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Decks in this class (19)

Week 1- anatomy
Describe the intracranial course ...,
Which foramen do the trigeminal n...,
Where does the first branch of th...
37  cards
Week 2- pharmacology
What is an axon hillock,
Other name for cell body of a neu...,
What is the function of dendrites
88  cards
Week 3- pathology
Name possible causes of injury to...,
What two cellular responses does ...,
On histological slides acute neur...
78  cards
Week 3- CNS infections
What can untreated infection in t...,
Which organisms can cause communi...,
What is the treatment for communi...
57  cards
Week 3-stroke
What is a transient ischaemic attack,
Does a tia need treatment,
What investigations would be done...
40  cards
Week 3- head injury
Types of head injury,
Describe primary and secondary br...,
What causes the cells to die duri...
28  cards
Week 3- randoms- genetics, muscular conditions etc
What is myasthenia gravis,
What does a reduced number of fun...,
What do the antibodies in myasthe...
38  cards
Week 4- headache
Key things to ask in a headache h...,
What are redflags in headache his...,
What is the valsalva manoeuvre wh...
50  cards
Week 4- MS
What is multiple sclerosis,
When does multiple sclerosis init...,
What are the 4 courses that ms ca...
44  cards
Week 4- Peripheral neuropathy
What force most commonly damages ...,
How should you approach a periphe...,
Why can it be hard to differentia...
22  cards
Week 4- sleep and hypersomnolence
What is sleep,
Are you conscious or unconscious ...,
Describe non rem sleep
36  cards
Week 4- brain tumours
How do brain tumours present gene...,
What are the signs of increased i...,
Masses can cause which types of h...
50  cards
Week 4- pharmacology
Where do spinal interneurons rece...,
Note input into spinal interneuro...,
For a muscle movement to occur yo...
29  cards
Week 5- epilepsy and non-epileptic attacks
Diagnosing epilepsy is largely ba...,
Cases a 16 year old female presen...,
Cases paramedics bring a 63 year ...
56  cards
Week 5- intracranial haemorrhage and spinal cord compression
What sort of aneurysm usually und...,
Presentation of subarachnoid haem...,
What are the differential diagnos...
53  cards
Week 5- Motor neurone disease
What is motor neurone disease,
What is the most common type of m...,
What problems can motor neurone d...
24  cards
Revision cards
What produces myelin in the cns,
What produces myelin in the pns,
What makes up the pns
147  cards
Motor Neurone disease- from cheese and onion
What is motor neurone disease,
How can motor neurone disease be ...,
How can motor neurone disease by ...
16  cards
Week 3- dementia
What is dementia,
What is the difference between pr...,
Give examples of primary dementias
39  cards

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