Neurology Flashcards
Pyramidal Damage Sx
Weakness, hyperactivity of tendon reflexes, spasticity, positive Babinski
Extrapyramidal Damage Sx
Bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, athetosis, chorea
Cerebellum Damage Sx
Errors of: rate, range, force, and direction
Amaurosis fugax
a TIA characterized by transient monocular blindness from emboli to the central retinal artery of one eye and has a very high correlation with ipsilateral carotid stenosis
Broca’s area
speech production, in frontal lobe
Wernicke’s Area
understanding speech and written word, in superior temporal gyrus
Terson Syndrome
vitreous humor hemorrhage with subarachnoid hemorrhage, self-limiting
Cushing’s Triad
from increased ICP; falling pulse, increasing BP and widening pulse pressure, abnormal respiratory patterns
Which organism causes characteristic rash with meningitis?
Neisseria meningitidis
What are the most common bacteria to cause meningitis in adults?
S. pneumonia, N. meningitidis, H. influenzae
What are the most common bacteria to cause meningitis in infants?
E. coli, B-hemolytic streptococcus, L. monoctogenes
What are the most common viruses to cause viral meningitis?
Enteroviruses 85% (coxsackie, echovirus, human enteroviruses), HSV-2, HIV, varicella zoster, Epstein-Barr, Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
What are the most common bacteria to cause bacterial encephalitis?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Listeria monocyogenes, Legionnaire Disease, Lyme Disease
What are the most common bacteria to cause brain abcess?
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enterobactericeae, Bacteroides, Pseudomonas, Haemophilus
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
shingles of CN VII (facial), same sx as Bell’s Palsy but with vesicular eruption in external auditory canal/pharynx
