Neurophysiology Flashcards
1
Q
What syndrome?
- placidity, decreased aggressive behaviour
- oral exploratory behaviour
- hyperexuality
- Hypermetamorphosis
A
Kluver-Bucy syndrome
2
Q
What syndrome?
- obesity
- hypogonadism
- low IQ
- retinitis pigmentosa
- polydactyly
- diabetes insipidus
A
Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome
Autosomal recessive at 11q13
3
Q
What syndrome?
- hypotonia
- obesity
- hyperphagia
- hypogenitalism
- mental retardation
- impaired glucose tolerance
- abnormal body temp
- daytime hypersomnolence
A
Prader Wili
reduction in oxytocin neurones and satiety neurones noted
associated with paternal deletion (genomic imprintng) at 15q11=q13)
4
Q
What syndrome?
- hyperphagia
- hypersomnolence
- hyperactivity
- hypersexuality
- exhibitionism
A
Kleine-Levin syndrome
Hypothalamic abnormality sometimes preceded by a virla illness, Often resolves by the third decade of life
5
Q
What disorder?
- excessive water consumption
- absence of hypovolaemia or hypernatraemia
- water intoxication/ electrolyte imbalance
A
Psychogenic polydipsia
