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Neuro - Diseases of the Intracranial Nervous System Flashcards

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What clinical findings are associated with degenerative diseases?

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Usually begin earlier in life (in animals less than 1 year of age), progressive clinical signs, often multifocal signs, and non-painful

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What is hydrocephalus?

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abnormal dilation of intracranial ventricles

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True or False: Hydrocephalus is only congenital.

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false - it can also be acquired

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What breeds is congenital hydrocephalus associated?

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dome-shaped skull breeds

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What abnormality can hydrocephalus be associated with?

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a fontanelle

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What can cause acquired hydrocephalus?

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tumor, inflammation, trauma, and/or bleeding

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What are the pathophysiologic sequela associated with hydrocephalus?

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Increases in intracranial pressure then decreases in cerebral blood flow then neuronal dysfunction, then herniation, and then cell death

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True or False: The pathophysiologic sequela of hydrocephalus are unique to it.

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False - they are true of all structural intracranial diseases

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What is a syringomyelia?

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fluid filled cavities of the spinal cord

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What is the pathophysiology of a syringomyelia?

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there is often a prolem at the foramen magnum or the fourth ventricle

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What breed is the poster child for syringomyelia? Why?

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Cavalier king charles spaniels - their skull is too small for their brain contents

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What metabolic diseases can lead to neurologic signs?

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Hypo or hyper - glucose, sodium, potassium, and calcium

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True or False: Brain tumors can be primary or metastatic.

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true

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True or False: Neoplasia in structures adjacent to the brain can cause neurologic signs

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true

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What are some of the primary brain tumors (general)?

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meningioma, glioma, and choroid plexus/ependymoma

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What are some types of gliomas?

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astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, mixed, glioblastoma multiforme

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What is the most common primary brain tumor of dogs and cats?

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meningioma

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What do meningiomas arise from?

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meninges (arachnoid)

19
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Are meningiomas possibly benign or malignant?

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benign, but there are malignant varietes

20
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How do meningiomas cause pathophysiologic effects?

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due to the volume

21
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How are neoplasias treated?

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surgical removal, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, treatment of elevated intracranial pressure, and/or treatment of seizures

22
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What nutritional deficit can cause neurological signs in cats that aren’t eating?

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thiamine deficiency

23
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What clinical findings are associated with thiamine deficiency in cats?

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vestibular signs, ventral neck flexion, and dilated pupils

24
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What is encephalitis?

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inflammation of the brain

25
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What is meningitis?

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inflammation of the meninges

26
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Is encephalitis due to an infectious agent only?

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No, there can be non-infectious or infectious causes

27
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What are the common infectious causes of encephalitis in dogs?

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viral, fungal, protozoal, or rickessial

28
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What viral causes can lead to encephalitis in dogs?

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distemper, herpes, and parainfluenza

29
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What fungal causes can lead to encephalitis in dogs?

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blasto or coccidio

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What protozoal causes can cause encephalitis in dogs?

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toxo or neospora

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What rickessial causes can cause encephalitis in dogs?

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RMSF or ehrlichia

32
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What are the common infectious causes of encephalitis in cats?

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viral, fungal, protozoal, or rickessial

33
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What viral causes can lead to encephalitis in cats?

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Corona (FIP), panleukopenia

34
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What fungal causes can lead to encephalitis in cats?

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crypto

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What protozoal causes can lead to encephalitis in cats?

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toxo

36
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What rickessial causes can lead to encephalitis in cats?

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RMSF and erhlichia

37
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What breeds are prone to encephalitis (they have their ‘own’ encephalitis)?

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Pug encephalitis, yorkshire terriers, and maltese terriers

38
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What does Dr. Bagley call all of the encephalitis diseases?

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Idiopathic inflammatory brain disease

39
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What can be used to treat non-specific encephalitis?

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Trimethoprim sulfa, clindamycin, doxocycline, and/or prednisolone

40
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What can be used to treat inflammatory brain disease?

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Prednisolone, cyclophosphamide, azothiprine, cytosne arabinoside, procarbazine, leflunomide, and cyclosporin A

41
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When will neuro clinical signs typically develop post trauma?

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there will usually be an acute onset of clinical signs

42
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What are the types cerebrovascular disease?

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infarction, thrombus, hemorrhage, and hypertension

43
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When will clinical signs develop of cerebrovascular disease?

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acute onset

44
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What breeds are predisposed to cerebrovascular disease?

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greyhounds and shelties

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