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What is Dementia?

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Dec in cogntive ability, memory or function w/ intact consciousness

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Who is at risk of developing Alzheimers dz?

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Elderly & Down Synd

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Which proteins are altered in the familial form of Alzheimer’s dz?

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  • Eary onset: APP (21), presenilin-1 (14), Presenlin-2 (1)
  • Late onset: ApoE4 (19)
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Which protein is protective against Alzheimers?

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ApoE2

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What are the histo findings w/ Alzheimers?

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  • Widespread cortical atrophy
  • Dec ACh
  • Senile plaques
  • Neurofibrillary tangles
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What are Senile plaques?

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Extracellular ß-amyloid core

(synthesized by cleaving amyloid precursor protein)

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What can Senile plaques cause?

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May cause amyloid agniopathy→ intracranial hemorrhage

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What is Pick’s dz (frontotemporal dementia)?

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  • Dementia
  • Aphasia
  • Parkinsonian aspects
  • Change in personality
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What is spared in Pick’s dz?

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Parietal lobe & posterior 2/3 of superior temporal gyrus

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What are the histo findings in Pick’s dz?

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  • Pick bodies: spherical tau protein aggregates
  • Frontotemporal atrophy
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What is Lewy Body dementia?

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Parkinsonism w/ demntia & hallucinations

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What are the histo findings in Lewy body dementia?

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Alpha-synuclein defect

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What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob dz (CJD)?

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Rapidly progressive (wk to mo) dementia w/ myoclonus (“startle myoclonus”)

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What are the histo findings of CJD?

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  • Spongiform cortex
  • Prions (ß-pleated sheet resistant to proteases)
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What are some causes of dementia?

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  • Multi-infarct (2nd MCC of dementia in elderly behind alzheimers)
  • Syphilis
  • HIV
  • Vit B1, 3 or 12 def
  • Wilson’s dz
  • NPH (normal press hydrocephalus)
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What is Multiple sclerosis?

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Autoimmune inflam & demyelination of CNS

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How do pts w/ MS present?

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  • Optic neuritis (sudden loss of vision)
  • MLF synd (internuclear opthalmoplgeia)
  • Hemiparesis
  • Hemisensory sx
  • Bladder/bowel incontinence
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Who gets MS?

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Women in 20-30’s

MC in whites

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What are the clinical findings in MS?

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  • Inc protein (IgG) in CSF
  • Oligoclonal bands are dx
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What is the gold standard for MS imaging?

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MRI

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What are periventricular plaques?

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Areas of oligodendrocyte loss & reactive gliosis w/ destruction of axons

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What is the tx of MS?

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  • ß-interferon
  • Immunosuppression
  • Natalizumab
  • Sx tx for neurogenic bladder, spacitity & pain
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What is Charcot’s classic triad of MS?

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  • Scanning speech
  • Intention tremor, incontinence & internuclear opthalmoplegia
  • Nystagmus
  • “SIN”
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What is Acute inflam demyelinating polyradiculopathy?

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Autoimmune cond that destroys Schwann cells→ inflam & demyelination of peripheral nerves & motor fibers

MC variant of Guillian-Barré synd

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What does acute infalm demyelinating polyradicuopathy result in?

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Symmetric ascending muscle weakness/paralysis beginning in LE.

Facial paralysis in 50%

Autonomic function may be severely affected

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What is the outcome of pts w/ acute inflam demyelinating polyradiculopathy?

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Almost all pts survive

Majority recover completely after wks to mo

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What are the clinical findings in acute inflam demyelinating polyradiculopathy?

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  • Inc CSF protein w/ normal cell count
  • Inc protein→ papilledema
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What is acute inflam demyelinating polyradiculopathy assoc w/?

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Infections: Campylobacter jejuni & CMV→ autoimmune attack of peripheral myelin

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What is the tx for acute inflam demyelinating polyradiculopathy?

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  • Resp support critical
  • Plasmapheresis
  • IV immune globulins
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What is Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)?

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Demyelination of CNS d/t destruction of oligodendrocytes

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What is PML assoc w/?

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JC virus

Seen in AIDs pts

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What is the outcome in PML pts?

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Rapidly progressive, usually fatal

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What is Acute disseminated (postinfectious) encephalomyelitis?

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Multifocal perivenular inflam & demyelination after infection (measles or VZV) or vaccinations (rabies, small pox)

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What is Metachromatic leukodystrophy?

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AR lysosomal storage dz, MC d/t arylsulfatase A def

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What does build up of sulfatides in Metachromic leukodystrophy lead to?

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Impaired prodution of myelin sheath

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What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth dz also known as?

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Hereditary motor & sensory neuropathy (HMSN)

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What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth dz?

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Group of hereditary nerve disorders related to the defective prod of proteins involved in the structure & funct of peripheral nerves or the myelin sheath

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What is Krabbe’s dz?

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AR lysosomal storage dz d/t def of galactocerebrosidase

Build up of galactocerebroside→ destroys myelin sheath

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What are seizures characterized by?

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Synchronized, high-freq neuronal firing

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What are Partial (focal) seizures?

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  • Affect 1 area of brain
  • Simple partial
  • Complex partial
  • Epilepsy
  • Status epilepticus
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Where do partial seizures orginiate?

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MC in medial temporal lobe

Proceded by seizure aura

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What is a simple partial seizure?

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Conciousness intact

(motor, sensory, autonomic, psychic)

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What is a complex seizure?

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Impaired consciousness

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What is Epilepsy?

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Disorder of recurrent seizures

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What is Status epilepticus?

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Continuous seizure for >30min or recurrent seizures w/o regaining consciousness b/w seizures for >30 min

Medical emergency

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What are the causes of seizures in children?

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  • Genetic
  • Infection (febrile)
  • Trauma
  • Congenital
  • Metabolic
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What are the causes of seizures in adults?

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  • Tumors
  • Trauma
  • Stroke
  • Infection
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What are the causes of seizures in elderly?

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  • Stroke
  • Tumor
  • Trauma
  • Metabolic
  • Infection
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What are the types of Generalized seizures?

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  • Absence (petit mal)
  • Myoclonic
  • Tonic-clonic (grand mal)
  • Tonic
  • Atonic
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What is an Absence (petit mal) seizure?

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3 Hz, no postictal confusion, blank stare

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What is a Myoclonic seizure?

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Quick, repetitive jerks

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What are Tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures?

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Alternating stiffening & movement

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What is a tonic seizure?

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Stiffening

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What is an Atonic seizure?

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“Drop” seizures (falls to floor)

commonly mistaken for fainting

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What are Cluster headaches?

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Unilateral brief headaches w/ excrutiating periorbital pain w/ lacrimation & rhinorrhea

56
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What can cluster headaches induce?

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Horner’s synd

57
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Who gets cluster headaches?

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MC in males

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What is the tx for cluster headaches?

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Inhaled O2 & sumatriptan

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What are Tension headaches?

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Bilateral w/ steady pain

NO photophobia, phonophobia or aura

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What are Migraines?

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Pulsating pain w/ nausea, photophobia or phonophobia

may have aura

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What is the cause of Migraines?

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Due to irritation of CN V, meninges or BV

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What is Vertigo?

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Sensation of spinning while stationary

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What is Peripheral Vertigo?

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MC; inner ear etiology

(Semicurcular canal debris, vestibular nerve inf, Meniere’s dz)

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What is Central vertigo?

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Brain stem or cerebellar lesion

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What are the findings in Central vertigo?

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  • Directional change of nystagmus
  • Skew deviation
  • Diplopia
  • Dysmetria
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What happens in positional testing of Peripheral vertigo?

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Delayed horizontal nystagmus

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What happens in positional testing of Central vertigo?

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Immediate nystagmus in any direction; may change direction

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What are the Neurocutaneous disorders?

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  • Sturge-Weber synd
  • Tuberous sclerosis
  • Neurofibramtosis type I (von Recklinhausen’s dz)
  • von Hippel-Lindau dz
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What is Sturge-Weber synd?

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Congenital disorder w/ port-wine stains, typically in the V1 opthalmic distribution, ipsi leptomenigeal angiomas & pheochromocytomas

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What can Sturge-Weber synd cause?

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  • Glaucoma
  • Seizures
  • Hemiparesis
  • Mental retardation
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What are the HAMARTOMAS assoc w/ Tuberous sclerosis?

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  • Hamartomas in CNS & skin
  • Adenoma sebaceum
  • Mitral regurg
  • Ash-leaf spots
  • cardiac Rhabdomyoma
  • (Tuberous sclerosis)
  • Autosomal dOminant
  • Mental retardation
  • renal Angiomyolipoma
  • Seizures
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What is Neurofibromatosis type I (von Recklinghausen’s dz)?

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  • Cafe-au-lait spots
  • Lisch nodules (pigmented iris hamartoma)
  • Neurofibromas in skin
  • Optic gliomas
  • Pheochromocytoma
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What is the cause of Neurofibromatosis type I?

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AD, 100% penetrant, variable expression

Mutated NF1 gene on chr 17

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What is von Hippel-Lindaue dz?

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  • Cavernous hemangiomas in skin, mucosa & organs
  • Bilateral renal cell CA
  • Heangioblastoma in retina, brain stem, cerebellum
  • Pheochromocytoma
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What is the cause of von-Hippel Lindau dz?

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AD; mutated tumor suppressor VHL gene on chr 3

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Where are Glioblastoma multiformes found?

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Found in cerebral hemispheres

Can cross corpus callosum (“ Butterfly glioma”)

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What is found on histology of a Glioblastoma multiforme?

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“Pseudopalisading” pleomorphic tumor celss–border central areas of necrosis & hemorrhage

Stain astrocytes for GFAP

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What is the prognosis of Glioblastoma multiforme?

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Malignant w/ <1 year life expectancy

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What is the MC primary brain tumor?

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Glioblastoma multiforme (grade IV astrocytoma)

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What is the 2nd MC primary brain tumor?

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Meningioma

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Where do Meningiomas occur?

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Convexities of hemispheres (near surface of brain) & parasagittal region

Adjacent to brain attached to dura

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Where do Meningiomas arise from?

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Arachnoid cells, are extra-axial (external to brain parenchyma( & may have a dural attachment (“trail”)

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What are the clinical features of a meningioma?

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Typically benign & resectable

Often asx; may present w/ seizures or focal signs

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What is found on histo of a Meningioma?

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Spindle cells concentrically arranged in a whorled pattern; psammona bodies (laminated calcifications)

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What is the 3rd MC primary brain tumor?

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Schwannoma

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What do Schwannomas arise from?

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Schwann cells

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Where are Schwannomas localized?

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Usually found at cerebellopontine angle

CN VIII→ acoustic schwannoma (aka acoustic neuroma)

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What is the marker for a Schwannoma?

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What are Bilateral acoustic schwannoma assoc w/?

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Neurofibromatosis type 2

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What are the clinical features of a Schwannoma?

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  • Hearing loss
  • Tinnitus
  • Loss of balance
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What is the prognosis of an Oligodendroglioma?

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Relatively rare, slow growing

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What are the histo findings of Oligodendroglioma?

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  • Chicken-wire capillary pattern
  • Oligodendrocytes= “fried egg” cells–round nuclei w/ clear cytoplasm
  • Cells often calcified
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Where are Oligodrogliomas located?

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Frontal lobes

94
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What is the MC pituitary adenoma?

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Prolactinoma

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What are the clinical features of a Pituitary adenoma?

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Bitemporal hemianopia & hyper or hypopituitarism

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Where are Pilocytic (low-grade) astrocytomas located?

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  • Well Circumscribed
  • In children found in posterior fossa
  • May be Supratentorial
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What is the prognosis of Pilocytic astrocytoma?

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Benign; good prognosis

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What is found on histo in Pilocytic astrocytoma?

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GFAP +

Rosenthal fibers–eosinophilic, corkscrew fibers

Cystic + solid (gross)

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What is a Medulloblastoma?

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Highly malignant cerebellar tumor

Form of primitive neuroectodermal tumor

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What is found on histo in Medulloblastoma?

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  • Homer-Wright rosettes
  • Solid
  • Small blue cells
  • Radiosensitive
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What are the clinical features of Medulloblastoma?

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  • Can compress 4th ventricle causing hydrocephalus
  • Can send “drop mets” to SC
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Where are Ependymomas found?

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4th ventricle

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What can Ependymomas cause?

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Hydrocephalus

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What is the prognosis of an Ependymoma?

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What will be found on histo in an Ependymoma?

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  • Perivascular pseudorosettes
  • Rod-shaped blepharoplasts (basal ciliary bodies) found near nucleus
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Where are Hemangioblastomas found?

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Cerebellar

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What are Hemangioblastomas assoc w/?

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vvon Hippel-Lindaue synd when found w/ retinal angiomas

108
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What can Hemangioblastomas produce?

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EPO→ 2° polycythemia

109
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What is found on histo in Hemangioblastoma?

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Foamy cells & high vascularity are characteristic

110
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What is a Craniopharyngioma?

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Benign childhood tumor, confused w/ a pituitary adenoma (may cause bitemporal heminopia)

111
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What is the MC childhood supratentorial tumor?

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Craniopharyngioma

112
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What are Craniopharyngiomas derived from?

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Remnants of Rathke’s pouch

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What is found on histo in Craniopharyngioma?

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Calcification is common (enamel-like)

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