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What causes Wallenberg Syndrome?

S&S Wallenberg Syndrome (Lateral Medullary Syndrome) RIGHT

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  • Vertebral a. or Post. Inf. Cerebellar A. stroke
  • hoarseness

ptosis R eyelid
small R pupil
dysmetria with finger to nose testing on the R
loss of pinprick on the arm and leg L

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What causes Wallenberg Syndrome?

S&S Wallenberg Syndrome (Lateral Medullary Syndrome) LEFT

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  • Vertebral a. or Post. Inf. Cerebellar A. stroke
  • hoarseness

ptosis L eyelid
small L pupil
dysmetria with finger to nose testing on the L
loss of pinprick on the arm and leg R

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Vestibular lesions cause

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Vertigo and N&V

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What does the Inferior cerebellar peduncle do?

What do lesions of the Inferior cerebellar peduncle cause?

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  • Connects cerebellum to medulla

- Ataxia and dysmetria

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What does the lateral spinothalamic tract lesion at the medulla cause?

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Contralat loss of pain and temp

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What does the nucleus ambiguus do?

What does a lesion in this area cause?

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  • Brachial efferent motor neuron of the Vagus n. that controls larynx
  • Hoarseness
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Beck’s (Ant. Spinal A.) Syndrome S&S

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Bilat. flaccid paralysis at level of lesion

Bilat. loss pain and temp and spasms below level

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What tracts or spinal cord areas are affected in ALS?

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Corticospinal

Ventral Horn of spinal cord

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Vasovagal syncope

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triggered by physical/emotional stress
sweating, palpitations, nausea precede episode

“Posture, provoking, prodromal”

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Lewy Body Dementia trigger words

Location?

Description?

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round, dense cells with eosinophilia core surrounded by clear halos

in Basal Ganglia

parkinsonism with dementia and colorful hallucinations

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Chromosome 21 encodes which Alzheimer’s gene?

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Amyloid beta precursor protein gene

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Most common renal lesion in Tuberous Sclerosis (Auto Dom)

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Angiomyolipoma

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Alzheimer Genes

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Presenelin I, II (chrom 14, I)
APP (21)
Susceptibility (APOe4)

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Vascular Dementia keywords

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lacunar infarcts
stepwise deterioration
lateralizing signs (spasticity, hemiparesis, ataxia, pseudobulbar palsy)

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Pick Disease/Frontotemporal dementia keywords

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MAPT gene - Tau protein buildup
early onset personality changes
Frontal and Temporal lobe atrophy

Tx: Anticholinesterase inhibitors [Aricept, Tacrine, Rivastigmine]

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Temporal Lobe epilepsy keywords

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strange smells, lilliputian hallucinations

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Creutzfeldt Jakob Dz. keywords

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rapid prion accumulation
myoclonus
sharp waves on slow EEG

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Global Aphasia (both Broca and Wernicke’s Areas affected)

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not fluent/no spontaneous speech

no repetition/comprehension

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Wernicke Aphasia (superior temporal gyrus of temporal lobe)

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fluent
no repetition/comprehension

Wernicke’s wordy but makes no sense

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Broca Aphasia (inferior frontal gyrus of frontal lobe)

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not fluent
no repeat
intact comprehension

Broca’s broken boca

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Guillain Barre attacks which nerves?

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Peripheral nerves

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Multiple sclerosis keywords

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Multiple white matter hyperintensities
Oligoclonal bands in CSF
Tx: IgG, B-IFN, Natalizumab

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Cerebral AutoDom Angiopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL)

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Tetrad of: psychiatric disturbance, dementia, multiple white matter strokes, and migraines with aura

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Bacterial Meningitis CSF findings

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Elevated WBCs (1,000 - 20,000 cells/ml)
PMNs
Low Glucose
High Protein

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Thalamic Hemorrhage (common site of parenchymal hypertensive hemorrhage)
Motor and sensory loss, eye deviation away from side of lesion Worsening numbness opposite side of lesion Smoking and HTN hx. Miotic and nonreactive pupils with gaze preference to opposite side of lesion 4/5 Strength opposite side of side may extend down to hit reticular activating system to cause coma
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Vertebral A. Occlusion
leads to infarction of medulla medial medulla --> flaccid then spastic contralateral hemiparesis, ipsilat tongue paralysis lateral medulla --> Wallenburg syn.
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Primary Progressive Aphasia
Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia: Erosion of language skills (difficulty finding words and producing speech) with preservation of cognitive and behavioral function
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CSF Findings in Viral Meningitis
Increase Mononuclear cells Normal Glucose Mildly elevated Protein
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Tx. CNS Melanoma
Radiation therapy plus stereotactic radiosurgery
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Functions of the Hypothalamus
TAN HATS Thirst and water balance Anterior pituitary Neurohypophysis releases hypothalmic hormones Hunger Autonomic regulation Temp regulation Sexual urge
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If the lateral cerebellum is damaged, what is usually seen?
Tendency to fall toward injured side
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Hemiballismus keywords
wild arm flailing | contralateral subthalamic nucleus lesion
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Chorea
dance-like, jerky, purposeless movement | lesion of basal ganglia
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Athetosis
slow writing snake-like movement | lesion of basal ganglia
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Dystonia
sustained involuntary mm. contraction | e.g. writer's cramp, blepharospasm
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Intention tremor keywords
slow, zigzag motion when pointing toward a target | indicative of a cerebellar lesion
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What happens at lesion of Right Parietal lobe?
Spatial neglect syndrome: agnosia of contralateral side
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What happens at lesion of Reticular Activating system?
Decreased wakefulness
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What happens at lesion of Mammillary Bodies?
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
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What happens at lesion of cerebellar hemisphere?
Intention tremor, limb ataxia, loss of balance
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What happens at lesion of cerebellar vermis?
Truncal ataxia
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What happens at lesion of subthalamic nucleus?
Contralateral hemiballismus
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What happens at lesion of frontal eye fields?
Eyes look toward lesion
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What is cerebral perfusion primarily driven by?
PCO2
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Middle Cerebral a. What does it supply? S&S?
Supplies lateral cortex Motor and sensory to Upper Limb and face, Wernicke's Temporal and Broca's Frontal Homonymous Hemianopsia Paralysis of Gaze Global aphasia Contralateral Hemispatial Neglect
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Anterior Cerebral a. What does it supply?
Supplies anteromedial cortex Motor and sensory to Lower Limb Contralateral paralysis and loss of sensation lower limb
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Anterior Spinal A. What does it supply?
Lateral Corticospinal Tract, Medial Lemniscus, Caudal medulla/Hypoglossal n. Contralateral hemiparesis Lower Limb, proprioception, ipsilateral tongue deviation
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Posterior Inferior Cerebellar a. What does it supply?
Lateral medulla Dysphagia, hoarseness, (nucleus ambiguus lesions, essentially), ipsilateral Horner's, decreased pain and temp contralateral limb, ipsilateral face Lateral Medullary Wallenberg's Syndrome. The side of the face is the side that PICA is involved.
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Anterior Inferior Cerebellar a. What does it supply?
Lateral pons (Cranial n. nuclei, Vestibular nuclei, Facial Nucleus, Spinal trigeminal nucleus, cochlear nuclei, sympathetic fibers) - facial paralysis, dec. lacrimation, dec tongue taste ant. 2/3, decreased corneal reflex Lateral Pontine Syndrome "Facial droop means AICA's pooped"
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Posterior communicating a.
common site of berry aneurysm CN3 palsy (eye down and out with ptosis and mydriasis)
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Werdnig Hoffman Disease
AR degeneration anterior horn of spinal cord --> LMN lesion "Floppy baby", death by 7 mo
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Friedreich's Ataxia
AR GAA repeat encoding Frataxin --> impaired mitochondrial functioning --> staggering gait, frequent falls, loss of proprioception and vibration, very high foot arch, loss of DTRs
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What nuclei are located in the midbrain?
CN 3, 4
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What nuclei are located in the pons?
CN 5 - 8
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What nuclei are located in the medulla?
CN 9, 10, 12
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Cavernous Sinus Syndrome S&S What CN run through?
ophthalmoplegia and decrease corneal and maxillary sensation CN 3, 4, V1, V2, 6
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What happens in a CN V motor lesion?
Jaw deviates toward side of lesion
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What happens in a CN X lesion?
Uvula deviates AWAY from side of lesion
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Conductive Hearing Loss | e.g. otitis media, cerumen impaction, osteoma, neoplasm
Rinne abnormal (bone>air), Weber localizes to affected ear
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss | e.g. trauma, Meniere's, presbycusis, Ototoxicity
Rinne normal (air>bone), Weber localizes to UNaffected ear
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Charcot-Marie-tooth Disease (Hereditary Motor and sensory Neuropathy)
progressive hereditary nerve disorders d/t defective myelin sheath protein production
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Most common 1mary brain tumor?
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM): p53 mutation, crosses corpus callosum "butterfly" and "pseudopalisading" tumor cells, contrast enhancing lesion within cerebral hemispheres on MRI
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Meningioma keywords
whorled psammoma bodies near brain surface
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Oligodendroglioma keywords
frontal lobe chicken-wire capillary "fried egg"
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Most common childhood brain tumor?
Pilocytic astrocytoma: @ post. fossa, GFAP+, Rosenthal corkscrew fibers, benign
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Medulloblastoma keywords
hydrocephalus Homer-Wright rosettes small blue cells Tx: Radiation
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Uncal (medial temporal lobe) Herniation keywords
fixed dilated pupil ipsilaterally contralat. homonymous hemianopsia ipsilateral hemiparesis
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S&S of Posterior Cerebral A. occlusion (LEFT)
``` RIGHT hemianopsia RIGHT sensory deficits Alexia without agraphia Difficulty forming new memories Anomic aphasia Gerstman's Syndrome (acalculia, agraphia, finger agnosia, right-left disorientation) ```
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Atypical meningitis can be caused by what immunosuppressive medication?
MTX: causes myelosuppression leading to neutropenia
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Empiric Tx. for Meningitis
"Be a life SAVeR" Steroids Acyclovir & Ampicillin Vancomycin Rocephin (Ceftriaxone)
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Ataxia-Telangiectasia S&S Labs
Ataxia (wide based gait and instability) Telangiectasia (dilated tortuous conjunctiva) in skin, eyes Recurrent sinopulmonary infections Almost ZERO IgA with Elevated IgM, Normal IgG
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Dx of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo? Tx?
Dx: Dix-Hallpike Tx: Epley maneuver
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S&S of Internal Carotid A. dissection v. Vertebral a. dissection
ipsilateral cranial nerve deficits (e.g. ptosis, miosis, weak shoulder raise) while a Vertebral a. dissection will show Horner's Syn.
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Tx. Trigeminal Neuralgia
Carbamazepine
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Meniere's Disease Ppx?
HCTZ + Triamterene reduce endolymph in the semicircular canals
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Common migraine S&S Ppx Tx
Frequent constant headache that doesn't come with flashing lights, motor weakness, aura, or dizziness PPx: Propranolol, Verapamil Tx: Sumatriptan
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Most common cause meningitis in people >35 y.o.
Strep pneumo ( G+ diplococci)

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