Part 3 Flashcards

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Clinical features produced by infarction are determined by?

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ANATOMIC distribution of the damage rather than the underlying cause

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Lacunar inracts lodge where?

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distal smaller vessels–lenticulostriate vessels

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Brain morphology of respirator brainAlso seen in what kind of disorders of babies?

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liquefactive necrosis; seen in encephalomalacia and leukoencephalopathy in babies

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cerebral amloid angiopathy is a feature of what?

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seen in aging; primary inflammation

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5
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Are isolated subarachnoid hemorrhages associated with trauma??

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NO!

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Types of fractures and associationsDiastatic, general fracture, basilar skull fracture

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general–artherosclerotic change–epidural hematomabasilar skull fracture–ocular n entrapment, hemotympariumdiastatic–separates bones at sutures–linear fractures

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Last suture to fuse is?

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Lamboid suture–doesnt fuse till 60 years!

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8
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What is craniosynostosis?

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premature fusion of cranial sutures

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9
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What kind of lesion do you get months after aneurysms rupture? Cause?

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cavitary lesions–caused by microglial cells pahocytizing ; seen in CT/ MRI

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10
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Disorders related to hypertension in brain

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slit hemorrhage, lacunar infarcts, hypertensive encephalopathy, Binswanger disease

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Binswanger disease affects what part of brain?

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white matter infective encephalopathy

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CADASIL is what and associated with what?

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Leukoencephalopathy–soft brain (white); associated with subcortical infarcts; scandanivia

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Virchow Robins space

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subarachnoid space (affected by meningitis) around blood vessels

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14
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Most CNS infections spread ____

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hematogenously

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15
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Viruses that affect peripheral nerves

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Rabies and HSV

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Chemical meningitis

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from chemotheraphy

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What do you see in chronic meningitis (syphillis, TB, cryptococcus, neuroborrelia)

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FIBROSIS resulting in communicating hydrocephalus

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Eye finding in meningitis or meningoencephalitis

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papilledema (need to check fundus before lumbar tap)

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Once an infection gets out of the virchow robins space into the brain, its called?

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Encephalitis syndrome

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20
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Children meningtis order of organisms

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GBS, Listeria, E Coli

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21
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Older adults meningtitis

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S. pneumonia, E Coli (if immunocompromised), Listeria

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Meningitis extending into vessels or brain parenchyma can lead to?

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Phlebitis or hemorrhagic infarction

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What is chronic adehesive arachnoiditis?

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thickening fibrosis that occurs with meningitis in the leptomeninges

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24
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Pleomorphic cells are seen in what kind of meningitis?

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Aseptic

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25
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Difference between Herpes and CMV in terms of location affected in the brain

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Herpes=TEMPORAL LOBECMV=PERIVENTRICULAR LOCATIONS

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26
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Rubella infection–how get it?

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intrauterine viral infection

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27
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Post-encephalitic parkinsonism appears when?

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After being infected by influenza virus

28
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Viral encephalitis morphology

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lymphocytic meningoencephalitis, inflammatory cells accumulate around vessels, multifocal necrosis throughout brain, neuronophagia, microglial nodules (HIV), viral inclusions, when severe–necrotizing vasculitis w/focal hemorrhage

29
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Inclusions of Herpes, CMV, Rabies

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Herpes=Intranuclear inclusionsCMV=PROMINENT intranuclear inclusionsRabies=negri bodies=CYTOPLASMIC INCLUSIONS

30
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Acute focal suppurative infections=

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Brain abcess, subdural empyema, extradural abscess (NOCARDIA!! fUNGUS LIKE BACTERIA)–extradural abcscess associated with antecedent trauma?

31
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SSPE associated with?

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Antecedent MEASLES infection

32
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Degenerative diseases affecting neocortex

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AD, FTLD, ALS

33
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Diseases affecting brainstem

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Parkinsons, Dementia with lewy bodies, Atypical parkinson syndrome (progressive supranuclear palsy, coticobasilar degeneration), MSA, Huntingtons, spinocerebellar degenerations (spinocerebellar ataxia, Friedreich ataxia, ataxia telangiectasia

34
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In AD what reflects inflammatory changes?

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Betal amyloid=chronic inflammation

35
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AD laterality and region of brain

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Diffuse bilateral cortical atrophy–susceptible to subdural hematomas

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Hirano bodies are associated with?

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AD–Granulovacuolar degeneration

37
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CAA–morphology

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chronic inflammation, reactive gliosis

38
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Is Tau in AD associated with plaques or tangles?

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Neurofibrillary tangles

39
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Major component of plaques in AD

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Beta amyloid

40
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NF tangles morphology

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black, thick, condensed

41
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common MECHANISM of death in AD

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pneumonia, sepsis, DVT but cause of death is AD

42
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FTLD vs AD

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FTLD are NOT diffuse cortical disease like AD; it is LOBAR related to atrophic changes in frontal and temporal regions primarily-FTLD is one of the more common causes of early onset dementia

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3 types of FTLD and associated depositions

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-FTLD tau: tau neuronal depositions, not Beta amyloid-FTLD-TDP: similar distribution of atrophy as FTLD tau but has TDP43 (RNA binding protein) –progranulin mutation resulting in deficiency causes it-FTLD-FUS: fusion designation of sarcoma protein* most are diagnosed at AUTOPSY–no good biomarkers

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FTLDS S/S vs AD

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FTLD: personality changes, behavior changes, and aphasia (speech problems), in contrast to declining cognitive abilities seen in AD; dementia occurs OVER time; Also, FTLDs are present EARLIER than AD!

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Paraneoplastic syndromes can have secondery movement disorders:-blepharospasm is what?-spasmodic toritcollis seen in?-Ballismus seen in ?

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fasciculations of eyelidchildrentourets syndrome

46
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The dopaminergic nogrostriatal pathway in basal ganglia modulate feedback from ____ to ____

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thalamus to motor cortex

47
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Clinical features of PD

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decreased facial expression (mask like facies), cogwheel rigidity, bradykinesia, pill rolling tremor, festinating gait (short steps, leaning forward)

48
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Are genetic forms of PD AD or AR? List the proteins associated with genetic PD

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Can be bothalpha synuclein–AD; lipid binding protein associated with synapses, point mutations and amplificationsLRRK2–also AD; leucine rich repeat kinase 2Mitochondrial dysfunction Parkinsons–AR associated with mutation in genes encoding proteins like DJ1, PINK1 and parkin

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Drug associated Parkins results from what drugs?

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Dopamine antagonists and toxins

50
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Characteristic inclusions seen in PD and other morphology

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Lewy bodies; pallor of substantia nigra and locus cereleus

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Progressive PD clinical features

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Autonomic involvement (bowel, bladder), decreased cognitive ability, dementia, seborrhea (eczema of scalp and face)

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Difference bw PD and Dementia with Lewy Bodies

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Dementia with Lewy Bodies may have EARLY dementia and is NOT responsive to L-DOPA

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Difference bw PD and PSNP (progressive supranuclear palsy)

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-atypical Parkinson syndrome; has TAU inclusions instead of alpha synuclein!!

54
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What is corticobasilar degeneration?What is post traumatic parkinsonism

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-CBD: progressive TAUPATHY -PTP: more likely to be CTE but affects basal ganglia have PD symptoms

55
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Difference bw MSA and PD?

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Both have alpha synuclein and both affect basal ganglia but MSA has CYTOPLASMIC INCLUSIONS of alpha synuclein in OLIGODENDROCYTES while PD has alpha synuclein in NEURONSMSA also has autonomic degeneration–>ORTHOSTASIS

56
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HD affects what part of basal ganglia?

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caudate nucleus

57
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HD cause

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AD; huntingtin gene mutated; gOF ; CAG repeats; NO sporadic form–all AD10-26 normal, 27-41 premutation, 36-121=diseaselasts 15-20 years; writhing movements progresses to cognitive decline dementia and death

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3 categories of spinocerebellar degenerations

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all AD1) molecularly/genetically similar to HD2)non-coding region repeats similar to mytonic dystrophy3) point mutations

59
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Friedreich Ataxia–genes, also associated with what disease

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ARfrataxin genedie of cardiomyopathy; also associated with diabetes

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Ataxia telangiectasias; AD or AR? protein mutated? Associated with?

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ARATM protein mutatedassociated with recurrent sinopulmonary infections (mucor is noteworthy of infections of sinus)

61
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Primary lateral sclerosis vsProgressive muscular atrophy vsProgressive bulbar atrophy vsPseudobulbar palsy

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PLS: UMN onlyPMA: LMN onlyPBA: LMN bulbar region onlyPBP: UMN bulbar region only

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ALS affects what parts of the brain?

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Axons in Internal capsule, brainstem and CST; LMN in CNS, Anterior horn SC; UMN in motor cortex

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ALS clinical features (incidence, age, sporadic vs familial)

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increased incidence in males; presents in 40s; sporradic more common than familial; cognitive function spared but sometimes see

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Familial forms of ALS–AD or AR? Associated genes?

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Almost all are ADSOD1, C9orf72d, TDP43, FUSFamilial occurs earlier than sporadic

65
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How are ALS and FTLD similar?

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Both can have FUS involved and look similar

66
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Characteristic feature of Spinal Bulbar Atrophy (Kennedy Disease)

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Rosenthal fibers —astrocytic hyaline deposits usually seen in pilocytic astrocytoma