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Neurological Functions & Lesions Flashcards

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lateral nucleus (hypothalamus)

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hunger; stimulated by ghrelin

lesion = anorexia, failure to thrive (infants)

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ventromedial nucleus (hypothalamus)

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satiety; stimulated by leptin

lesion = hyperphagia

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anterior nucleus (hypothalamus)

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cooling, parasympathetic

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posterior nucleus (hypothalamus)

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heating, sympathetic

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suprachiasmatic nucleus (hypothalamus)

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circadian rhythm

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supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei (hypothalamus)

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synthesize ADH and oxytocin

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preoptic nucleus (hypothalamus)

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thermoregulation, sexual behavior; releases GnRH

failure of GnRH-producing neurons to migrate from olfactory pit => Kallmann syndrome

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ventral posterolateral nucleus (thalamus)

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vibration, pain, pressure, proprioception (conscious), light touch, temperature

input: spinothalamic and dorsal columns/medial lemniscus

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ventral posteromedial nucleus (thalamus)

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face sensation, taste

input: trigeminal and gustatory pathway

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lateral geniculate nucleus (thalamus)

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vision

input: CNII, optic chiasm, optic tract

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medial geniculate nucleus (thalamus)

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hearing

input: superior olive and inferior colliculus of tectum

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ventral anterior and ventral lateral nuclei (thalamus)

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motor

input: basal ganglia, cerebellum

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limbic system

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structures: hippocampus, amygdalae, mammillary bodies, anterior thalamic nuclei, cingulate gyrus

functions: feeding, fleeing, fighting, feeling, and sex

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mesocortical dopaminergic pathway

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ventral tegmental area => cortex

decreased activity: negative symptoms (anergia, apathy, lack of spontaneity)

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mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway

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ventral tegmental area => nucleus accumbens

increased activity: positive symptoms (delusions, hallucinations)

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nigrotriatal dopaminergic pathway

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substantia nigra => dorsal striatum

decreased activity: extrapyramidal symptoms (dystonia, akathisia, parkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia)

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tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic pathway

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hypothalamus => pituitary gland

decreased activity: increased prolactin (decreased libido, sexual dysfunction, galactorrhea, gynecomastia)

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lateral cerebellar lesions

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affect voluntary movement of extremities; propensity to fall toward injured (ipsilateral) side

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medial cerebellar lesions

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truncal ataxia (wide-based cerebellar gait), nystagmus, head tilting; bilateral motor deficits affecting axial and proximal limb musculature

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basal ganglia structures

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striatum: putamen + caudate nucleus
lentiform: putamen + globus pallidus

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ACA-MCA watershed infarct

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proximal upper and lower extremity weakness

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PCA-MCA watershed infarct

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higher-order visual dysfunction

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venous sinus thrombosis

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increased ICP (headache, seizures, papilledema, focal neurologic deficits)

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accommodation reflex: afferent and efferent limbs

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afferent: II

efferent: III

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corneal reflex: afferent and efferent limb

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afferent: V1 (ophthalmic nasociliary branch)

efferent: bilateral VII (temporal branch)

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cough reflex: afferent and efferent limb

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afferent: X

efferent: X (also phrenic and spinal nerves)

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gag reflex: afferent and efferent limb

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afferent: IX

efferent: X

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jaw jerk reflex: afferent and efferent limb

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afferent: V3 (sensory - muscle spindle from masseter)

efferent: V3 (motor - masseter)

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lacrimation reflex: afferent and efferent limb

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afferent: V1

efferent: VII

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pupillary reflex: afferent and efferent limb

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afferent: II

efferent: III

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prefrontal cortex lesion

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frontal lobe syndrome: disinhibition, hyperphagia, impulsivity, loss of empathy, impaired executive function, akinetic mutism

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frontal eye fields lesion

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eyes look toward brain lesion (away from side of hemiplegia); seen in MCA stroke

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paramedian pontine reticular formation lesion

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eyes look away from brain lesion (toward side of hemiplegia)

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dominant parietal cortex lesion

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Gerstmann syndrome: agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, left-right disorientation

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nondominant parietal cortex lesion

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hemispatial neglect syndrome: agnosia of the contralateral side of the world

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basal ganglia lesion

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tremor at rest, chorea, athetosis

Parkinson disease, Huntington disease

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subthalamic nucleus lesion

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contralateral hemiballismus

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amygdala lesion

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bilateral lesions = Kluver-Bucy syndrome: disinhibition (hyperphagia, hypersexuality, hyperorality)

seen in HSV-1 encephalitis

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mammillary bodies lesion

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bilateral lesions = Wenicke-Korsakoff syndrome

due to thiamine deficiency

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hippocampus lesion

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bilateral lesions = anterograde amnesia

seen in Alzheimer disease

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dorsal midbrain lesion

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Parinaud syndrome: paralysis of upwards gaze, pseudo-Argyll Robertson pupils, convergence-retraction nystagmus, eyelid retraction

often due to pineal gland tumors

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reticular activating system lesion

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reduced levels of arousal and wakefulness, coma

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medial longitudinal fasciculus lesion

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internuclear ophthalmoplegia (impaired adduction of ipsilateral eye, nystagmus of contralateral eye with abduction)

seen in multiple sclerosis

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cerebellar hemisphere lesion

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intention tremor, limb ataxia, loss of balance; ipsilateral deficits; fall toward side of lesion

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cerebellar vermis lesion

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truncal ataxia (wide-based gait), nystagmus, dysarthria

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decorticate (flexor) posturing

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upper limb flexion, lower limb extension

lesion above red nucleus (often cerebral cortex) => overactive rubrospinal and vestibulospinal tracts

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decerebrate (extensor) posturing

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upper and lower limb extension

lesion between red and vestibular nuclei (brainstem) => overactive vestibulospinal tract

worse prognosis than decorticate posturing

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ACA stroke

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area affected: motor and sensory cortices (lower limb)

contralateral paralysis and sensory loss (lower limb, urinary incontinence)

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MCA stroke

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area affected: motor and sensory cortices (upper limb and face), temporal lobe (Wernicke area), frontal lobe (Broca area)

contralateral paralysis and sensory loss (lower face and upper limb); aphasia (dominant hemisphere) or hemineglect (nondominant hemisphere)

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lenticulostriate artery stroke

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area affected: striatum, internal capsule

contralateral paralysis; absence of cortical signs (pure motor stroke)

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PCA stroke

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area affected: occipital lobe

contralateral hemianopia with macular sparing; alexia without agraphia (dominant hemisphere), prosopagnosia (nondominant hemisphere)

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basilar artery stroke

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area affected: pons, medulla, lower midbrain, corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts, ocular cranial nerve nuclei, paramedian pontine reticular formation

locked in syndrome: consciousness preserved if RAS spared; quadriplegia, loss of voluntary facial mouth, and tongue movements; loss of horizontal, but not vertical eye movements

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AICA stroke

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area affected: facial nerve nuclei => paralysis of face, decreased lacrimation and salivation, decreased taste from anterior 2/3 of tongue

area affected: vestibular nuclei => vomiting, vertigo, nystagmus

area affected: spinothalamic tract, spinal trigeminal nucleus => decreased pain and temperature sensation from contralateral body, ipsilateral face

area affected: sympathetic fibers => ipsilateral Horner syndrome

area affected: middle and inferior cerebellar peduncles => ipsilateral ataxia, dysmetria

area affected: inner ear => ipsilateral sensorineural deafness, vertigo

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PICA stroke

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lateral medullary (Wallenberg) syndrome

area affected: nucleus ambiguus (CN IX, X, XI) => dysphagia, hoarseness, decreased gag reflex, hiccups

area affected: vestibular nuclei => vomiting, vertigo, nystagmus

area affected: lateral STT, spinal trigeminal nucleus => decreased pain and temperature sensation from contralateral body, ipsilateral face

area affected: sympathetic fibers => ipsilateral Horner syndrome

area affected: inferior cerebellar peduncle => ipsilateral ataxia, dysmetria

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anterior spinal artery stroke

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medial medullary syndrome

area affected: corticospinal tract => contralateral paralysis (upper and lower limbs)

area affected: medial lemniscus => decreased contralateral proprioception

area affected: caudal medulla (hypoglossal nerve) => ipsilateral hypoglossal dysfunction (tongue deviates ipsilaterally)

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CN V motor lesion

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jaw deviates toward side of lesion (unopposed force from opposite pterygoid muscle)

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CN X lesion

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uvula deviates away from side of lesion (weak side collapses and uvula points away)

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CN XI lesion

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weakness turning head to contralateral side of lesion, shoulder droop on side of lesion

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CN XII lesion

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LMN lesion; tongue deviates toward side of lesion (weakened tongue muscles on affected side)

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