Neuro High Yield Flashcards
Red neurons
Necrotic neurons following ischemia, e.g. stroke
Cyclopia/cleft lip
Holoprosencephaly i.e. problem w/ ventral induction
Dark CSF + dark WM/light GM
FLAIR MRI
Prolonged F-wave
Prox slowing in anterior horn
Alpha-synuclein
Accumulates and forms Lewy bodies in PD
L’Hermitte’s sign, Dawson’s fingers, oligoclonal bands
Multiple Sclerosis
Cowdry-type inclusions
HSV encephalitis
Kernig/Brudzinski signs
Condordant leg/neck mvmt seen in meningitis
Pseudopalisading cells
Glioblastoma
Soap-bubbly/cystic appearance
HIV assoc Cryptococcus encephalopathy
Spongiform degeneration
CJD
Onion bulbs
Recurrent de/remyelination in CIDP
Heliotrope discoloration of upper eyelids
Dermatomyositis
Gower’s sign
Muscular dystrophy (how these babies push up to stand)
Hatchet face
Myotonic dystrophy
Sommers sector
Vulnerable area of hippocampus often affected in diffuse hypoxia
Anti GM1 ganglioside Ab
MMN
Multiple CNS lesions in time/space
Multiple sclerosis
Ragged red fibers
Increased mitochondria in myopathies
Diurnal variation of sx
Myasthenia gravis
Vision loss when bending over/papilloedema
Pseudotumor cerebri
Rosenthal fibers
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Fried egg cell
Oligodenrocyte