
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- Kluver-Bucy syndrome: hyperorality, hypersexuality, disinhibited behavior (part of limbic system
- disinhibition + deficits in concentration, orientation + judgement; re-emergence of primitive reflexes possible
- spatial neglet syndrome (agnosia of contralateral side of world) – assuming this is your non-dominant lobe (ie: you are R-handed)
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Lesions to
- Left parietal-temporal cortex
- Reticular activating system
- Mammillary bodies
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- Agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, L-R disorientation (Gerstmann syndrome) – assuming this is your dominant lobe
- reduced levels of arousal (ie: coma)
- Wernicke-Korsakoff: confusion, opthalmogplia, ataxia, memory loss with confabulation (alcoholics have thiamine deficiency)
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Lesions to
- Cerebellar Hemisphere
- Cerebellar Vermis
- Subthalamic nucleus
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- intention tremor, limb ataxia, loss of balance – ipsilateral deficits (fall towards side of lesion)
- truncal ataxia, dysarthria
- contralateral hemiballismus
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Lesion to
- Hippocampus
- PPRF
- Frontal eye fields
- Superior Colliculi
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- anterograde amnesia (can’t make new memories)
- eyes look AWAY from side of lesion
- eyes look TOWARDS lesion (you are looking directly at it)
- paralysis of upward gaze (Parinaud syndrome)
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Broca and Wernicke aphasia
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- Broca: nonfluent aphasia with intact comprehension (can’t move your Boca) – inferior frontal gyrus of frontal lobe
- Wernicke: fluent aphasia with impaired comprehension — superior temporal gyrus of temporal lobe
- Non-dominant Broca aphasia: expressive dysprosity (can’t express)
- Non-dominant Wernicke aphasia: receptive dysprosity (can’t comprehend)
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- MCA
- ACA
- Lenticulostriate
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- MCA- face + upper limb (motor and sensory cortex) temporal lobe (Wenicke) and frontal lobe (Broca)
- ACA- lower limb (motor and sensory cortex)
- Lenticulostriate: striatum, internal capsule – lesion= contralateral hemiparesis/hemiplegia of whole side