[space occupying lesions] Flashcards
(35 cards)
6th
longest intracranial course
Raised ICP
raised ICP
personality change
Focal neurology (abducens most common)
seizures
tumour (1 or 2ry)
aneurysm
cyst
subdural haematoma
abscess
CT
Coning (cerebellar tonsils herniate through foramen magnum)
surgical resection
chemo-radiotherapy
ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
(shunt all the way from ventricle to peritoneal cavity!)
carmustine wafers
severe cerebral oedema
normal = dexamethasone
acute raised ICP = mannitol
[SOL][localising features]: damage to which lobe would result in wernickes dysphasia?
temporal
[SOL][localising features]: damage to which lobe would result in brocas dysphasia
frontal
[SOL][localising features]: what are the characteristics of brocas dysphasia
preserved comprehension, impaired expression
[SOL][localising features]: what are the characteristics of Wernickes dysphasia
impaired comprehension, preserved ability to speak fluently but content is empty
[SOL][localising features]: damage to which lobe would result in amnesia
temporal
[SOL][localising features]: damage to which lobe would result in hemiparesis
frontal
[SOL][localising features]: damage to which lobe would result in personality changes/lack of initiative or drive
frontal lobe
[SOL][localising features]: damage to which lobe would result in executive dysfunction
frontal lobe
[SOL][localising features]: damage to which lobe would result in reduced verbal fluency - e.g. name words beginning with A
frontal
[SOL][localising features]: over familiarity, copying other people postures, disinhibition and utilization behaviour (puts glasses on, then another pair etc) is indicative of … syndrome
orbitofrontal
[SOL][localising features]: damage to which lobe would result in hemisensory loss
parietal
[SOL][localising features]: damage to which lobe would result in reduced 2 point discrimination
parietal