Neurology

Question 1

What cranial nerve is responsible for smell

Answer 1

1/olfactory

Question 2

What cranial nerve is responsible for vision

Answer 2

2/optic

Question 3

What cranial nerve is responsible for eye movement

Answer 3

3/4/6
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Abducens

Question 4

What cranial nerve is responsible for facial sensation and jaw movement

Answer 4

V - trigeminal

Question 5

What cranial nerve is responsible for facial expression

Answer 5

7
Facial

Question 6

What cranial nerve is responsible for hearing and balance

Answer 6

8
Vestibulocochlear

Question 7

What cranial nerve is responsible for swallowing and PNS

Answer 7

9/10/11
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Accessory

Question 8

What cranial nerve is responsible for tongue movement

Answer 8

12
Hypoglossal

Question 9

What is the forebrain responsible for

Answer 9

Behaviour
Thought processes
Central vision/hearing
Coordination/proprioception
One sided damage?

Question 10

What is the cerebellum responsible for

Answer 10

Fine motor control
Hypermetria - intention tremors
Vestibular - head tilt

Question 11

What is the brain stem responsible for

Answer 11

Cranial nerve deficits
All consciousness pathways

Question 12

What are LMN pathways required for

Answer 12

Final path for voluntary motor activity
Reflexes
Maintaining tone

Question 13

What are UMN pathways required for

Answer 13

Voluntary activity

Question 14

With UMN forelimbs and hindlimbs where is the lesion

Answer 14

Cranial or C1-C5

Question 15

With LMN forelimbs and UMN hindlimbs where is the lesion

Answer 15

C6-T2

Question 16

With normal forelimbs and UMN hindlimbs where is the lesion

Answer 16

T3-L3

Question 17

With normal forelimbs and LMN hindlimbs where is the lesion

Answer 17

L4-S3

Question 18

How to neurones show damage

Answer 18

Death or dysfunction

Question 19

How to glial cells show damage

Answer 19

Death
Dysfunction
Inflammation
Proliferative

Question 20

Types of spinal cord pathology

Answer 20

Transection
Atrophy
Compression
Concussion
Compression+ concussion
Fracture
Neoplasia
Degenerative
Inflammatory
Malformation
Haemorrhage
Ascending myelomalacia
Focal ischaemia
Global ischaemia
Chronic compression

Question 21

what should you never give in acute spinal cord injury

Answer 21

steroids

Question 22

what should you do if you suspect neck trauma

Answer 22

brace neck immediately

Question 23

myotonia

Answer 23

chowchow/schnauzers/ cats
increased muscle tone/poor relaxatino after stimulation. persistent dimpling after percussion
treatment - procainamide mixelitine and phenytoin

Question 24

polyarthritis/endocarditis

Answer 24

frequently linked but rarely diagnosed
pyrexia, lethargy, weight loss
treated with long course antibiotics

Question 25

rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 25

severe/debilitating
destructive with radiographic lucenies
loss of articular surfaces and collapse of joint space
positive for rheumatoid factor
poor prognosis, often euthanised

Question 26

feline erosive polyarthritis

Answer 26

proliferative and non forms. rare.
male more common
destructive. joint subluxations can occur
responds poorly to treatment

Question 27

shar pei fever

Answer 27

breed associated polyarthritis
common 1/4
juvenile onset, pyrexia, swollen hocks
later development renal amyloidosis/renal failure
poor prognosis

Question 28

immune mediated polyarthritis

Answer 28

can affect any synovial joint in the skeleton
erosive/non-erosive forms
erosive more severe
types
1- no underlying disease
2- associated with infection
3 - associated with gi disease
4 - associated with neoplasia