Neuro Flashcards
What is the dominant sx of Alzheimer’s?
Anterograde amnesia
Most common cause of dementia in adults?
Alzheimer’s
What shows cortical atrophy with neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques on biopsy?
Alzheimer’s
Loss of recent memory, word finding problems, mood swings, personality changes, issues with drawing and driving see what stage of Alzheimer’s?
Early
Inability to recall information, diminished memory of remote events, behavioral changes, loss of sense of time and place, help with getting dressed and feeling are signs of what stage of Alzheimer’s?
Intermediate
When can definitive dx of Alzheimer’s be done?
Autopsy
What is a medication to treat Alzheimer’s?
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors Donepezil
Avoid what typed of Meds in Alzheimer’s?
Anti cholinergic , haldol, OTC cold Meds
What is the hallmark sign of cerebral palsy?
Delay in normal milestones
What causes. Cerebral palsy?
Some hypoxic event during fetal growth, treat with therapy
What is Bell’s palsy?
Facial paresis of lower motor neuron of 7 th cranial nerve.
What is a progressive, ascending, symmetric weakness with variable paresthesias?
Giullian-barre syndrome
What is Gillian barre associated with?
Viral, flu vaccine, stress, campylobacter jejuni
What does the EMG show with Gillian barre?
Demyelination
What is the treatment for Gillian barre?
IV immunoglobin, plasma exchange, DO NOT GIVE STEROIDS
What is an autoimmune disease that blocks acetyalcholine receptors?
Myasthenia gravis
What are the common sx of myasthenia gravis?
Diplopia, dysphagia, facial weakness, difficulty swallowing, early stage affects the eye muscles, activity increases weakness.
How to dx myasthenia gravis?
Test for acetylcholine recptor antibodies, or improvement with the Tensilon test. Treat with corticosteroids.
This is a severe unilateral headache with facial issues.
Cluster headache. Common with injection, lacrimination, rhinorrhea, miosis, ele edema. Treat with oxygen or ergotamine.
This is a headache which is unilateral, severe, aggravated by activity, 4-72 hrs and associated with photophobia and nausea and vomiting.
Migraine
when do you give prophylactic treatment for a migraine and what are the options?
If it limits normal activity greater than 3 days a month, severe or has complications. Give propranolol or amitriptyline.
This had a band like pain, bilateral pain, photophobia, nausea, no vomiting, and activity does not change the sx.
Tension headache. Most common caused by stress.
How to treat tension headaches.
Acetaminophen, NSAIDs, amitriptyline
What is an idiopathic increase in intracranial pressure causing headache, visual disturbance and CN 6 palsy?
Pesudotumor cerebri
What is encephalitis and the number one cause?
Infection of brain parenchyma….. Herpes. Other causes are enters iris, EBV, CMV, etc.
Patient t presents to clinic with complaint of fever, stiff neck, nausea, confusion, exaggerated DTR, spastic paralysis ( upper motor neuro n sx). What is the dx?
Encephalitis
He do you treat encephalitis?
Supportive, acyclovir or gancyclovir if needed. NO steroids.
A patient presents to clinic with complaint of headache, nucal rigidity, fever, confusion, seizures, brudzinski or kernig sign. Dx?
Meningitis
CSF with mostly polymorphic neutrophils?
Bacterial meningitis