Neuroanatomy Lesions Flashcards
Precentral gyrus in the FRONTAL lobe
Contralateral WEAKNESS
Postcentral gyrus in the PARIETAL lobe
Contralateral SENSORY LOSS
Broca Area
EXPRESSIVE aphasia
Wernicke Area
RECEPTIVE aphasia
FRONTAL lobe
BEHAVIORAL changes
TEMPORAL lobe
SEIZURE
DOMINANT PARIETAL lobe
GERSTMANN SYNDROME
R and L confusion
Finger agnosia
Agraphia
Dyscalculia
NONDOMINANT PARIETAL lobe
Contralateral hemineglect
Astereognosis
Posterior Limb of Internal Capsule
Contralateral WEAKNESS
Thalamus
Contralateral SENSORY LOSS
Optic Nerve
Ipsilateral Vision Loss
Optic Chiasm
Bitemporal hemianopsia
Optic Tract
Contralateral Homonymous Hemianopsia
Primary Visual Cortex
-banks of the calcarine fissure in the occipital lobe
Contralateral Homonymous Hemianopsia w/ Macular Sparing
Pineal Region
-posterior 3rd ventricle in the area of the midbrain tectum
PARINAUD SYNDROME
paralysis of upward gaze
convergence nystagmus
light near dissociation