neurosurgery formative Flashcards
what tract excites flexor muscles and inhibits extensor muscles of the upper body
rubro-spinal tract
what is this
cervical myelopathy
A 67 year man complains of a burning sensation down the back of both legs. The pain is not as bad when he is walking uphill.
lumbar stenosis
-walk up the Stairs to the Sky = Stenosis
A 45 year old call centre worker is complaining of lumbar pain for the past two months. He gets stiffness in the morning and the pain gets worse on prolonged sitting and turning over in bed.
mechanical back pain
-varies with time and activity is classic of mechanical
if there was a rupture in the bridging vein where would the blood accumulate
between the dura and arachnoid
is there was a rupture of the posterior communicating artery where would the blood accumulate
between the arachnoid and pia
if there was a middle meningeal artery rupture where would the blood accumulate
between the dura and pterion
where is the primary auditory cortex
superior temporal gyrus
what controls temperature of the body
hypothalamus
where is the oculomotor nucleus
midbrain
where are pilocytic astrocytomas usually found
cerebellum
where are glioblastoma multiforms usually located
frontal and temporal lobes
patient isn’t as good with numbers and has left-right disorientation, where is the lesion
parietal lobe
what type of herniation would cause this
uncal
