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Neuro High Yield Flashcards

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Red neurons

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Necrotic neurons following ischemia, e.g. stroke

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Cyclopia/cleft lip

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Holoprosencephaly i.e. problem w/ ventral induction

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Dark CSF + dark WM/light GM

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FLAIR MRI

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Prolonged F-wave

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Prox slowing in anterior horn

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Alpha-synuclein

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Accumulates and forms Lewy bodies in PD

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L’Hermitte’s sign, Dawson’s fingers, oligoclonal bands

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Multiple Sclerosis

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Cowdry-type inclusions

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HSV encephalitis

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Kernig/Brudzinski signs

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Condordant leg/neck mvmt seen in meningitis

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9
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Pseudopalisading cells

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Glioblastoma

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Soap-bubbly/cystic appearance

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HIV assoc Cryptococcus encephalopathy

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Spongiform degeneration

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CJD

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Onion bulbs

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Recurrent de/remyelination in CIDP

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Heliotrope discoloration of upper eyelids

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Dermatomyositis

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14
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Gower’s sign

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Muscular dystrophy (how these babies push up to stand)

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15
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Hatchet face

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Myotonic dystrophy

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Sommers sector

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Vulnerable area of hippocampus often affected in diffuse hypoxia

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17
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Anti GM1 ganglioside Ab

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MMN

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18
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Multiple CNS lesions in time/space

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Multiple sclerosis

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19
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Ragged red fibers

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Increased mitochondria in myopathies

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20
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Diurnal variation of sx

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Myasthenia gravis

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Vision loss when bending over/papilloedema

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Pseudotumor cerebri

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Rosenthal fibers

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Pilocytic astrocytoma

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Fried egg cell

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Oligodenrocyte

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Gingival hyperplasia

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S/E of phenytoin

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SOD1 mutation

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ALS (familial form, most are idiopathic)

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b-blocker vs b-interferon

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Migraine prophylaxis vs. MS treatment

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Recent Campylobacter infxn

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AMAN, AMSAN

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Homer-Wright rosettes

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Medulloblastoma

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Psammoma bodies, whorls

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Meningioma

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Baby w/ unusual odor

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Inborn error of metabolism

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b1 deficiency

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Loss of anterograde memory in Korsakoffs

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Low frequency hearing loss

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Meniere’s disease

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Elevated ESR

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Temporal arteritis

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DOC for trigeminal neuralgia

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Carbamezapine

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Inducers

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Carbamezapine, phenytoin, phenobarb

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Inhibitors

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Valproic acid

37
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+ Hallpike Dix

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Vertical nsystagmus away from lower ear, torsional toward

38
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+ Romberg

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Central lesion causing nystagmus

39
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Coma w/ + pupillary light reflex

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METABOLIC coma

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Decreased hypocretin

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Narcolepsy

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Damage to area 44/45

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Brocas aphasia, comprehension intact but speech poor

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Damage to area 22

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Wernickes aphasia, fluent but makes no sense

43
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Colcichine

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Gout drug that causes myo/neuro/cardiomyopathy

44
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Symmetric vs asymmetric neuropathy

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Hereditary vs acquired

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SIADH

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SE of carbamezapine/oxcarbazepine

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Thunderclap HA, worst HA of life

47
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Bunina bodies

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ALS (eoisinophilic inclusions)

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Natalizumab

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MS drug that can reactive latent JC virus  fatal PML

49
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Markedly high opening pressure (~200)

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Bacterial meningitis

50
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Lesion at corticomedullary jxn

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Met (or possible absecess, b/c also hemato spread)

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Imaging for SC trauma

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CT for fracture, MRI for complications

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Disappearance of reflex grasp

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6mo, at this point baby actually reaches for objects and grasps

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Internal capsule lesion

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 true motor stroke, i.e. no sensory deficits, purely UMN sx

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Acute vs chronic SC transaction

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Hyporeflexia vs hyperreflexia

55
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Duret hemorrhage

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Bleeding in pons, seen in uncal herniation

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“Repeat” genetic diseases

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Fragile X, Huntingtons, myotonic dystrophy

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Lacunar infarct

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Chronic HTN

58
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Charcot-Bouchard aneurysms

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Assoc w/ ganglionic bleeds

59
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Bilateral limbic system lesion

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Often due to trauma,  amniestic syndrome

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