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Path 2 CNS Flashcards

1
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Diencephalon

A

Thalamus & Hypothalamus

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2
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Telencephalon

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Cerebrum & Basal Ganglia

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3
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Mesencephalon

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Tectum & Tegmentum

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4
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Metencephalon

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Cerebellum

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5
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Myelencephalon

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Medulla

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6
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Neural tube defect cause

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Low folate

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7
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Encephalocele

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Protrusion of brain/meninges through openings in skull

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8
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Spina Bifida: 3 types

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Occulta - Vertebral defect
Meningocele - Meninges
Meningomyelocele - Meninges + Spinal cord

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9
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Anencephaly

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Lack of brain & skull

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10
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Micro/megalocephaly causes

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Abnormal cell proliferation/apoptosis

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11
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Periventricular heterotopia

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Complete absence of neuronal migration from ventricles

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12
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Lissencephaly

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Partial migration

No normal cortical layers

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13
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Polymicrogyria

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Late stage migration disrupted

Cobblestone gyri

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14
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Holoprosencephaly

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Absence of forebrain division

Can lead to cyclopia

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15
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Dandy-Walker malformation

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Cerebellar vermis malformation
Massively dilated posterior fossa (4th ventricle)
Absent cerebellum, hydrocephalus

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16
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Arnold-Chiari malformation

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Cerebellar tonsils block foramen magnum, cause hydrocephalus, unnoticed until adult life

17
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Hydromyelia

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Dilatation of spinal canal due to CSF

18
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Syringomyelia

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Fluid filled cavity (syrinx) within spinal cord, leads to cystic degeneration

19
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Syringomyelia presentation

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Pain & temperature sensory loss (spinothalamic tract, anterior white commissure)
Dorsal column spared

20
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Greenstick fracture

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Bone is not completely separated

21
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Comminuted fracture

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Broken in three or more pieces

22
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Basal skull fracture signs

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Raccoon eyes
Battle’s sign
CSF otorrhea or rhinorrhea

23
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Dementia pugilistica

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Due to repetitive concussions

24
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Plaque jaune

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Brownish old injury (contusion)

Can become epileptic foci

25
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Epidural Hematoma

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Lucid period before neurologic signs

Subfalcine herniation

26
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Subdural hematoma

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Due to tearing of bridging veins

27
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Subdural hematoma prognosis

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Often self-limiting

Possible chronic bleeding due to thin walled granulation vessels

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