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Parietal lobe damage results in

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all the a’s
Apraxia
acalculia
agraphia
drawing apraxia
asterogenesis
Visual field
Inferior quadrantanopia

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2
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Frontal lobe dmage symptoms

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Personality change
Brocas - expressive aphasia
Abnormal affective
Primitive reflexes
Preservation

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3
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Occipital lobe damage symptmos

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Cortical blindness
Homonymous hemianopia
Agnosia

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Temporal lobe damage symptoms

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Wernickes -
Deafness
Memory impairment
Emotional distrubance - limbic cortex
Visual field - superior quadratanopia

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5
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Signs of UMN lesions

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Hypertonia
Hyperreflexia
Weakness
Soastcitiy
Extensor pallor
Hemiplegia/sensory loss
Dysphasia - if L dominant

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Signs of LMN lesions

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Absent reflexes
Reduced tone
Spasticity
Fasciculations

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7
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Post Cerebral artery occlusion symptoms

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Pain and temp loss contralateral side
Vomit and vertigo
Ipsilateral Horners
Numb facce
DANISH - cerebellar signs
Decreased gag refelex
Palatal paralysis

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8
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What causes pseudobulbar palsy?

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Lower brainstem infarct

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9
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What part of brain controls comatose state

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Reticular activationg system

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10
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Window for treatment of stroke

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4.5 hours

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11
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DVT prevention

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early mobilisation after surgery
TED stockings
Enoxiparin

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12
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PACS + TACS

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partial or total nterior cerebral artery

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13
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LACS causes

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lacuna cererbral stroke
Small infarcts, localised deficits

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14
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What gene is linked to stroke

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CADASIL

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15
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What is fabrys disease

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16
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What is Bells palsy

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Ischaemic com[ression of CNVII in facial canca;

17
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Causes of bells pasly

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stroke, infection - HSV, VZV,
parotid tumours, middel ear disease

18
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Corticospinal tract function

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Desc motor
Decussates at midbrain

19
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Dorsal column

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Ascending sensory
Proprioception and vibration
Decussates after synapse at medulla

20
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Spinothalamic tract function

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Ascending sensory, temp and pain
Decussates immediate;y

21
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How long dos chronic inflammatory demyelonating neuropathy have to last for

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8 weekswith no improvement

22
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Finidings CT head in subdural haematoma chronic

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Hypodense crescenteric collection not limited by suture lines