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Excitable cells
What is the law of dynamic polari...,
Name the specialised glial cells,
Describe astrocytes
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Neurotransmitters
What are the classes of neurotran...,
Describe synthesis and storage of...,
Explain the process of exocytosis
13
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Action Potentials
What is a delayed rectifier,
What is the refractory period,
What influences action potential ...
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Mucle contraction
What are the two pathways to cont...,
How does the somatic motor system...,
What is the sympathetic pathway
21
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Clinical implications of electolyte disruption
What are the effect of each ion e...,
What is hyponatremia,
What are the causes of hyponatremia
20
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Clinical implications of ion channel disruption
What are channelopathies,
Which local anaesthetics act as n...,
What are the types of block
10
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Clinical impliactions of AP conduction disruption
What is a demyelinating disease,
What are the types of demyelinati...,
What is multiple sclerosis
17
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Clinical implications of synaptic transmission disorders
What is myasthenia gravis,
What are the symptoms of myasthen...,
Examples of synapses as drug targ...
9
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Clinical implications of reflex excitability
What are the disorders of reflex ...,
What is hyporeflexia,
What is hyper reflexia
9
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Blackouts, Funny Turns and Dizziness
What are blackouts,
What are the general causes of bl...,
What is syncope
30
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Epilepsy
Describe an epileptic seizure,
Describe epilepsy as a condition,
Classification of epileptic seizures
24
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Sleep, Coma, and Cognition
Describe consciousness,
Stimuli used to elicit responses,
Gcs eyes
25
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Classic Motor & Sensory Presenting Patterns
What is functional localisation,
Where can localisation be,
Pattern for motor peripheral nerv...
13
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Alcoholism
What is wernicke s encephalopathy,
Other causes of wernicke s enceph...,
Classic triad presentation of wer...
8
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Headache and Facial Pain
Headache classification,
Describe tension type headache,
Describe tacs
39
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Cerebrovascular Disease
What is ischaemic stroke,
What is an intracerebral haemorrhage,
What is a tia
29
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Neuropathy
What is polyneuropathy,
Pathophysiological processes of p...,
Causes of polyneuropathy
15
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Motor Neurone Disease
What is motor neurone disease,
Describe the neurodegenerative pa...,
Describe prognosis of mnd
10
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Movement Disorders
Classification of movement disorders,
What is chorea,
Clinical features of chorea
31
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Multiple Sclerosis
Epidemiology of ms,
Pathophysiology of ms,
Why is myelin important
12
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Cognitive Disorders
D,
Describe ad pathophysiology,
Causes and risk factors of ad
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Parkinson's
Characteristics of parkinson s sy...,
Underlying structure targeted in ...,
What does the extrapyramidal syst...
16
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Brain Tumours
Types of brain tumours,
Presentations of brain tumours,
Diagnosis of brain tumours
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Neck, Back, Disc, and Root Disorders
Mobility in the vertebral column,
Symptoms and signs of degenerativ...,
Pathophysiology leading to sympto...
15
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Cranial Nerve Lesions
Presentation of oculomotor nerve ...,
Diagnosis of oculomotor nerve palsy,
Presentation of trochlear nerve p...
23
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Peripheral Nerve Lesions
Obturator nerve lesion presentation,
Obturator nerve lesion investigat...,
Femoral nerve lesion presentation...
15
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Miscellaneous
Presentation of myasthenia gravis,
What is myasthenia gravis associa...,
Investigation of myasthenia gravia
10
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History taking
Stroke and tia,
Seizures
2
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Radiculopathy
General presentation of radiculop...,
Muscle weakness reflex changes an...,
Muscle weakness reflex changes an...
10
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Muscular Dystrophy
What is duchenne muscular dystrophy,
Features of dmd,
Investigation of dmd
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