Syndromes

Question 1

What is Ganser Syndrome?

Answer 1

Ganser syndrome is diagnosed in patients that provide approximated answers to questioning, termed paralogia, in the setting of further clouded consciousness and perhaps even hallucinations or dissociative concerns. The hallmark sign in Ganser syndrome presents when patients answer questions in a way that is understandable, but just skirts past the appropriate answer.

Question 2

Wallernberg snydrome( lateral medullary syndrome or PICA)

Answer 2

Commonly caused by infarction in the vertebral or basal arteries. Symptoms will be contralateral sensory loss (temperature and pain) and ipsilateral facial sensory loss. Also dysphagia, dysarthria and dysphonia are common. Ataxia may be present along with horner syndome

Question 3

Horner Syndrome

Answer 3

Damage to the sympathetic trunk, resulting in anhydrosis, miosis and partial ptsosis and enophthalmos on the ipsilateral side of the lesion

Question 4

myelosis funicularis- B12 deficiency

Answer 4

Impaired perception of deep touch, pressure and vibration, loss of sense of touch, very annoying and persistent paresthesias
Ataxia of dorsal column type
Decrease or loss of deep muscle-tendon reflexes
Pathological reflexes — Babinski, Rossolimo and others, also severe paresis

Question 5

What is Gerstmann Syndrome

Answer 5

Acalclia, finger agnosia, left/right confusion and agraphia. This is caused by a lesion on the angular gyrus of the dominant parietal lobe.