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1
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bacterial meningitis can cause what in veins

A

thrombosis in vein or sinuses

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2
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common agents in viral encephalitis

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arboviruses
CMV
Herpes
HIV

rabies
polyomavirus

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3
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which viruses have intranuclear inclusions for viral encephalitis

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CMV and herpes

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4
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signs herpes encephalitis

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HA
fever
neck stiffness
drowsiness
coma
focal neurologic signs
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5
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prognosis herpes encephalitis

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usually fatal, rapid course

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6
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which area of brain first affected by herpes encephalitis

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frontal and temporal lobes

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7
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prognosis herpes encephalitis with Tx

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25-50% still die

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8
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sequelae of herpes encephalitis

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behavioral abnormalities, memory disturbances, other neurologic deficits of varying severity

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9
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gross picture of brain with herpes encephalitis

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redness on brain
usually bottom of brain
loss of definition of grey and white matter

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10
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chromatin pushed to side of nucleus because of inclusion

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herpes encephalitis

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11
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herpes destroys what brain tissue

A

parenchyma
attacks microglia
form multinucleated giant cells

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12
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HSV causes what in neonate

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necrotizing encephalitis that cause diffuse melt down of brain
No primary favoritism to temporal and frontal lobes

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13
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neonate MRI with CMV

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periventricular calcifications
ventriculomegaly
abnormal gyri
microcephaly

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14
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rabies is carried in what animals

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foxes, raccoons, skunk, bats and dogs

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15
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incubation period for rabies

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10 days to a year

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16
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signs rabies

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HA fever malaise and difficulty swallowing

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17
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progression rabies

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stupor coma and death

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18
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negri bodies

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rabies

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19
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what are negri bodies

A

proteins made by rabies virus

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20
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exposed to bats in cave and hace HA fever malaise

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rabies encephalitis

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21
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what causes Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

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JC or BK virus
JC brain
BK urinary tract

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22
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PML infection in humans

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asymptomatic alot
can have reactivation and cause damage to white matter
infects and destroys oligodendrocytes

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23
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signs PML

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dysarthria, limb weakness, visual disturbances, ataxia, personality changes, and occasionally seizures

24
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prognosis PML

25
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Tx PML

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Tx underlying imumunosuppression

26
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what will histo fof brain look like that had PML

A

grey matter okay

white matter destroyed

27
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does PML have intranuclear viral particles

A

yes

also has giant nucleus

28
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SSPE

A

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

29
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SSPE is caused by what

A

measles

delayed response

30
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SSPE damages what brain tissue

A

grey and white matter

31
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what fungal organism causes meningitis

A

cryptococcal meningitis

32
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TB patient with pneumonia, also has neuro Sx

A

Mycobacterium TB or MAC

base of brain

33
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cryptococcis disseminates how

34
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cryptococcis causes what in breain

A

meningitis with or without parenchymal cysts

35
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cryptococcomas

36
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stain for cryptococcis

A

india ink stain

37
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histo cryptococcosis

A

cysts in grey and white matter

38
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CSF cryptococcosis

A

gelatinous capsule cause dilatation in virchow robbin space

2-3x astrocyte

39
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presentation cryptococcal meningitis

A

immunocompromised individual

40
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what neuro signs can be caused by TB

A

meningeal signs and CN palsies
basal meningitis
granular meningeal surface

41
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paraplegia of Potts disease

A

spinal epidural TB

42
Q

lesions in TB in brain

A

pus at base of brain

ring lesions from tuberculoma!!!, shift of parenchyma

43
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stain for TB

44
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types of cellular lesions in TB

A

caseous granulomas from macrophages

45
Q

what can cause cerebral abscess

A

bacterial- wound infection
fungal
protozoal: toxoplasmosis and amoebic abscess

46
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signs of cerebral abscess

A

HA fever seizures and focal signs

47
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direct extension cause of cerebral abscess

A

trauma and surgery

48
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hematogenous causes of cerebral abscess

A

endocarditis

other infections

49
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the pus in cerebral abscesses will have what WBC present

A

neutrophils

50
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why do antibiotics not work on TB brain abscess

A

thin wall fibrosis of gliosis around pus

51
Q

infection of toxoplasmosis forms where

A

anterior lobes if from frontal sinus

temporal lobes if from mastitis or ear infection

52
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multifocal toxoplasmosis lesions spread how

A

hematogenous

53
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toxo is spread how

54
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when is toxo activated

A

when host is immunocompromised

55
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cluster of large circles with many little inclusions inside

56
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stain for toxo

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