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PNS Pathology Flashcards

1
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Glove and stocking pattern neuropathy

A

Diabetic neuropathy

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2
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Unilateral facial weakness

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Bell’s palsy

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3
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Pain in the distribution of maxillary and mandibular branches of trigeminal

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Trigeminal neuralgia

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4
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Down & out gaze

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Occulomotor palsy

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5
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Neuropathy in digits 1-4.5 including palm

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (median nerve)

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6
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Claw hand deformity

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Ulnar nerve palsy

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7
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Neuropathy over upper, lateral thigh

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Meralgia paresthetica (lateral femoral cutaneous nerve)

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8
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Classic ascending paralysis

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome

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9
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Like GBS, but not usu autonomic/respiratory involvement

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CIDP

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10
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Distal onset neuropathy with slow progression

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Toxic neuropathy

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11
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Cranial nerve palsies, then flaccid paralysis

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Botulism toxin

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12
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Distal, painful neuropathy

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HIV-related

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13
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Cranial nerve neuropathies, especially BL facial nerve, spinal nerve radiculopathies

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Lyme disease

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14
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Continuous burning dermatomal pain with paroxysmal lancinating pain

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Postherpetic neuralgia

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15
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What viral DNA might you find in facial nerve specimens of patients with Bell’s palsy?

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HSV1

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16
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What clinical finding is significant for advanced carpal tunnel syndrome? (looking beyond the paresthesia)

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Thenar eminence atrophy

17
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What clinical finding is significant for ulnar neuropathy?

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Claw hand deformity

18
Q

What is the special histo procedure and characteristic finding for herpes zoster?

A

Tzanck smear

Multinucleated giant cells

19
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What disease is associated with Hutchinson’s sign?

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Herpes zoster

20
Q

Compare clinical findings of Neurofibromatosis type 1 and 2.

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1: unilateral w/ cutaneous neurofibromas and cafe au lait spots
2: bilateral, leads to hearing loss before age 21

21
Q

Histo findings of a neurofibroma

A

Spindle cells

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