Neuro J Peripheral Flashcards by Philip Lichtenstein

Q

Dorsal root v. Ventral root

A

Sensory v Motor

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Q

Polyarteritis Nordosa nerve problem

A

Mononeuropathy Multiplex

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Q

Dermatomes

Big Toe
Outside of Foot

A

L5

2. S1

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Q

Diabetes nerve problem

A

Lumbosacral plexopathy

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Q

Brachial plexopathy

A

Parsonage-Turner Syndrome

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Q

Polyneuropathy

A

Symmetric stocking-glove pattern neuropathies

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Most common polyneuropathy

A

Hereditary

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Most common risk for polyneuropathy (3)

A

Diabetes, Alcohol, Malignancy

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Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy

A

Muscle weakness, autonomic dysfunction

Guillan-Barre (Campylobacter or Herpes infection)

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Q

AIDP autoimmune target

A

Gangliosides (GM1)

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Q

AIDP first deficiency

A

Reflexes (demyelinating)

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Q

Miller Fisher AIDP variant

A

More gait ataxia than muscle weakness

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Q

AIDP spinal tap

A

Albuminocytologic dissociation

elevated protein, no cells

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AIDP Tx

A

Plasmapheresis

IV Ig

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CIDP differences from AIDP

A

Much slower
Muscular atrophy
Neck flexor weakness

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CIDP Tx

A

Steroids

Q

B12 degeneration

A

Subacute combined degeneration

Dorsal column & lateral corticospinal

Q

Lyme disease pathogen

A

Borrelia Burgdorferi

Q

Lyme disease neuropathy

A

Cranial nerves

Q

1 cause of neuropathy

A

Leprosy

Q

Leprosy - 2 unique findings

A

Peripheral nerve hypertrophy

2. Reflexes unaffected

Q

1 hereditary neuropathy

A

Charcot Marie Tooth

Q

CMT pathology

A

Slowly progressive distal muscle atrophy

Q

HNPP

A

Hereditary Neuropathy with liability to Pressure Palsy

Mononeuropathy Multiplex
CMT cousin

B12 test

Methylmalonic acid