Formative/Buzzwords Flashcards
What is a common cause of central cord syndrome?
syringomyelia
What is syringomyelia often associated with?
arnold-chiari malformation where the cerebellar tonsils have herniated down out of foramen magnum
What does an uncal herniation commonly cause?
unreactive dilated pupil due to compression of the parasympathetics of the 3rd CN
What is the DANISH of cerebellar dysfunction?
- dysdiadochokinesis
- ataxia
- nystagmus
- intention tremor
- scanning dysarthria
- heel-shin test
Where is the primary auditory cortex?
superior temporal gyrus
Where is Broca’s area?
inferior frontal gyrus
Where is Wernicke’s area?
superior temporal gyrus/ tempero-parietal area
Where is the centre for temperature regulation?
hypothalamus
Where is the primary visual cortex?
occipital lobe
Where is the primary motor cortex?
precentral gyrus
Where is the primary somatosensory cortex?
postcentral gyrus
How do you differentiate between an upper and lower MN lesion for a 7th nerve palsy?
- UMN- forehead sparing
- LMN- forehead involvement
Thunderclap headache
subarachnoid haemorrhage
Xanthochromic lumbar puncture
subarachnoid haemorrhage
lucid period after head trauma then collapse or sudden deterioration
extradural haemorrhage
cogwheel rigidity
Parkinson’s (spasticity over rigidity)
Woody texture muscle swelling
Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
raised CKD
muscular dystrophy
toe walker or positive gowers sign
muscular dystrophy
mask-like expression
Parkinson’s disease
fluctuating cognitive deficit
Lewy body dementia or delirium
acute onset cognitive disturbance that fluctuates
delirium
personality/behaviour changes and then dementia
frontotemporal dementia (Pick’s disease)
memory and personality problems in someone with a history of cardiovascular disease
vascular dementia
