CNS Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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meninges three membrances

A

outer: drua mater;.
middle: arachnoid mater
- ———subarachnoid space———
inner: pia mater

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2
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CSF locate

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subarachnoid space

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3
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adult have ____ circulating CSF

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100-160ml

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4
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most common route of CNS invasion

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  1. the bloodstream

2. the lymphatic system

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5
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bacterial meningitis most common in two age groups

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  1. most at risk: babies and children <3 ys

2. peaks again for teenagers and young adults aged 15-24

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6
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describe bacterial meningitis organisms vary with ages

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  1. new borns:G-: E.coli. G+:group B strep& listeria monocytogenes
  2. infants and children :G-:Neisseria meningitidis; Hib. G+:strep pneumoniae
  3. adolenscents&young adult: G-: neisseria meningitidis; G+: strep pneumoniae
  4. older adults: G-:Neisseria meningtidis. G+:Strep pneumonia, listeria monocytogens
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7
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three bacterial species cause majority of meningitis cases

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G+: strepcoccus pneumoniae(encapsuled), G-: Neisseria meningtidis&Hib
(all have capusle)

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8
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Neisseria meningtidis virulence

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  1. polysaccharide capside:inhibit phagocytosis.resist antibody/complement mediated killing
  2. endotoxin
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9
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Neisseria meningtidis therapy

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  1. antibiotic therapy

2. vaccine:ABC most common cause of sever disease

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10
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WA usually cause which type of neisseria meningtidis

A

B

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11
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most cause children meningtidisis pathogen

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hib,neisseria,

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12
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most cause elder

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streptococcus pneumoniae

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13
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listeria monocytogenes case risk to

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  1. immunocompromised and elderly

2. pregnant women:foetus infected via placenta,(stillborn or aborted)

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14
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perpheral nervous system disease

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leprosy

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15
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leprosy pathogen

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mycobaterium leprea( acid- fast bacilli)——same genus as mycobacterium tuberculosis(TB)

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16
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tetanus

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clostridium tetani

17
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tetanus symptoms

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  1. no inflammation——pathogen do not spread
  2. neurotoxin tetanospasmin cause symptoms(toxin release from death and lysis of bacteria)
  3. toxin enters CNS via peripheral nerves or blood
  4. tetanus toxin blocks muscle relaxation pathway
  5. death —respiratory muscle spasms
  6. vaccine
18
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botulism

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clostridium botulinum

19
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botulism infect way

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food-borne intoxication

20
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virual meningitis most common type

A

aseptic meningitis

21
Q

virual meningitis common virues

A
enteroviruses(children)
hepers viruses(adolescent and adults)
22
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list some virual disease of the CNS

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  1. polimyelitis( polivirus)
  2. rabies( rabies virus)
  3. arboviral encephalitis( arboviruses)
23
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poliomyelitis transmission

24
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poiomyelitis multiplies in

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throat and small intestine

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arboviral encephalitis transmission
mosquito-borne
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list sungal disease of nervous system
cryptococus neoformans
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protozoal meninigitis
1. PAM:primary amoebic meningitis 2. Africa trypanosomiasis / sleeping sickness 3. gambiense disease 4. rhodesiense disease
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amoebic meningoencephalitis pathogen
Naegleria fowleri
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amoebic meningoencephalitis transmission
water enter to nose
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sleeping sickness pathogens
trypanosoma brucei: 1. .......gambinense 2. ......rhodesiense