RSL - Neuro Flashcards
Lateral hypothalamus
Hunger. Destruction –> Anorexia, failure to thrive (infants). inhibited by leptin
Medial hypothalamus
Satiety. Destruction –> hyperphagia. stimulated by leptin
Anterior Hypothalamus
Cooling, parasympathetics
Posterior Hypothalamus
Heating, sympathetics. Loss of posterior hypothalamus –> cold blooded animal
arcuate nucleus hypothalamus
Secretion of dopamine
Paraventricular:
ADH, CRH, Oxytocin (mostly), TRH
Supraoptic
ADH(mostly), Oxytocin
VentroposterioLateral Nucleus of thalamus -
Input:
Info:
Output:
Input: DCML, Spinothalamic
Info: Vibration, proprioception, pressure, touch, pain, temperature
Output: Primary somatosensory cortex
Ventroposteriomedial nucleus of thalamus -
Input:
Info:
Output:
Input: Trigeminal, Gustatory pathway
Info: Facial Sensation, Taste
Output: Primary somatosensory cortex
Lateralgeniculate nucleus of thalamus -
Input:
Info:
Output:
Input: CN II
Info: Vision
Output: Calcarine sulcus
Medialgeniculate nucleus of thalamus -
Input:
Info:
Output:
Input: Superior olive and inferior colliculus of tectum
Info: Hearing
Output: Auditory cortex of temporal lobe
Ventrolateral nucleus of thalamus -
Input:
Info:
Output:
Input: basal ganglia, cerebellum
Info: Motor
Output: Motor cortex
Limbic system Functions
Emotion, (Feeding, fleeing, fighting, feeling, fucking) Long term memory Olfaction Behavioural modification ANS function
Limbic system contents
Hippocampus, amygdala, fornix, mammillary bodies, cingulate gyrus
Cerebellar Superior Peduncle
Cerebllum –> cortex
Cerebellar Middle peduncle
Cortex –> Cerebellum
Cerebellar inferior peduncle
Spinal Cord –> cerebellum
Athetosis
Presentation:
Lesion:
Presentation: Slow writhing movements, especially in fingers
Lesion: Basal Ganglia (ie. huntingtons)
Dystonia
Presentation:
Sustained, involuntary muscle contractions
Hemiballismus
Presentation:
Lesion:
Presentation: Sudden, wild flailing of 1 arm (+/- ipsilateral leg)
Lesion: Contralateral subthalamic nucleus (ie. lacunar stroke)
Myoclonus
Presentation:
Sudden, brief uncontrolled muscle contraction
Amygdala Lesion (+ association)
Klüver bucy syndrome (disinhibited behavior; hypersexualized, hyperphagia, hyperorality)
Associated with HSV1
Frontal lobe lesion
Disinhibition and deficiets in concentration, orientation, judgement; may have re-emergence of primative reflexes
Non-dominant side Parietal-temporal lesion
Hemispacial neglect syndrome (agnosia of the contralateral side of the world)
Dominant side Parietal-temporal lesion (+ disease)
Agraphia, acalculia, Finger agnosia, left-right disorientation
(Gerstmann syndrome)
Cerebellar vermis Lesion
Truncal ataxia, dysarthria
Paramedian pontine reticular formation
Eyes deviate away from side of lesion
Frontal eye field lesion
Eyes look towards the lesion
MAC (minimal alveolar concentration)
Low MAC = High potency
Blood: gas and onset of drug time
High Blood:Gas coefficient = Slow onset (lots stuck in blood)
Medial medullary syndrome
Anterior spinal (*Motor, proprioception, hypoglossal)
Lateral medullary syndrome (wallenberg)
PICA (*Nucleus accumbens –> hoarsness, dysphagia)
Lateral pontine syndrome
AICA (*Facial nucleus –> Paralysis, loss of anterior 2/3 taste
Ischemia detection (Time): CT vs MRI
CT: 6-24h
MRI: 3-30 min
Time since ischemic event: Histology
|__ __| __ __ | __ __ | __
Onset: | (nothing) (red neurons)
1 day: | Neutrophils Macrophages
1 week: | Reactive gliosis Glial scar
1 month: | Cavity / cyst
Central post-stroke pain syndrome: symptoms
Allodynia (ordinarily painless stimuli cause pain)
Dysesthesia (Altered perception of stimuli)
Spinal muscular atrophy (Werdnig-Hoffmann disease)
Congenital degeneration of the anterior horns –> LMN lesion –> Floppy baby syndrome (hypotonia, tongue fasiculations)
Friedreich Ataxia COD, dysfunction
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Impairment in mitochondrial functioning
Dermatomes:
C2, C3, C4, T4, T7, T10, L1, L4, S234
C2 - Skull cap, C3 - Turtle neck, C4 - low collar, T4 - Nipple, T7 - Xiphoid, T10 - Umbilicus, L1 - inguinal ligment, L4 - Knee cap, S234 - Errection and sensation to penile and anal zones
reflexes: S1 S2, L3 L4, T5 T6, T7 T8, L1 L2, S3 S4
Achillies: S1 S2, Patellar: L3 L4, Bicepts: T5 T6, Tricepts: T7 T8, Cremaster: L1 L2, Anal wink: S3 S4
Moro Reflex
abduct/extend arms when startled and then bring them together
Rooting reflex
Nipple seeking