Neurology Flashcards
Why are benzodiazepines avoided in elderly patients?
due to risk of cognitive impairment, delirium, falls, fractures
A vestibular schwannoma is also called a…
meningioma
What antibiotic is typically used in CMV infection?
ganciclovir
What are some iatrogenic causes of SIADH?
carbamazepine
SSRIs
NSAIDs
What is neurulation?
where the ectoderm around the midline thickens to form the neural plate
What is Guillian Barre syndrome?
post viral autoimmune illness with ascending paralysis and ascending paraesthesia, decreased proprioception and areflexia
death usually occurs due to respiratory paralysis
What is ALS?
amyelotrophic lateral sclerosis
degeneration of LMN and UMN
- LMN leads to muscle atrophy/wasting, fasciculations + cramps
- UMN leads to spasticity, rigidity, and hyperreflexia
Acute liver failure + rapidly progressive encephelopathy + noted aspirin use =
Reye syndrome
