Random--Puthoff CIS/Lecture Notes Flashcards
Embolus vs. Thrombus–which is more organized? Which is more friable/disorganized?`
Embolus more friable, less organized; thrombus is more stable
S/S of Lacunar infarct; vessels involved
ASYMPTOMATIC! Involves lenticulostriate blood vessels of basal ganglia
Ventricular dilations due to diffuse ischemial injury causes what kind of hydrocephalus?
ASYMMETRIC (non-communicating)
Adhesive arachnoiditis seen in?
Neurosyphillis, Lyme disease, Tuberculosis,
What kind of changes do you see in periventricular leukomalacia?
Cystic changes
IDH1 and GFAP positivity
Glioblastoma
Evanescent vs flouric rash
Evanescent=aseptic meningitis
Flouric=bacterial meningitis
CMV morphology
calcification in periventricular area
Shape of Epidural hematoma on CT
lens shaped
Naeglaria (amoeba) meningoencephalitis affects what lobes of CNS?
Anterior (basal?) frontal lobe
Inhabits lung, califications, ring enhancing lesions, elevated eiosinophils
Fungal brain abcess
What kind of protein seen in spongiform encephalopathy?
Beta pleated sheet isoform protein
- associated with inadequate sterilization in hospitals; takes years to develop
alpha synuclein seen in what diseases?
Parkinsons Disease and Multiple System Atrophy
Hyperplastic arteriolitis with fibrinoid necrosis associated with?
Malignant hypertension
Stroke early vs. late changes
Early: exuberant astrogliosis
Late: cavitary lesions
