Neurology Flashcards
成人中CNS的肿瘤按常见程度排序?良、恶性? Leading CNS/PNS tumors in children? spinal cord?
》50%是转移(lung, breast, kidney, skin melanoma),多个病灶 In adults: 如果是CNS原发,多为solitary tumor. 按常见程度排序 1. GBM (glioblastoma multiforme): 高度恶性,locate within the hemisphere. soft and poorly defined, necrosis + hemorrhage 2. memingiomas: 良性,locate on the brain surface (attached to dura) 3. acoustic neuroma (Schwannoma): arise from CN VIII, locate at cerebellopontine angle In children: 1. astrocytoma; 2. medulloblastoma; 3. ependymoma 室管膜瘤 In spinal cord: 室管膜瘤
CNS/PNS origin: neuroectoderm: give rise to ? Neural crest cells? microglia起源?
neuroectoderm: give rise to 1) CNS neurons, 2) ependymal cells; 3) astrocytes, 4) oligodendrocyte Neural crest cells - 1) PNS neurons, 2) Schwann cells microglia起源: mesoderm (like Macrophage)
neural tube defects: 孕第几周? AFP change? confirmative Dx? 哪几种形式?
孕第几周: 4th week AFP ↑ in amniotic fluid and maternal serum confirmative Dx: ↑ AchE in amniotic fluid 哪几种形式: 1. spina bifida occulta 隐性脊柱裂 no herniation, dura intact ; lower vertebral levels; often tuft hair 2. meningocele 脑(脊)膜突出: meninges (but not spinal cord) herniate through spinal canal [AFP normal!!!!} 3. meningomyelocele 脊髓脊膜突出 both meninges and spinal cord herniate through spinal canal
anencephaly: Cx? associated with ? what can ↓ risk?
Cx: AFP ↑; polyhydramnios (no swallowing center in the fetus brain) associated with type I DM what can ↓ risk: maternal folate intake
holoprosencephaly: 定义?发生孕期?signaling pathway affected? moderate form Cx? severe form Cx?
前脑无裂畸形 定义: failure of left and right hemisphere to separate 发生孕期: 5 - 6th wks signaling pathway affected: Shh moderate form Cx: cleft lip/palate severe form Cx: cyclopia 独眼[畸形]
Arnoid-Chiari malformation: type I vs II? 各自的association?
congenital downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum, sometimes causing non-communicating hydrocephalus as a result of obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow. Type I; mild, may be asymptomatic in infants, onset in adults as headache and ataxia (UW考的病例是22岁出现头疼+步态不稳 association: syringomyelia Type II: more severe, significant herniation of cerebellar tonsils and vermis through foremen magnum association: aquaductal stenosis, hydrocephalus Cx: infact lumbosacral myelomeningocele + paralysis below the defect MRI demonstration of type II may include: beaking of the tectal plate (顶盖), aqueductal stenosis, kinking and transforaminal herniation of the medulla into the vertebral canal, and herniation and unrolling of the cerebellar vermis into the vertebral canal
Dandy-Walker: 定义? association?
agenesis (发育不全)of cerebellar vermis + cystic enlargement of 4th ventricle (fills the enlarged posterior fossa) associated with hydrocephalus and spina bifida
syringomyelia: 起病时间?association? 好发脊髓节段?MRI? 横切面上最常累及部位? 什么感觉丧失?
congenital, 起病时间: usually asymptomatic in childhood, manifests with headaches + cerebellar symptoms (起病和Chiari I非常类似,2个病也有association) 好发脊髓节段: C8- T1 MRI: fluid -filled cavity in spinal cord 横切面上最常累及部位:ventral while commissure and ventral horns 什么感觉丧失: bilateral loss of PAIN + Temprature sensation in Upper extremes (fine touch is spared - “dissociated anesthesia”) 常考的情况是病人不能感觉到burn, 被烫伤
Nissl substance -can’t detect which cell type in CNS?
stain RER (cell bodies and dendrites, not in axon) can’t detect microglia
以下neurons的形态?有无髓鞘? 1、 olfactory N 2. auditory N 3. cutaneous N? 4. motor N?
1、 olfactory N: bipolar, nonmyelinated 2. auditory N: bipolar, myelinated 3. cutaneous N (in DRG): pseudounipolar myelinated 4. motor N: multipolar myelinated
which structure ↑ conduction velocity? have high cenc. of which ion channel?
Nodes of Ranvier (on oligodendrites) high cenc. of Na+ ion channel
Oligodendrocytes: in CNS? myelinate how many axons? exist where? origin? in PNS?myelinate how many axons? origin? morphology in H&E staining? injured in which diseases?
in CNS: oligodendrocytes myelin ate how many axons?: > 30 exist where: predominately in white matters origin: neuroectoderm in PNS:Swchann cells myelin ate how many axons?: 1 origin: neural crest!!! morphology in H&E staining: “fried egg” injured in which diseases: MS, PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy 进行性多病灶脑白质病), leukodystrophies 脑白质营养不良
MS: neurological deficits associated with MS: Patho? 好发在什么节段? Cx? MRI? CSF finding?
neurological deficits associated with MS: 1) Marcus Gunn pupil (relative afferent pupil) - swinging flash test ; 2) MLF sym (medial longitudinal fasciculus sym, 内侧纵束综合症):inter-nuclear opthalmoplegia, 对侧外展神经核与同侧动眼N内直肌核失去fiber 联系, cause medial rectus palsy on attempted lateral conjugate gaze and nystagmus in the abducting eye;[impaired eye adduction during lateral gaze] convergence remains intact 3. Optic neuritis: visual disturbance, painful eye movement 4. cerebellar and motor syn: bowel and bladder dysfunction MS的病理基础是:immune-related demyelinating disease: myelin formed by oligodendrocytes undergoes an inflammatory reaction that impairs impulse transmission in axons in the CNS 常常是exacerbation and remission交替, 2 or more sensory or motor systems are affected in separate attacks. The only cranial or spinal nerve affected is the optic nerve (because all of the myelin sheathes of its axons are formed oligodendrocytes) MRI: scattered, periventricular, plaque-like lesions CSF finding: ↑ IgG (“oligoclonal band” on PAGE) Case: 34-yr female, diplopia; clumsiness of left hand and right foot; clumsiness of right hand before but resolved spontenously
Dx: ascending paralysis several wks after febrile illness? association? affect what cells? microscope? CSF?
Guillain-Barre syn, after respiratory or GI infection; autoimmune ascending paralysis can affect respiratory muscles, and CN VII (Bell’s palsy) strong association with C. jejune affect what cells: Schwann cells demyelinate microscope: Peripheral N demyelination, endoneural inflammatory infiltrate (lymphocytes, macrophages) CSF: ↑ protein + normal or even low cell count [albumino-cytological dissociation]
Bilateral acoustic neuroma associate with?
neurofibromatosis type 2
4 sensory corpuscles各自传导什么感觉? 1. free ending 2. Meissner 3. Pacinian 4. Merkel discs
- free ending: Pain, T 2. Meissner: light touch, position sense 3. Pacinian: pressure, vibration 4. Merkel discs: pressure, deep touch, position sense
Which layer of peripheral N needs to be rejoined in microsurgery for limb attachment? What’s its function?
Perineurium (Permearbility barrier)
神经递质在哪些情况上升?下降? 在哪里合成? NE, DA, 5-HT, Ach, GABA
NE, 蓝斑 DA: Ventral tegmentum 被盖, and SNc 5-HT,: Raphe nucleus Ach: basal nucleus of Meynert GABA: nucleus accumbens 伏核
BBB3大成分? 哪些部分没BBB?
BBB3大成分: 1. tight junction of endothelial cells 2. basement mem 3. astrocyte foot processes 哪些部分没BBB: 1. area postrema 【下丘脑】最后区 - vomit afte chemo 2. OVLT (Organum vasculosum laminae terminalis 【下丘脑】终板血管器) - osmotic sensing 3. neurosecretory products to enter circulation (eg. ADH release) 4. hypothalamic inputs/outputs permeate the BBB
hypothalamus 10 nuclei: function总结? neurohypophysis makes 2 hormones, transport them into posterior pituitary: what are these 2 H, and they are made by which nuclei? ADH made by? oxytocin made by? 调节食欲和肥胖的核团? 调节体温的核团? 调节昼夜节律的核团?
hypothalamus wears TAN HATs T: thirst (ADH - supraoptic nucleus) A: adenohypophysis control anterior pituitary N: neurohypophysis releases hormones into posterior pituitary H: hunger (lateral nucleus); destruction ⇒ anorexia 厌食症; inhibited by leptin A: automonic regulation T: temperatura (anterior nucleus = cooling [A/C]; posterior nucleus: heating) S: sexual urges neurohypophysis makes 2 hormones: 1) ADH made by: supraoptic nucleus 2) oxytocin made by: paraventricular nucleus 调节食欲和肥胖的核团: 1) lateral nucleus: cause hunger; destruction ⇒ anorexia 厌食症; inhibited by leptin [If you zap lateral nucleus, you shrink laterally] 2) Ventromedial nucleus: satiety; destruction ⇒ hyperphagia [临床联系:craniopharyngioma颅咽管瘤中导致肥胖】 stimulated by leptin [If you zap ventramedial nucleus, you grow ventrally and medially] 调节体温的核团: 1) anterior nucleus = cooling [A/C]; Parasympathetic 2) posterior nucleus: heating; sympathetic 调节昼夜节律的核团: suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) - circadian rhythm
sleep: controlled by ? driven by? involved neurotransmitters? phases? 每个阶段特点?EEG waveforms?
sleep: controlled by circadian; driven by: SCN (suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus) involved neurotransmitters: NE (made at SCN), ⇒ pineal gland to release melatonin phases? 每个阶段特点?EEG waveforms? At night, BATS Drink Blood 1. Awake, eyes open: beta (highest frequency, low amplitude) 2. Awake, eyes closed: Alpha 3. Non-REM, stage 1 (5%): Theta - light sleep 4. Non-REM, stage 2 (45%): sleep spindles + J complexes - deeper sleep [bruxism, 磨牙] 5. Non-REM, stage 3 (25%): Delta- lowest frequency, high amplitude; deepest sleep [sleep walking, night terrors, bedwetting] 6. REM (25%): beta; ↑ O2 use, dream, penile/clitoral tumescence 肿胀,memory processing
Which thalamic nucleus controls sensation of pain + Temperature? what else does it mediate? input? output?
VPL also for pressure, touch, vibration, proprioception input: spinothalamic and dorsal columns, medial lemniscus output: primary somatosensory cortex
Which thalamic nucleus controls sensation of face + taste? input? output?
VPM input: trigeminal + gustatory pathway output: primary somatosensory cortex “makeup goes to Face”
Which thalamic nucleus controls sensation of vision? input? output?
LGN (lateral geniculate body) 外侧膝状体 input: CN II output: Calcarine sulcus 距状沟 “Lateral = Light”
Which thalamic nucleus controls sensation of hearing? input? output?
MGN (medial geniculate body) 内侧膝状体 input: superior olive + inferior colliculus of tectum 下丘(四迭体) output: auditory cortex of temporal lobe “Medial = Music”
limbic system: components? functions?
the famous 5Fs components: “FAC HiM” 1. F: fornix 2. A: amygdala 3. C: cingulate 4. Hi: hippocampus 5. M: mammillary bodies functions: Feeding, Fleeing, Fighting, Feeling, Sex
Cerebellum: input? output? 各自神经通路 Lateral lesions表现? Medial lesions表现?
input: 1. 从大脑自上而下的input: contralateral cortex via middle cerebellar peduncle 2. 从脊柱自下而上的input: ipsilateral proprioception from spinal cord via inferior cerebellar peduncle (input nerves = climbing and mossy fibers) output: 1. sends info to contralateral cortex (modulate movement) output nerves: Purkinje cells → deep nuclei of cerebellum → contralateral cortex via superior cerebellar peduncle 2. deep nuclei (lateral → medial): Dentate, Emboliform 栓状核, Globose 球状核, Fastigial 顶核 “Don’t Eat Greasy Food” Lateral lesions:fall toward injured (ipsilateral) side Medial lesions: truncal ataxia 躯干共济失调, nystagmus, head tilting, wide-based (cerebellar) gait, [note: generally, midline lesions lead to bilateral motor deficits affecting axial and proximal limb musculature]
Basal ganglia定义?功能?神经input, output? dopamine D1, D2 pathways分别是stimulatory or inhibitory?
striatum = putamen (motor) + caudate (cognitive) lentiform = putamen + globus pallidus 功能:voluntary movements, postural adjustments input: 1. motor cortex (stimulatory), 2. SNc (substantia nigra pars compacta, 黑质致密部分) (both stimulatory -D1; and inhibitory -D2) Output: 1. direct pathway: cortex → GABA stimulates striatum → dis-inhibit thalamus via GPi/SNr ⇒ ↑ motion 2. indirect pathway: cortex → D2 dis-inhibit STN via GPe + STN stimulates GPi/SNr → inhibit thalamus ⇒ ↓ motion D1 Receptor = DIRect pathway(stimulatory) D2: indirect pathway (inhibitory)
PD: patho changes? Cx?
patho: 1) Lewy bodies: intracellular eosinophilic inclusions of alpha-synuclein 2) loss of DA neurons Cx: PD TRAPS your body (Tremor at rest, cogwheel Rigidity, Akinesia/bradykinesia, Postural instability, Shuffling gait)
hemiballismus: Cx? lesion?
Cx: sudden, wild flailing of 1 arm +/- ipsilateral leg lesion: contralateral subthalamic nucleus (e.h. lacunar stroke
chorea: Cx? lesion?
Cx: sudden, jerky movements lesion: basal ganglia (HD)
athetosis: Cx? lesion?
手足徐动症 Cx: slow, writhing movements, especially the fingers lesion: basal ganglia (HD)
essential tremor: Cx? predisposition by? Rx?
Cx: action tremor, exacerbated by holding posture/limb position genetic predisposition; pts often self-mediated with EtOH (↓ tremor amplitude) Rx: b-blockers, primidone 扑痫酮
intention tremor: Cx? lesion?
Cx: slow, zigzag motion when pointing/extending toward a target lesion: cerebellar dysfuction
bilateral amygdala lesions (ie, bilateral ablation of anterior temporal lobes) - cause? association?
Kluver-Bucy syn hyperphagia, hypersexuality, disinhibited behavior, placidity/docility, psychic blindness (visual agnosia) association with HSV-1
Wernicke-Korsakoff Sym: Cx? brain lesion? Dx中要注意什么?
Wernicke problems come in a CAN of beer: associated with thiamine (VB1) deficiency and excessive EtOH use; Confusion (retro + anterograde amnesia), Confabulation, Ataxia, Nystagmus brain lesion: bilateral mammalliary bodies Dx中VB1-deficient pts一定要先补VB1, 再给glucose! Because giving glucose without B1 can precipitate this disease
which lesion (cerebellar hemisphere vs. vermis) affects lateral limbs? truncal?
cerebellar hemisphere: located laterally - affect lateral limbs Cx: intension tremor, limb ataxia, fall toward side of lesion, ipsilateral deficits cerebellar vermis: located centrally - affect central body Cx: truncal ataxia, dysarthria构音障碍
CPM (central pontine myelinolysis): cause? Cx? can lead to? MRI? affected tracts?
cause: a variant of osmotic demyelination syn; 2º to overly rapid correction of hyponatremia, or alcoholism Cx: acute paralysis, dysarthria 构音障碍, dysphagia, diplopia, loss of consciousness can lead to Lock-in syn MRI: massive axonal demyelination in pontine white matter affect corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts
correcting serum Na+ too fast will cause: from low to high? from high to low?
correcting serum Na+ too fast will cause: from low to high, your pons will die - CPM (central pontine myelinolysis) from high to low, your brain will blow - cerebral edema/herniation
aphasia和dysarthria的区别? Broca aphasia? affected area? Wernicke aphasia? affected area?
aphasia: higher-order inability to speak dysarthria: motor deficit to speak Broca aphasia (Broca Broken Boca; boca: “mouth” in Spanish) nonconfluent aphasia + intact comprehension affected area: inferior frontal gyrus of frontal lobe Wernicke aphasia: “wordy but makes no sense; what?” fluent aphasia + impaired comprehension and repetition affected area: superior temporal gyrus of temporal lobe
major regulator of cerebral perfusion? why giving therapeutic hyperventilation when cerebral edema?
PCO2 (在PCO2 = 0 ~ 90 mmHg区间都是线性关系;> 90 mmHg后platue) PO2对脑血流的调节仅仅在氧分压极低(< 50 mmHg; normal PO2 = 100 mmHg)时起作用,线性增加cerebral blow flow why giving therapeutic hyperventilation when cerebral edema: ↓ PCO2 - ↓ intracranial pressure
stroke: MCA lesion location? syms?
- motor cortex - contralateral paralysis of upper limb + face 2. sensory cortex - contralateral loss of sensation - upper and lower limbs + face 3. Temporal lobe (Wernike area - wordy, fluent aphasia) 4. Frontal lobe (Broca area - influent aphasia0 Aphasia if dominant (usually left) hemisphere; Hemineglect if non dominant (usually right) hemisphere
stroke: ACA lesion location? syms?
- motor cortex - contralateral paralysis of lower limb 2. sensory cortex - contralateral loss of sensation - lower limb
stroke: lenticulo-striate artery lesion location? syms?
MCA分支 lesion location: striatum, internal capsule syms: contralateral hemiparesis 轻偏瘫/hemiplegia 偏瘫 common location of lacunar infarcts (< 15 mm, 在偏瘫发生时常常CT看不出,病灶太小;几周后见lake-like cavity, 多在internal capsule; 可以仅仅出现一个肢体(如右手)的运动障碍等。)secondary to uncontrolled HTN, DM, smoking
Dx for stroke: which A affected? contralateral hemiparesis, contralateral proprioception ipsilateral hypoglossal dysfunction (a deviation of the tongue to the side of the infarct on attempted protrusions)
Medial medullary syn affected: ASA + vertebral A
Dx for stroke: which A affected? dysphagia, hoarseness, ↓ gag reflex ipsilateral Hornor syn
lateral medullary (Wallenberg) syn affected: PICA 小脑下后动脉 “Don’t PICK A (PICA) horse (hoarseness) that can’t eat (dysphagia)”
Dx for stroke: which A affected? paralysis of face, ↓ pain and T sensation ↓ lacrimation, salvation, ↓ of taste from anterior 2/3 of tongue, ↓ ipsilateral hearing ipsilateral Hornor syn
AICA 小脑下前动脉 Lateral pontine syn
stroke: PCA lesion location? syms?
lesion location: occipital cortex, visual cortex syms: contralateral hemianopia + muscular sparing
stroke: basilar A lesion location? syms?
lesion location: pons, etc syms: locked-in syn
stroke: ACom and PCom A? lesion location? syms?
aneurysms
Berry aneurysm: MC location: MC complication? Cx? If compress optic chiasm, Cx? Association? risk factors?
MC location: junction of ACA/ACom MC complication: rupture leading to subarachnoid hemorrhage (“worst headache of life, 剧烈头疼); or hemorrhagic stroke If compress optic chiasm, Cx: bitemporal hemianopia Association: ADPKD, Ehlers-Danlos, Mafan risk factors: black, age, HTN, smoking
Charcot-Bouchard microaneurysm: affected location? association?
affect small vessels (e.g., in basal ganglia, thalamus) - cause intraperenchymal hemorrhage associated with chronic HTN
Dx: pain, initial sensation of numbness and tingling, followed in wks to mo by allodynia (ordinarily painless stimuli cause pain), and dysanethesia
Central post-stroke pain syn happens in 10% stroke pts neuropathic pain due to thalamic lesions
diff: epidural vs. subdural hematoma: cause? affected vessels? expansion speed? shape on CT? can or can’t cross suture line, falx, tentorium?
page 485 on FA2014
Dx: Worst headache of my life Cx? spinal tap see? risk after 2-3 d? treatment?
subarachnoid hemorrhage
ischemic stroke: ? min causes irreversible damage? most vulnerable areas? early imaging? late imaging? how to exclude hemorrhage? - why is this important? time course-events: 12 -48 hr, 24-72 hrs, 3-5 d, 1-2 wks, > 2 wks
ischemic stroke: 5 min causes irreversible damage most vulnerable areas: hippocampus, neocortex, cerebellum, watershed areas early imaging: bright on diffusion-weighed MRI in 3- 30 min late imaging: dark abnormality on non contrast CT in 12-24 hrs how to exclude hemorrhage: absence of bright areas on non contrast CT 准确排除出血 - why is this important: tPA禁忌症 time course-events: 12 -48 hr: red neurons 24-72 hrs: necrosis + neutrophils 3-5 d: macrophages 1-2 wks: reacitve gliosis + vascular prolifeation > 2 wks: glial scars
ischemic stroke leads to ? type of necrosis? 分型? 各自位置?病因?
ischemic stroke leads to liquiefactive necrosis 3 types: 1. thrombotic - usually over Atherosclerotic lesions, clot forming at the site of infarction, usually MCA 2. embolic: embolus from other parts; can affect multiple vascular territories; often cardioembolic 3. hypoxic: hypoperfusion or hypoxemia, common during cardiovascular surgeries, affect watershed areas
lateral ventricle drains into 3rd ventricle via? 3rd ventricle drains into 4th ventricle via? 4th ventricle drains ? via?
lateral ventricle drains into 3rd ventricle via: foreman of Monro 门罗孔,室间孔 3rd ventricle drains into 4th ventricle via: cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius 4th ventricle drains into Subarachnoid space via: lateral: foramen of Luschka 路西卡孔,第四脑室外侧孔 medial: foramen of Magendie 马让迪孔,第四脑室正中孔
脑积水分型?各自imaging特点和Cx? 颅内压是否升高?
- communicating (non-obstructive): cause: 吸收障碍,↓ CSF absorption by arachnoid granulations (例如arachnoid scarring post-meningitis), 颅内压升高, papilledema, herniation 2. non-communicating (obstructive): cause: structural blockage in circulation within the ventricular system (例如stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius), 颅内压升高, 3. normal pressure hydrocephalus: no increase in subarachnoid space volume, expansion of ventricles, Cx: triad of urinary incontinence, ataxia, cognitive dysfunction - “Wet, Wobble, and Wacky” 4. hydrocephalus ex vacuo 脑外积水: 其实不是CSF变化,而是脑萎缩导致imaging看起来像CSF上升 (atrophy: AD, advanced HIV, Pick disease - Frontotemporal Dementia, is a rare neurodegenerative disease). 颅内压正常,triad not seen
How many spinal nerves? 每个节段各有几条? 从corresponding vertebra exit 的特点?
31 in total: 8 cervical 12 thoracic 5 lumbar 5 sacral 1 coccygeal 尾骨的 C1-C7: exit above the corresponding vertebra C8- below: exit below the corresponding vertebra
lumbar puncture位置?
L3/L4 or L4/L5 because spinal cord extends to L1-L2 vertebrae Subarachnoid space extends to lower border of S2
dorsal column: 上行还是下行?传导什么? 肢体的organization? N走形?交叉?一级、次级、3级神经元:
ascending conduct PPTV (pressure, proprioception, touch, vibration) 一级神经元: DRG 进入spinal cord之后,经ipsilaterl dorsal column 上升,一直到medulla交叉换元 二级神经元在对侧medial lemniscus里上行, thalamus VPL进行第二次synapse 3级神经元: sensory cortex
spinothalamic tract: 上行还是下行?传导什么? 肢体的organization? N走形?交叉?一级、次级、3级神经元:
ascending conduct PT (pain, Temperate) 肢体的organization: legs (lumbosacral) are lateral in Lateral spinothalamic tract 一级神经元: DRG 进入spinal cord之后,直奔ipsilaterl grey matter,交叉到对侧换元 对侧上行到 thalamus VPL进行第二次synapse 3级神经元: sensory cortex
UMN/ LMN signs?
Lower MN= everything lowered (less muscle tone, muscle mass, reflexes, down going toes) upper MN= everything up (muscle tone, reflexes, up going toes) LMN signs: flaccid paralysis UMN signs: Babinski +, spastic paralysis +, clasp knife spasticity +
仅仅损伤LMN的2个典型病? lesion location?Cx?
Poliomyelitis, spinal muscular atrophy (Werdnig-Hoffman disease) LMN lesions in anterior horns; Cx: flaccid paralysis
ALS: lesion location? affect UMN or LMN? 可能的一种病因? macroscope / microscope see? Cx? Rx及其机制?
ALS: Lou Gehrig disease lesion location: anterior horns (LMN) and lateral corticospinal tract (传导UMN来的信号) affect UMN or LMN: both (与poliomyelitis, Werdnig-Hoffman syn的仅仅LMN相鉴别) macroscope: thin anterior roots (loss of neurons in anterior horns), mild atrophy of pre central gyrus, degeneration of corticospinal tract Cx (记住霍金):combined UMN and LMN signs, NO sensory, cognitive or oculomotor deficits 可能的一种病因: can be caused by defect in SOD1 (superoxide dismutase 1) Rx: Riluzole, which can decrease presynaptic glutamate release
Dx: HIV+ male, difficulty in walking; small, irregular pupils that do not react to light but constrict with accommodation (这种瞳孔叫什么?) DTR (deep tendon reflexes) absent, Romberg sign +? 病原体?神经系统损伤部位? 在哪种病人中进程特别迅速?
Dx: Tabes dorsalis 脊髓痨,运动性共济失调 (梅毒3期) 病原体:梅毒苍白螺旋体(Treponema palladium of Sprirochete) 神经系统损伤部位: dorsal column of spinal cord - imparied sensation and proprioception, and progressive sensory ataxia (inability of feeling the legs) small, irregular pupils that do not react to light but constrict with accommodation - “Argyll Robertson pupils” DTR (deep tendon reflexes) absent, Romberg sign + (can’t maintain the balance when eyes close) proceed rapid in HIV+ pts
VB12 or VE deficiency cause what neurodamage? Cx?
subacute combined degeneration - demyelination of dorsal columns, lateral spinocerebellar tracts, and lateral corticospinal tracts (累及运动及感觉) Cx: ataxic gait, parethesia, impaired position and vibration sense (dorsal column)