4 and 5 star items Flashcards
Neural Crest Derivatives
MAGIC COPS
Melanocytes Aortic pulmonary septum Ganglia - autonomic, dorsal root, enteric - Peripheral nervous system Iris stroma Chromatin cells (adrenal medulla) Cranial nerves Odontoblasts/Ossicles Parafollicular (C) cells Sclerae
Whiteboard derivatives of arachidonic acid and pharmacologic inhibitors
Page 15 DIT workbook
Label circle of willis worksheet
answers page 38 DIT workbook
Gertsmann syndrome
lesion of DOMINANT angular gyrus of parietal lobe
agraphia - can’t write
acalculia - can’t do math
Right -left disorientation
Finger agnosia - can’t distinguish fingers
Hemispatial neglect syndrome
lesion to NONDOMINANT angular gyrus of parietal lobe
Neglect body or surroundings contralateral to lesion
Symptoms of lateral medullary syndrome (Wallenberg Syndrome)?
Loss of pain and temp over contralateral body - spinothalamic tract
Loss of pain/temp over ipsilateral face - spinal trigeminal nucleus damage
Hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, loss of gag reflex - nucleus ambiguus, CN IX and X damage
Ipsilateral Horner syndrome - descending sympathetic tract
Vertigo, nystagmus, N/V - vestibular nuclei damage!
Ipsilateral cerebellar defects - ataxia, past pointing - inferior cerebellar peduncle damage - spinocerebellar tract
Assoc w/ PICA occlusion
Medial medullary syndrome
contralateral spastic hemiparesis - pyramid/corticospinal tract damage
Contralateral tactile and kinesthetic defects - medial lemniscus damage
Tongue deviates toward side of lesion - hypoglossal nucleus/nerve damage
Pain and temp preserved
Assoc w/ anterior spinal a. occlusion
Lateral inferior pontine syndrome
ipsilateral facial nerve paralysis - facial nucleus and fiber damage
Ipsilateral limb and gait ataxia - damage to middle cerebellar peduncle
Ipsilateral loss of pain and temp from face - spinal trigeminal nucleus and nerve damage
contralateral loss of pain/temp - damage to spinothalamic tract
Ipsilateral Horner Syndrome - damage to descending sympathetic tract
No contralateral body paralysis or loss of light touch/vibratory/proprioceptive sensation
Assoc w/ AICA occlusion
Medial pontine syndrome
Contralateral spastic hemiparesis - corticospinal tract
Contralateral loss of light touch/vibratory/proprioceptive sensation - ML damage
Ipsilateral INO - MLF damage
Gaze away from side of lesion - PPRF
Ipsilateral paralysis of LR m. - damage to abducens nucleus
Pain and temp preserved
Basilar A - median and paramedian branches occluded
Weber Syndrome
occlusion of paramedian branches of PCA
Cerebral peduncle lesion:
- dysphagia, dysphonia, dysarthria - corticobulbar tract
- Contralateral spastic hemiparesis - corticospinal tract
Oculomotor n. palsy –> ipsilateral ptosis, pupillary dilation, lateral strabismus (down and out)
Tension Headache
Constant, non-throbbing pain - hours to 7 days
Frontal or occipital regions (b/l) or as band around head
No associated sx like photo/phono-phobia, auras, n/v, focal neurologic change
Tx: NSAIDs, Acetaminophen
Migraine Headache
At least 5 attacks
Lasts 4-72 hours (2-48 in kids)
At least 2 of the following: u/l location, throbbing, pulsating quality, moderate to severe intensity (inhibits/prohibits daily activities), aggravated by routine physical activity
At least one of the following: N/V, photo- and/or phono-phobia
Tx: Triptans (sumatriptan, rizatriptan, zolmitriptan): serotonin agonists –> vasoconstriction, modulates neurotransmission in CN V
CONTRAINDICATED in CAD, prinzmedal angina, pregnancy
Cluster Headache
Strictly unilateral
Severe piercing/boring pain in periorbital/retroorbital region
does not throb like migraine, no aura
15 min - 3 hours, daily at same time, continues for 4-8 weeks
May be associated w/:
Partial Horner syndrome - ptosis, miosis
Ipsilateral eye redness, tearing, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion
Tx: 100% O2 in nonrebreather mask for 15 minutes
Can also use triptans, NSAIDs, Acetaminophen
Alzheimer Disease
Tau neurofibrillary tangles
Senile plaques - Abeta extracellularly
Early onset: Presenilin 1,-2; Amyloid precursor protein (APP) on Chr 21 (why Downs get it in 40s)
late onset: ApoE4 –> beta sheets
Tx: Slow down progression
- AChEI: Donepizil, Galantium, Rivastigmine
- NMDA receptor antagonist: Memantine -decreases excitotoxicity
Vascular Dementia
White matter ischemic changes on MRI
d/t atherosclerosis
Dementia w/ Lewy Bodies
alpha synuclein protein
Parkinsonian features
Visual hallucinations
Syncopal episodes = falls
Frontotemporal dementia
aka Picks
Tau on silver stain - pick bodies
atrophy of frontal/temporal lobes
Dementia + behavior/personality changes - more crass
Demential + progressive aphasia - can’t understand what is being said to them
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
RAPIDLY progressing demential - weeks-months
personality change
muscle spasms
myoclonus
PrpSc - beta pleated sheets –> spongiform encephalopathy
Work up for Alzheimers
RPR - r/o neurosyphilis
HIV
B12 levels
If dysarthria and liver dz present think Wilsons
TSH - r/o hypothyroidism
MRI to look for normal pressure hydrocephalus, vascular dementia
Screen for depression in elderly - will recognize problem
Causes of Delirium
UTI, infections, fevers
Drugs: bentos, anticholinergic side effects, withdrawal or drug abuse
hypoxemia
electrolyte imbalance
Delirium vs dementia: Onset, Daily course, consciousness, thought, psychotic, prognosis
Onset: Delirium acute (hours to days), Demential gradual (mo-yrs)
Daily course: Delirium fluctuates, dementia consistent
Level of consciousness: Delirium decreased arousal, demential normal
Thought production: delirium disorganized thinking, flight of ideas; dementia impoverished
Psychotic features: delirium visual hallucinations, delusions; dementia - minimal
Prognosis: delirium - reversible, dementia - irreversible
Location/function of Muscarinic receptors
M1: enteric NS
M2: heart - decreases contractility, lowers HR via SA node
M3: increase bladder contraction, increase gut peristalsis, lacrimation, mitosis, bronchoconstriction
Epi/NE receptor functions
a1 - vascular sm.m. constriction - vasoconstriction
a2 - inhibit NE release
b1 - increase HR, contractility
b2 - vasodilation, bronchodilation
Dopamine receptor function/location
D1 - relax renal vascular sm.m.
D2 - brain