[NEURO] LOCALIZATION Flashcards
Dramatic onset
within seconds
sudden onset
within 2d
rapid onset
within 2 weeks
gradual onset
3 weeks
insidious onset
3 weeks
difference b/w gradual & insidious onset
start of symptoms is known in gradual onset
how the picture of the disease was completed
onset
duration needed to reach maximum intensity of disease
onset on mono-symptomatic diseases
diseases that affect anatomically related structures
focal diseases
many foci containing many affected structures
multifocal diseases
multifocal diseases frequently affecting/sparing nearby structures
disseminated diseases
diseases affecting functionally related structures
systemic
examples of focal diseases
vascular,
inflammatory,
traumatic
SOL
examples of systemic diseases
metabolic
toxic
hereditary
examples of multifocal diseases
multiple vascular, traumatic, inflam, SOL
examples of disseminated diseases
demyelinating diseases:
multiple sclerosis
cc of vascular diseases
dramatic/ sudden onset
stationary/ regressive course
cc of traumatic diseases
dramatic/ sudden onset
stationary/ regressive course
cc of inflammatory diseases
rapid
stationary/ regressive course
cc of space-occupying diseases
gradual
progressive (regressive on TTT)
cc of metabolic, toxic, hereditary diseases
gradual
progressive (regressive on TTT)
bilateral weakness (6)
muscular
NMJ
AHCs
systemic pyramidal
Peripheral nerve lesion
Radicular
affects distal muscles
pyramidal
peripheral nerve lesion
late atrophy
muscular
early atrophy
radiculopathy
peripheral nerve lesion
fasiculations seen in
AHCs
impaired sphincters
brainstem pyramidal lesion
spinal cord pyramidal lesion
peripheral n lesion
ipsilateral ataxia
parathalamic pyramidal lesion
quadrianopia
subcortical pyramidal lesion
dysphasia in case of involvement of speech dominant hemisphere
subcortical pyramidal lesion
areflexia
radicular
hyperreflexia
NMJ
AHCs
hyporreflexia
‘muscular
hypotonia
muscular
peripheral n lesion
root
ipsilateral cranial nerve palsy
brainstem pyramidal lesion
antigravity muscles affection
systemic pyramidal
conjugate eye movement palsy
brainstem pyramidal lesion
hypertonia
systemic pyramidal
bilateral paraplegia
spinal cord pyramidal lesion
contralateral thalamic pain
(thalamic affection)
parathalamic
diurnal variation
NMJ lesion
extensor plantar reflex
systemic pyramidal
flexor plantar reflex
peripheral nerve lesion
proximal msc weakness + sensory symptoms
radicular
atrophy
LMNL
AHCs
parietal lobe injury
postural HTN
peripheral nerve lesion
glove & stocking hypoesthesia seen in
peripheral nerve lesion
ophthalmoplegia
conjugate eye palsy
and vertigo are seen in
brainstem lesion
hemianopia
capsular pyramidal lesion