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syndromes, reflexes, signs, quick recall Flashcards

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metachromatic leukodystrophy

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arylsulfatase A

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Fabry

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alpha galactosidase

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Farber

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ceramidase

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Gaucher

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beta glucosidase

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Krabbe

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galactosyl ceramide beta galactosidase

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Nieman Pick

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sphingomyelinase

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Sandhoff

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hexosaminidase A/B (HSM)

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Tay Sachs

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hexosaminidase A

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Pompe

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acid maltase def

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rosenthal fibers

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Alexander disease

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NAA high

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Canavan

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CPT 2 (canitine palmitoyl 2 def)

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recurrent myoglobinuria w/ exercise

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systemic issue with galactosemia

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ecoli sepsis

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glutaric acidemia

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movement disorder in baby, bat shaped MRI

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Lesch Nyan

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self mutilation, HGPRT, purine metab

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Hurler

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alpha L iduroniase

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Hunter

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iduronate sulfatase

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PLP gene, hypomyelination leukencephalopathy

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Pelizaeus Merzbacher

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ataxia, neuropathy, steatorrhea, retinitis pigmentosa, acanthocytosis

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abetalipoproteinemia, Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome

(a beta: I better head to the bathroom… or look for a Basin)
BASSEN: B apolipoprotein, Acanthocytosis, Ataxia, Areflexia, vitAdef, Steatorrhea, Sensory loss, Spinocerebellar degen, Eye findings, Neuropathy

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Infant with : macroglossia, cardiomegaly, hepatomegaly, PAS positive membrane bound vacuoles

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Pompe’s disease

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adult with fatigue, weakness, respiratory failure, increased CK, myotonia in paraspinal muscles, intracranial aneurysms
Dx
Muscle biopsy finding

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Adult pompe/acid maltase deficiency

vacuolar myopathy / lysosome stain PAS

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dystonia, athetosis, tongue thrusting, torticollis, oculogyric crisis, ptosis, autonomic dysfunction w/ apnea, hypothermia, sweating

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AADC deficiency:

Aromatic L-amino Acid decarboxylase Deficiency

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sudanophilic material in macrophages

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adrenoleukodystrophy

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genetics of neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy?

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AR as opposed to X-linked like older forms

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progression of demyelination in adrenoleukodystrophy

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occipital to frontal

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26
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deficiency of aspartoacylase
increased NAA on MRS
macrocephaly but loss of white matter

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canavan

Think Spartan/ living in Caravan and caNAAvan

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seizures, developmental delay, coagulopathy, GI sx, inverted nipples, abnormal fat distribution

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CDG 1

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most common etiology of recurrent myoglobinuria

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chr 1p32, CPT II deficiency

See Pee Tea with 2 much exercise (CPT 2)

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29
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4 month old with irritability and sleep disturbance followed by neurologic / vision sx and hearing loss and
SLOWED head growth

Treatment

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cerebral folate deficiency

Tx w/ folinic acid (leucovorin)

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periumbilical rash, corneal deposits, GI/renal issues, heart issues

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Fabry

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lipogranulomatosis, cherry red spots, subcutaneous nodules, hoarseness, joint issues

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Farbers, lipogranulomatosis from ceramidase deficiency

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ceramidase deficiency

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Farbers

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cataracts, poor feeding, HSM, E. coli sepsis

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galactosemia

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34
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PAS + histiocytes containing lipid

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Gaucher cells

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acquired microcephaly in first few months of life, spasticity, ataxia
Dz and tx

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Glucose Transporter Type 1 deficiency, treat with ketogenic diet

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frontotemporal atrophy w/ prominent sylvian fissures and bat wing MRI appearance. Retinal hemorrhages and subdural effusions

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Glutaric acidemia type 1

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What does Glutaric acidemia type II cause (2 syndromes)

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neonatal hypotonia, sweaty feet odor

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Reye-type syndrome later in life

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hypobetalipoproteinemia, acanthocytosis, retinitis pigmentosa, pallidal degeneration (HARP)
What gene?

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PANK2 gene

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Intermittent ataxia and nystagmus, photosensitive rash, amino acids in urine
low tryptophan

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HARTNUP

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progressive external ophthalmoplegia and pigmentary retinopathy, heart block, myopathy, endocrine issues

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Kearns-Sayre Syndrome

41
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galactocerebroside

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Krabbe (Globoid cell leukodystrophy)

42
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optic atrophy, blindness, deafness, no DTRs but upgoing toes, high CSF protein, Globoid cells PAS+ in macrophages

43
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putamen abnormalities on MRI and high lactate

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Leigh syndrome

44
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lab finding in lesch nyhan syndrome

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hyperuricemia and elevated urine uric acid

45
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big eyes, cataracts, glaucoma, blindness, OCD sx, kidney issues

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Lowe Syndrome: OWL syndrome w/ big eyes OCRL1 gene

Oculocerebrorenal syndrome

46
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branched chain ketoacids are what, and elevated in what disease:

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VIAL: Valine, Isoleucine, alloisoleucine, Leucine

MSUD

47
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most common disorder of fatty acid oxidation

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MCAD: medium chain acyl-coa dehydrogenase deficiency

48
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hypoketotic hypoglycemia

Dz and tx

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MCAD: medium chain acyl-coA dehydrogenase def

tx w/ carnitine and low fat diet

49
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very little kinky hair: what is big CNS risk?

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Menkes: vasculopathy causing strokes or subdural hematomas

50
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arylsulfatase A deficiency

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metachromatic leukodystrophy

51
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PNS and CNS involved - mixed UMN/LMN signs
symmetric demyelination sparing subcortical U fibers
falling and gait problems first year of life and regression

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Late-infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy

52
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organic acidemia with high ammonia, ketosis, acidosis and spastic quadriparesis, ID, basal ganglia injury w/ movement disorder

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methylmalonic acidemia

53
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disease with MRI showing leukodystrophy but only GI sx and PNS/polyneuropathy/weakness sx and not CNS dysfunction

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MNGIE: mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy

54
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skeletal deformity that may be seen in the mucopolysaccharidoses

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cervical cord compression/base of brain issues w/ hydrocephalus

55
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MPS with corneal clouding?

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Hurler’s AR

56
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how do you treat holocarboxylase synthase deficiency?

What does this d/o look like?

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biotin
looks like biotinidase def… which is also treated with the same
(both are part of the multiple carboxylase deficiency diseases)

57
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deafness, optic atrophy, lipomas, short stature, myopathy, neuropathy, frequent jerks
Dz and mutation

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MERRF: tRNA lysine

Merve has lyse/lice

58
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palmitoyl protein thioesterase (PPT1): :what disease

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infantile neuonal ceroid lipofuscinoses

59
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foamy histiocytes in liver and bone marrow

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Niemann-Pick disease type A

60
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gelastic cataplexy, choreoathetosis, seizures, vertical supranuclear gaze palsy w/ problem with down gaze

What dz and caused by what

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Niemann-Pick Disease type C due to abnl cholesterol transport

61
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sea blue histiocytes

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Neimann pick type C

62
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hiccups and burst suppression

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nonketotic hyperglycinemia

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hypomyelinating leukoencephalopathy and head tremor or nodding, roving eye movements/pendular nystagmus

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Classic Pelizaeus-Merzbacher

64
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exercise intolerance with cramps, fatigue and myoglobinuria

No second wind

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Tarui disease, Phosphofructokinase deficiency

65
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night blindness and accumulation of phytanic acid

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Refsum disease

66
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retinitis pigmentosa, ataxia, anosmia, deafness, chronic hypertrophic demyelinating sensorimotor neuropathy w/ onion bulbs, ichthyosis, and diabetes, skeletal issues, cardiac issues, very high CSF protein in child

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childhood Refsum

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deficiency of heosaminidase A and B with mild hepatosplenomegaly and coarse granulations in histiocytes in bone marrow

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Sandhoff disease (sandbag under shirt making belly bigger) and sandy course granulations in bone marrow

68
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alpha neuraminidase deficiency with progressive myoclonic epilepsy and cherry red spot

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sialidosis type 1

69
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Ichthyosis (dry skin), ID, spastic quadriplegia

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Sjogren-Larsson due to decreased fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase

70
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seizures, sassy behavior, ataxia, developmental delay, and urine organic acids with gamma hydroxybutyric aciduria

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SSADH: succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency

71
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deficiency of alpha lipoprotein

pt with large orange tonsils, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, neuropathy, hand atrophy

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Tangier disease

hold a tangerine in your hand where atrophy occurs

72
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hypersensitive startle, hyperacusis, progressive weakness and hyperreflexia, seizures, blindness, megalancephaly

73
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ballooned neurons with foamy cytoplasm

74
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tay sachs vs sandhoff?

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Tay sachs: no organomegaly
Sandhoff: hexosaminidase A and B def, Taysachs only A

(Think B causes Big liver and Big sandy Beach)

75
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face of giant panda on MRI

76
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two copper transport diseases and their differences in labs and treatment

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Menkes: alpha subunit, low serum copper and ceruloplasmin but LOW liver copper too, so treat with Copper

Wilson’s: Beta subunit, low serum coper and ceruloplasmin but high liver copper, so chelate

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jaundice, vomiting, diarrhea, poor wt gain, adrenal calcification and insufficiency and hepatosplenomegaly in infants/young children

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Wolman disease

78
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cerebro-hepato-renal syndrome

79
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another disease with brushfield spots and epicanthal folds, not DS

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Zellweger syndrome

80
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the only x-linked sphingolipidosis

81
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Brudzinski sign

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meningeal sign with flexion of pts neck, legs flex at hips

82
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ciliospinal reflex

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pinch neck and assess sympathetic pupil dilation

83
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collier sign

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b/l upper eyelid retraction w/ dorsal midbrain lesion

“Caller” sign: paranoid from persistent caller eyes will be bugging out/widened due to fear

84
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kernig sign

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when examiner flexes leg at hips and extends knee, there is back/neck pain

85
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Marcus gunn pupil

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relative afferent pupillary defect: no constriction w/ light, but accomodates and consensually constricts

86
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myerson sign

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can’t stop blinking when tapped over bridge of nose/glabella

87
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phalen’s sign

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parestheias in median nerve with wrist flexion

88
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Riddoch phenomenon

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can only see wiggling fingers, not still fingers

examiner looks Ridiculous wiggling fingers

89
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tinel’s sign

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tapping produces paresthesias in median nerve

90
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uhthoff’s phenom

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decreased vision with increased temp

(Under Heat The Optic n Fatigues Fast

163
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agenesis of corpus callosum
chorioretinal lacunae
infantile spasms

164
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agenesis of cerebellar vermis
cystic dilation of 4th ventricle
enlarged posterior fossa w/ elevation of tentorium

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Dandy walker

165
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interstitial keratitis
notching of central incisors
nerve deafness

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Hutchinson triad of congenital syphilis

166
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trismus
strabismus
opisthotonus

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Gaucher’s disease type 2

167
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involuntary muscle twitching/myokymia/fascics
muscle cramps stiffness
myotonia

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Isaac’s syndrome, neuromyotonia

168
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vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss

169
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ataxia, ophthalmoparesis, areflexia

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miller-fisher variant of GBS

170
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bug and antibodies assoc with miller fisher GBS

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campylobacter jejuni, anti-GQ1b abs

171
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branch retinal artery occlusions
encephalopathy
hearing loss

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Susac’s syndrome: microangiopathy of brain, retina, cochlea

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