Flashcard 2
what type of haemorrhage causes a thunderclap headache
subarachnoid
cauda equina
bundle of spinal nerve roots running inferior to spinal cord through lumbar cistern
MS treatments
- physio
- OT
- oral/ IV prednisolone
- symptomatic treatment
- immunosuppressants
what purpose can a cavernous sinus thrombosis serve?
barrier to spread of infection
Korsakoff syndrome
chronic memory loss caused by severe thiamine deficiency
amblyopia
lazy eye
primary pharmacological treamtment for insomnia
benzodiazepines
scleritis treatments
- high dose steroids
- IV prednisolone
LMN lesion location
ventral horn -> relevant muscle
describe investigations for spinal cord ischaemia
MRI
can’t always see something though so go off presentation
describe spinal pia matter
- innermost meninge
- flattened, thin cells
symptoms Guillain barre syndrome
pain numbness pins and needles weakness speaking/ balance/ coordination problems double vision toilet problems swallowing problems
LMN signs of motor neuron disease
- muscle fasiculations
- wasting
- weakness
from external to internal, name the spinal meninges
- dura
- arachnoid
- pia
spina bifida - what type involves protrusion of meninges and CSF
spina bifida with meningocele