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Neurology Falcon Review 2 Flashcards

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What are the types of parenchymal injuries

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Concussion
contusion
diffuse axonal injury

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Define concussion

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Clinical syndrome of altered mental status secondary to head injury typically brought about by a change in momentum of the head

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What are some of the symptoms of a concussion

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Instantaneous onset of transient neurologic dysfunction, including loss of consciousness, temporary respiratory arrest, and loss of reflexes

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Define contusion

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Direct parenchymal injury to brain

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What are the two types of contusions

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Coup injury

Contracoup injury

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What is a coup injury

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Cerebral injury at point of direct contact

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What is a Contracoup injury

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damage to brain surface opposite to point of impact

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What is a diffuse axonal injury

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Injury to white matter due to acceleration and deceleration
– generally located in the corpus callosum, periventricular white matter, and hippocampus
– cerebral and cerebellar peduncle

typically associated with axonal swelling of white matter and is associated with a poor prognosis

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What is the most common cause of an epidural hematoma

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Trauma to skull causing an epidural artery tear (middle meningeal artery)
– patient may experience a lucid interval lasting upto a few hours

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What are the deficits associated with an epidural hematoma

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– Contralateral hemiparesis

– ipsilateral pupillary dilation

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What is the most common cause of a Subdural hematoma

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Tearing of bridging veins
– most common intracerebral lesions and dramatic brain injury

greatest risk is involved with:
– brain atrophy
– coagulopathy (alcoholics)

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Do epidural hematomas require drainage

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Always

– subdural hematomas to not always require drainage

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What are the symptoms of a spinal cord transection

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– Upper motor neuron signs below the level of the lesion
– complete sensory loss below the level
– bowel and bladder dysfunction
– may see lower motor neuron signs at the level of the lesion

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What is a brown-Sequard syndrome

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– Ipsilateral-weakness, joint positions sensory loss
– contralateral-pain and temperature loss
– bowel and bladder dysfunction is rare

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What are the causes for central cord syndrome

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Tumor

syringomyelia

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What is syringomyelia

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– Fluid filled cavity within the spinal cord
– most commonly occur in the cervical cord
– can occur after trauma
– can occur in conjunction with chiari malformation

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What is the symptoms of a central cord syndrome

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– Loss of pain and temperature in a cape like distribution
– lower motor neuron signs and arms
– upper motor neuron signs of lower extremities
– generally spares the dorsal columns

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Discuss an anterior spinal artery syndrome

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– Rear
– infarction of anterior two thirds of cord
–affects spinothalamic and corticospinal tracts, sparing dorsal columns
– results in spastic paralysis and loss of pain and temperature sensation with intact joint position since and vibration

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what cranial nerves are associated with pain sensitive fibers

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V
IX
X

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Does the brain parenchyma have pain fibers

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No

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What is the most useful symptom regarding clinical approach to headaches

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Time course is the most useful

– quality, severity and location have significant overlap between headache etiologies

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What are the signs and symptoms of a subarachnoid hemorrhage

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– Thunderclap headache - instantaneous onset, with maximal intensity within minutes
– worst headache of my life
– severe nausea and vomiting is common
– altered level of consciousness is frequent
– may have focal neurologic deficits

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Discuss intraparenchymal hemorrhage

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Acute onset
focal deficits commonly occur simultaneously
altered level of consciousness is related to the location and size of the bleed

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how does a headache associated with meningitis typically present

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Bacterial meningitis:
– headache is usually diffuse
– fever and meningismus are typical

viral meningitis
– diffuse headache usually has developed over several days
– associated symptoms of fatigue and myalgias are common

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How is the headache associated with temporal arteritis

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– headache is typically intermittent, unilateral, and temporal at first, then bilateral temporal, then continuous
– Pain is often throbbing in nature, but also described as aching or burning
– tenderness of the scalp

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What is the typical patient presentation for a headache associated with temporal arteritis

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Usually women over the age of 60
firm and tender superficial temporal artery
elevated ESR

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What is the treatment for temporal arteritis

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Steroids until biopsy is negative

– may be continued for years to prevent recurrence

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how will a patient with a headache due to hypertensive urgency present

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Dull, bilateral ache and pain
no focal deficits
usually seen with BP >170/110

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What is RPLS

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Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy

– high blood pressure leading to posterior demyelination in the brain

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Discuss cluster headaches

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Typically abrupt and onset, peeking over 5 to 10 minutes.
Persist for 45 minutes to 2 hours
clusters over days two weeks
consistently unilateral, orbital location

Nausea and vomiting are atypical

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Who is generally affected by cluster headaches

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Typically young adult men onsets in the third decade

male-female ratio 5:1

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What is a treatment for cluster headache

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Abortive therapy is often ineffective but can use:
– sumatriptan
– DHE
– oxygen
– intranasal lidocaine

Prophylactic therapy
– lithium
– valproic acid
– amitriptyline

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Describe the headache that is associated with a venous sinus thrombosis

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An abrupt onset headache that lingers

often diffuse, may localize near the vertex

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What is the diagnosis and management of venous sinus thrombus

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MRI to define

IV heparin followed by oral anticoagulation

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What is the major difference between a classic migraine in common migraine

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A classic migraine has a preceding neurologic symptom (aura)

common migraines or more likely to be bilateral

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What is the treatment for migraine

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Abortive therapy
– triptans
– IV ergotamine (status migrainnosis)
– caffeine
– NSAIDs

Preventive therapy
– avoid triggers
– treat attacks early
– tricyclic antidepressants

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What is the mechanism of triptan’s

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Serotonin 5 HT-1D antagonists

– may cause chest pain and facial flushing

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What is the pseudotumor cerebi

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A.k.a. idiopathic intracranial hypertension
– headache is described as a diffuse, dull, ache or pressure sensation
– onset is gradual but often progressive
– worsened by laying down in my physical activity
– horizontal diplopia is occasionally seen

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Discuss the epidemiology of pseudotumor cerebri

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75% of patients are female
20 to 40 years of age
majority are obese
can be associated with drugs (steroid, vitamin A toxicity, tetracycline)

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How’s a diagnosis pseudotumor cerebri made

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Imaging to rule out mass lesion

LP to document opening pressure (elevated)

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What is the treatment for pseudotumor cerebri

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Lumbar puncture
weight loss
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
shunts

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How do carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (acetazolamide) benefit pseudotumor cerebri

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Decreased CSF production

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how are headaches associated with brain tumors

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No classic headache syndrome defines a tumor
usually insidious onset
worse in the morning or wakens patient at night due to raised ICP

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Discuss tension headaches

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Most common variant of headaches
– May limits, but not prohibit activities
– usually bilateral, within a occipital-temporal-frontal “band like” distribution
– tenderness in the cervical paraspinals and temporalis muscles
– typically respond to OTC analgesics

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Was the prophylactic treatment for tension headaches

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Tricyclic antidepressants arefirst line

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What is chronic daily headaches

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Typically involves out of tension type headaches associated with analgesic abuse
– cessation of analgesic use as first line treatment followed by tricyclic antidepressants

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What is trigeminal neuralgia

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Tic doulaureaux
– electric, shooting pain lasting seconds
– neuralgia of cranial nerve V
– triggered by non-noxious sensory stimuli to the affected face

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What headaches are associated with an increased risk of suicide

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Cluster headaches

trigeminal neuralgia

49
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What is the treatment for trigeminal neuralgia

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Carbamazepine or oxcarbamazepine
– may be combined with baclofen
surgical intervention
– decompression of trigeminal nerve

50
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What are the AHS guidelines for imaging for headaches

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– New onset headache inpatient over 40
– headache with abnormal neurologic exam
– reassure and anxious patient

CT useful only in ER situations suspected of SAH

MRI brain is the study of choice to rule out tumor

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What is epilepsy

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Tendency to experience recurrent unprovoked seizures
– 10% of the population will have a seizure in their lifetime. 30% chance of a future second seizure
– 1% have epilepsy

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What are generalized seizures

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A seizure which affects the entire brain at once
– primary generalization
– secondary generalization (begins locally then spreads to entire brain)

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What is a partial seizures

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A seizure which originates in one area of the brain. May secondarily generalized

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What differentiates a simple partial seizure from a complex partial seizure

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Simple partial seizures have no loss of consciousness. Associated with positive neurologic symptoms

Complex partial seizures has impaired consciousness. Associated with automatism’s

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What is a generalized tonic clonic seizure

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Grand mal seizure
– tonic extension of all four extremities followed by chronic jerking
– Todd’s paralysis is common

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What is an absence seizure

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Generalized seizure characterized by unresponsive staring lasting several seconds followed by immediate recovery
– typically seen in childhood

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Discuss febrile seizures

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Most common cause of new onset seizures in children
– six months to five years of age
– occur in the setting of a febrile illness without evidence of intracranial infection
– typically generalized at onset
– generally are benign

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What is done in the workup for a first non-febrile seizure

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History and physical
EEG
lab work
neuroimaging

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What is benign Rolandic epilepsy

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– childhood onset

– Simple partial seizure involving mouth and face, maybe generalized tonic clinic

– Nocturnal preponderance of seizures

– EEG findings: Centrotemporal spikes

– Treatment: generally no treatment needed, carbamazepine if necessary

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What is Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

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– childhood to early adolescence

– All types of seizures

– Associated with mental retardation

– EEG findings: slow (1 to 2 Hz spike and wave), proximal fast activity, multifocal spikes

– All anti-epileptic drugs

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What is Absence Epilepsy

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– childhood and adolescence

– Absence, may generalized tonic clonic

– Hyperventilation’s often a trigger. May outgrow seizures

– EEG findings: 3 Hz spike-and-wave

– Treatment ethosuximide; valproate if it generalizes

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What is juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME)

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– adolescents and young adults

– Myoclonic, absence, generalized tonic clonic seizures

– Early-morning predominance of seizures. Triggers include sleep deprivation and alcohol use

– EEG findings: 4 to 6 Hz spike-and-wave. Frequent photo paroxysmal response (strobe light activation of seizures)

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Was the most common cause of adult epilepsy

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Adults
– idiopathic is most common
– medial temporal lobe sclerosis
– tumors are more common cause in adults than in children

Elderly
– stroke is the most common
– metabolic disturbances (calcium, sodium, magnesium)
– UTI
– medication related (benzodiazepine withdrawal)

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When this treatment indicated for seizures

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After the second unprovoked seizure

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Were the common anti-epileptic drugs

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Phenytoin
carbamazepine
valproic acid
phenobarbital
ethosuximide
gabapentin
lamotrigine
tiagabine
topiramate
zonisamide
felbamate
levetiracetam
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Discuss phenytoin

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– Na channel blocker

– Used for partial, generalized seizures

– Side effects: gingival hyperplasia, coarsening of facial features

67
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Discuss carbamazepine

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– Na channel blocker

– used for Partial, generalized seizures. May worsen myoclonus and absence seizures

– Side effects: hyponatremia, agranulocytosis

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discuss valproic acid

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– Na channel blocker, GABA receptor agonist

– Used for partial, generalized, absence

– Side effects: weight gain, tremor, hair loss, hepatotoxicity, thrombocytopenia

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Discuss phenobarbital

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– GABA receptor agonist

– Used for partial, generalized seizures

– Side effects: sedation, mild addiction potential

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Discussed ethosuximide

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– T type Ca channel blocker

– Used for absence seizures

– Side effects: G.I. symptoms

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Discuss gabapentin

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– manipulates GABA pathway

– Used for partial seizures

– Side effects: sedation, ataxia, weight gain at high doses

72
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Discuss lamotrigine

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– Na channel blocker, glutamate receptor antagonist

– Use for partial, generalized seizures

– Side effects: Stevens-Johnson’s syndrome with rapid titration

73
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Discuss tiagabine

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– GABA reuptake inhibitor

– Used for partial seizures

– Side effects: sedation

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Discuss topiramate

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– mechanism unknown

– Used for partial, generalized seizures

– Side effects: weight loss, cognitive difficulty, renal stones (skinny and stupid)

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Discuss zonisamide

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– T-type Ca channel blocker, inhibits glutamate release

– Used for partial, generalized seizures

– Side effects: weight loss, drowsiness, ataxia at high doses, renal stones

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Discuss felbamate

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– unknown mechanism

– Used for partial, generalized seizures

– Side effects: weight loss, insomnia, aplastic anemia, liver failure

77
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Discuss levetiracetam

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– Unknown mechanism

– Used for partial, generalized seizures

– Side effects: somnolence, asthenia, dizziness, akasthesia

78
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What is the problem with epilepsy in pregnancy

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Untreated women have a higher risk of birth defects

All AED’s are potentially teratogenic. Risk can be minimized by taking 1 mg folate PO Q day

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What is the treatment for status epilepticus

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  1. ABCs, ABG, IV access
  2. Benzodiazepines
  3. Phenytoin if status continues
  4. Intubate, phenobarbital 20 MG/KG IV to induce a coma
80
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What is meningitis

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Inflammation of the leptomeninges and cerebrospinal fluid within subarachnoid space

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What is meningoencephalitis

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Inflammation of the meninges and the brain parenchyma

82
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What are the causes of meningitis

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  1. Infectious
    – bacterial, viral, mycobacterial, spirochete, fungal, parasitic
  2. Chemical
  3. Neoplastic
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With the CSF findings for acute bacterial meningitis

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Wbc’s >1000
neutrophils >50
glucose 100

84
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Where the CSF findings for acute fungal or viral meningitis

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Wbc’s 100-500
neutrophils <50
glucose normal (40)
protein 50-100

85
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What a CSF findings for acute HSV encephalopathy

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Wbc’s 10-1000
neutrophils 30
protein >75

86
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What are the common bacterial pathogens for meningitis in a patient less than one month

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Group B strep
E. coli
Listeria
Klebsiella

87
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What is the treatment for bacterial meningitis in a patient less than one month

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Ampicillin + cefotaximine

88
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Were the common bacterial pathogens for meningitis in a patient 1 month to 23 months of age

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Strep pneumonia
N. meningitidis
group B strep
H influenza
E. coli
89
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What is the treatment for bacterial meningitis in a patient’s 1 month to 23 months of age

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Vancomycin and a third-generation cephalosporin

90
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Were the common bacterial pathogens for bacterial meningitis in a patient 2-50 years old

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N. Meningitidis

strep pneumoniae

91
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What is the treatment for bacterial meningitis in a patient’s 2-50 years old

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Vancomycin plus a third-generation cephalosporins

92
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What are the common bacterial pathogens for meningitis in a patient >50 years old

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Strep pneumoniae
N. Meningitidis
Listeria
aerobic gram-negative bacilli

93
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What is the treatment for bacterial meningitis in a patient’s >50 years old

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Vancomycin plus third-generation cephalosporin plus ampicillin

94
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What are the etiologies associated with acute viral meningitis

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Non-polio enteroviruses (85%)
– Echovirus
– coxsackievirus

Arboviruses (5%)
– Eastern equine encephalitis
– Western equine encephalitis
– St. Louis encephalitis

Herpes family viruses (4%)

95
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For the spirochetes that can cause meningitis

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Treponema
Borrelia
Leptospira

96
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What is the Argyle-Robertson pupil

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No direct or consensual light response, but pupils constrict with accommodation

97
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What diagnostic testing is done for neurosyphilis

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Non-Treponema antigen test
– R PR or VDRL

Treponema antigen test
– FTA-ABS

98
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What diseases caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

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Lyme disease

99
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What is the treatment for Lyme disease

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Amoxicillin or doxycycline

100
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Were the common fungal organisms associated with meningoencephalitis

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Cryptococcus neoformans
coccidoides immitis
Candida albicans
Mucor
Aspergillus fumigatus
Histoplasma capsulatum
Blastomyces dermatiitidis
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What is the most common fungal infection of the CNS

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Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis

102
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Discuss Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis

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– typically in the immuno compromised
– inhalation of spores from soil and pigeon excrement
– increased intracranial pressure leading to a protean headache
– CSF: very low glucose, elevated protein

103
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What is the treatment for Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis

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Amphotericin B, flucytosine, fluconazole

104
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Were the common parasitic organisms that lead to meningoencephalitis

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Toxoplasmosis
Cysticercosis and echinococcosis
malaria
amebiasis
trypanosomiasis
105
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What was CT and MRI demonstrate for a patient with cerebral toxoplasmosis

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Multiple ring enhancing lesions
– similar findings with CNS lymphoma, tuberculosis, or fungal infections

Toxois the most common calls for a cerebral mass lesion in a patient with AIDS

106
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What is the treatment for toxoplasmosis

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Pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine and folinic acid

107
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What is the most common parasitic infection of the CNS worldwide

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Neuro-cysticercosis
– caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solum
– brain involvement in 50 to 70% of cases

108
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What will imaging demonstrated for Neuro cysticercosis

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Ring enhancing cystic lesions (active cyst)

Parenchymal calcifications (old cyst)

Vasogenic edema

109
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What is the treatment for Neuro cysticercosis

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Albendazole to kill the parasite

110
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What is leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

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Diffuse seating of leptomeninges with metastatic tumor cells

Occurs in breast cancer, small cell lung cancer, melanoma, medulloblastoma, PNET tumors (primary Neuro ectodermal tumors)

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What is encephalitis

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Infection of the brain parenchyma

– leads to confusion, delirium, focal neurologic deficits, seizures and coma

112
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What are the common etiologies to encephalitis

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Arboviruses
Enteroviruses
herpes simplex virus
CMV, EBV, VZV

113
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Discuss HSV encephalitis

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Most common in children and young adults
– presents with alteration in mood, memory, and behavior
– involves inferior and medial regions of temporal lobes and orbital gyri of frontal lobes
– often hemorrhagic
– Cowdrey intra-nuclear viral inclusion bodies

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What is the most accurate diagnostic procedure for HSV encephalitis

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CSF HSV PCR

115
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What is progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

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A viral encephalitis caused by polyomavirus (JC virus)
– virus preferentially infects oligodendrocytes which leads to demyelination
– PML does not enhance on MRI

116
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What are the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

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Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease
– new variant CJD (mad cow)
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
fatal familial insomnia
Kuru

All associated with abnormal forms of a specific protein (prion protein) which is infectious and transmissible

117
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Discuss the pathogenesis of prion diseases

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– Prion protein is usually a normal protein in neurons.
– The prion protein undergoes conformational change from Alpha helix to beta pleated sheet
– prion protein acquires relative resistance to digestion with proteases
– infectious nature comes from ability to corrupt the integrity of normal cellular components
– leads to a buildup in neurons

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What are the clinical features of Creufeldt-Jakob disease

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– Rapidly progressive dementia
– peak incidence in seventh decade
– iatrogenic transmission possible with transplants
– subtle changes in memory and behavior followed by rapidly progressive dementia with involuntary jerking muscle contractions (myoclonus)

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