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Loss of pain and temp on C/L body Loss of pain and temp on ipsl face Hoarseness Difficulty swallowing Loss of gag reflex Vertigo Nystagmus N/V
Lateral Medullary syndrome (Wallenberg)
Lateral Medullary syndrome (Wallenberg) (6)
Spinothalamic tract damage
- Loss of pain and temp sensation over c/l body
Spinal Trigeminal nucleus damage
- Loss of pain and temp sensation over ipsl face
CN IX and X damage
- Hoarseness, difficulty swallow, loss of gag reflex
Descending sympathetic tract
- Ipsilateral Horner syndrome
Vestibular nuclei damage
- Vertigo, nystagmus, N/V
Inferior cerebellar peduncle damage
- Ipsilateral cerebellar deficits
(ataxia, past pointing)
Vessel occluded in stroke of lateral medulla
PICA
Internuclear opthalmoplegia
Medial longitudinal fasciculus
Eyes dont track together
Medial rectus palsy (right)
Left eye: horizontal nystagmus
Abducting eye: nystagmus
Adducting eye: unable to adduct
Locked in syndrome
Can only move eyes
basilar A. stroke affects both sides of superior pons
Dysphagia Dysphonia Dysarthria C/L spastic hemiparesis Ipsl ptosis Pupillary dilation Lateral strabismus (down and out)
Weber syndrome
Anterior midbrain infarction resulting from occlusion of paramedian branches of the posterior cerebral artery
Oculomotor nerve
Cerebral peduncle lesion
Lumbar puncture layers (9)
- Skin/ superficial fascia
- Supraspinous lig
- Interspinous lig
- Ligamentum Flavum
- Epidural space
- Dura mater
- Subdural space
- Arachnoid membrane
- Subarachnoid space
Last place blood from brain travels before exiting cranium through jugular foramen
-becomes
Sigmoid sinus
Internal jugular vein
Carotid sheath contains (3)
Internal jugular v.
Common carotid A.
Vagus n.
Clinical features of normal pressure hydrocephalus
Wet wacky wobbly
Urinary incontinence
Dementia
Gait disturbances
Magnetic gait
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Wet wacky wobbly
Urinary incontinence
Dementia
Gait disturbances
Fetal component that secretes hCG
Synctiotrophoblast
Maternal component of the placenta
Decidua basalis
Migraines are made worse by foods that contain
Tyramine
Jaw muscle pain when chewing
Giant cell arteritis
Temporal arteritis
Pt using topical retinoic acid for acne
Vit A toxicity –>
Idiopathic intracranial HTN
Elevated ESR headache
Giant cell arteritis
Headache + Extraocular muscular palsies
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Scintillating scotomata prior to HA
Migraine
Stages that an embryo goes through between conception and development of inner cell mass
Zygote –> Morula –> blastocyst
Adult brain tumor pneumonic
MGM studios
Metastasis
Glioblastoma
Meningioma
Schwannoma
Pediatric brain tumor pneumonic
Animal kingdom
Magic kingdom
EpCot
Prepubescent minds eaten with cancer
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Medulloblastoma
Ependymoma
Craniopharyngioma
Rapidly progressive primary brain tumor Irregular necrotic center Surrounded by edema GFAP stain Pseudopalasating pattern "snake like"
Glioblastoma
Slow growing primary brain tumor
“Whorled”
Surface of brain
Psammoma bodies
- originates
- risk
Meningioma
Arachnoid cells
Risk
- Radiation
- Neurofibromatous type 2