Nervous System 4 Flashcards
creutzfeld Jakob disease
rare, rapidly progressive neurological disease that causes death 3-12 months
Lyme disease symptoms
tired lethargy fatigue myalgia arthralgia headache fever chills target @ site
what causes presbyopia
with age lens becomes more elastic - ciliary muscle can’t change its shape as much
uveitis
inflammation of middle layer of the eye
what diffusers wet macular degeneration from dry
gradual deterioration of one of the with sudden loss. WHICH ONE???
UMN lesion symptoms
increased tone
brisk reflexes
babinskis sign positive
syphilis investigations
treponema/ non-treponema specific antibody tests
CSF lymphocytes increased
esotropia
manifest convergent squint
top treatment detached retina
pneumatic retinopexy
describe what happens in MS
activated T cells cross BBB causing demyelination and acute inflammation of myelin sheath. loss of function
what kind of hemianopia would a pituitary tumour cause
bitemporal hemianopia
demyelinating myelitis
demyelination/ inflammation within spinal cord
cavernous sinus thrombosis treatments
- treat underlying infection (ABs)
- anticoagulants
- corticosteroids
- surgical drainage of infection site
what would you see upon fundoscopy of diabetic retinopathy
- retinal haemorrhages
- micro aneurysms
- bloody looking
first line of investigation if thinking damage to cornea
slit lamp fluorescence
