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Neuro Flashcards

1
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What is the thalamus and hypothalamus responsible for?

A

Sleep wake cycle and pitiably glad functions

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2
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What many spinal nerves do we have?

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31

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3
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How many cranial Nerves do we have?

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12

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4
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What are common signs and symptoms for nervous system diseases and disorders?

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Headaches,nausea,vomiting,weakness,mood swings and fever

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5
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What are different disturbances in sensory functions?

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Visual difficulties, inability to speak, paralysis

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6
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What does neurological testing include?

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Motor sensory and mental functions

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7
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What does a BAER test for?

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Brainstorm auditory evokes response

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8
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What does VER/VEP rest for?

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Visual evokes response

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9
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What does EMG/Ncv rest for? And which is fine first?

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Electromyography and nerve conduction velocity and NCV is fine first

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10
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What is encephalitis?

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Inflammation of the brain tissue

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11
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What is encephalitis a complication of?

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Chicken pox,measles, mumps

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12
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What is a vector of encephalitis?

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Mosquito

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13
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What is meningitis?

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Infmallation if the meninges the dura arachnid and pia mater

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14
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What is the M/C bacteria that causes meningitis and what is it’s everyday name?

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Neisseria meningitides gonorrhea

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15
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What will be high if a person has bacterial meningitis?

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Neutrophils

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16
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What will he high if a person has viral meningitis?

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Lymphocytes a

17
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What is Poliomyelitis?

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Viral infection of the brain and spinal cord

18
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What is a CBA?

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Stroke

19
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What is the M/C cause of death of 50 you?

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CVA

20
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What are the two different treatments for a CVA?

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TPA(expensive( or streptokinase(cheap)

21
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I hat CVS drug saves your memory?

A

TPA

22
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What are the different types of CVAs?

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Cerebral thrombus-brain artery clot M/C in women
Cerebral embolism-thrombus plaque breaks off and travels M/C in women
Cerebral hemorrhage- artery rupture M/C in women

23
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What is a TIA?

A

Sudden mild mini stroke

24
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What is bruites?

A

Wishing sound associated with TIA

25
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What is DDD?

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Degenerative disk disease

Wearing away of the invertebratal disk

26
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What is one of the most common disorders in humans in regards to the neurological system?

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Headaches

27
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What are the types of headaches?

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Tension-stress,strain and tension on the facial neck and scale muscles
Cluster- fist diagnosis in 1986 stress,trauma,occurs at night
Migraine- sever
Post lumbar puncture headaches- d/t CSF leakage

28
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What is epilepsy?

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Intermittent episodes of abnormal electrical activity in the brain

29
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What are the different types of epilepsy?

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Petit mal-blank stare seizure
Status epileptics-convulsive seizure
Grand mal- confusions, loss of consciousness, unconfirmed of bowel and bladder

30
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What is Bell’s palsy?

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Affects CN 7, normally affects L side of face

31
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What makes and individual at a higher risk of Bell’s palsy?

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Pregnancy 
uRI
Flu
Diabetes
Cold
Weather
32
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What is Parkinson’s disease?

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Slow progressive brain degeneration

33
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What disease is associated with pill rolling finger motion?

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Parkinson’s

34
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What is Alzheimer’s?

A

Neuron death replaced with plaque

35
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What is head trauma dementia?

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Injury to any part of the brain

36
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What are the two different types of brain tumors?

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Primary-where it starts in the brain

Secondary-start in another part of the body and metastasis to brain

37
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What is the difference between a concussion and contusion?

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Cucussion doees NOT involve injury to the brain

And contusion is a physical nursing of the brain tissue

38
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What is a coup lesion?

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A lesion on the front of the head

Example head hitting windshield during car accident

39
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What is a contra coup lesion?

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When the head is thrown forward and makes contact with and object and gets throw back and the back of the head also get hit
Example rear ending

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