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1
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the anterior cerebral artery is needed for

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sensory and motor to legs

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if you block the middle cerebral artery you lose

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auditory speech, and sensroy and motor to arms

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if you lose the posterior cerebral artery you lose

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vision

4
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define somatotopic

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some sensory or motor pathways convey their fibers in a highly organized laminated fashion as they ascend or descend to specific regions of cortex or body

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what is a homunculus

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cartoon representation of exaggereated proporitons of the cortical map

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what is a funiculus

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general term for large, cord-like bundle of nerve fibers

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what is a fasciculus

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bundle of nerve fibers which belong to a particular system in the CNS, may be a tract

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what is a tract

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a fasciculus comprised of nerve fibers that have a comon origin, termination, and function

9
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what is a lemniscus

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bundle of crossed, secondary nerve fibers in a conscious sensory pathway (example: pain and temp, proprioception)
-lesion of a lemniscus results in contralateral deficits

10
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what happens when the subarachnoid space is gone

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the arachnoid membrane collapses on the membrane of the brain
-see veins at first bc arteries are much deeper

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falx herniation

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bc the falx only partially separates the cerebral hemispheres, part of the cerebral hemisphere may be pushed to the other side under the free edge

12
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where does the pooling of an epidural hematoma occur

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between the endosteum and the dura matter

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epidural hematoma clinical presentation

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intial unconsciousness followed by rapid recovery

  • after a few hours, increase in supratentorial cranial volume causes displacement of the brain tissue
  • bleeding expands to epidural space, presses on cerebral hemisphere and herniates cerebrum under falx cerebri and or through the tentorial notch (tentorial or uncal herniation)
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subdural hematoma clinical presentation

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head trauma ma cause cerebral veins to rupture as they cross subdural space
-same signs and symptoms as epidural hematoma but the temporal onset may be delayed for days or weeks

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trauma to the midbrain can cause what

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  • sharp edge of incisura (free edge of tnentorium) to lacerate or contuse the brainstem
  • result can be temporary or permanent coma
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dural venous sinuses: straight venous sinus drains directly into ___, drains what

superior sagittal sinus empties directly into ___ in 2/3 of cases and drains what

-which system being comprimised is more dangerous?

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straight venous sinus–>left transverse sinus
-drains core of the cerebrum structures

superior sagittal sinus empties into right transverse sinus and drains cortical region of brain

-left side being compromosed can lead to death

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papilledema

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increased intracranial pressure applies pressure to small veins on optic nerve, decresed drainage from retina results in edema of retina and swelling of optic disc

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subarachnoid hemorrhage?

-all major BVs supplying CNS pass through or course in ___

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subarachnoid space
if you rupture one of these vessels = subarachnoid hemorrhage
-indicated by erythrocytes in the CSF
-also area that was suppose to get this blood will be ischemic

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external hydrocephalus

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accumulation of CSF in subarachnoid space with enlargement of that space by compression of the CNS
-may be supratentorial, infratentorial, or both

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supratentorial external hydrocephalus

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associated with senile atrophy of cortex, e.g. alzheimer’s disease

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infratentorial external hydrocephalus

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seen in combination with communicating hydrocephalus

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internal hydrocephalus

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non communicating hydrocephalus bc CSF cannot drain into subarachnoid space
-obstruction in ventricular pathway, everything proximal to obstruction will be enlarged

23
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obstruction of medial foramina in internal hydrocephalus name

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arnold chiari malformation

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lateral foramina blok in internal hydrocephalus

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dandy walker cyst

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results of communicating hydrocephalus

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often in combo with infratentorial external and internal hydrocephalus

  • hypertrophy of the ventricles
  • CSF in the infratentorial subarachnoid space
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where can CSF not get to in communicating hydrocephalus and what is blocked

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narrow space btwn tentorial notch and midbrain is obstructed due to adhesions and firbosis from past inflammation

-cannot get to the cerebrum to be resorbed at arachnoid villi adjacent to and in the superior sagittal sinus

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what is the watershed area

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overlapping area on the brain that needs arterial supply from more than one source
-no anastomoste

28
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ischemic penumbra, what is it

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following focal ischemia, the tissue surrounding core ischemic area is viable

  • storke therpay directed at rescuing area by imporviing tissue acidosis and O2 delivaery
  • calcium channel and NMDA receptor blocking could treat
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what kind of dysfunction occurs with ischemic penumbra

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autoregulation dysfunction and edema due to ischemic tissue acidosis, and resultant luxury perfusion of adjacent normal tissue

30
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central canal is what and what condition can be associated

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extends from obex of fourth ventricle

  • can enlarge and develop a cavity in center of cord = syringomyelia
  • bilateral anesthesia of shoulder and upper limbs
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what is a communicating hydrocephalus a combination of

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external infratentorial and internal hydrocephalus

32
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the penetrating branches of what artery supply the internal capsule and basal ganglia

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posterior communicating artery

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where is the anterior choroidal artery and what is it involved with

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near ICA and posteior communicating junction

-role in parkinsons

34
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which artery has the highest incidence of cerebral aneurysms?

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the anterior cerebral artery

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where is the ACA and what may it anastomose with?

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near olfactory and optic nerve

-may anastomse with posterior cerebral artery via pericallosal artery

36
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the penetrating branch of the ACA is called the ______ and supplies the _____ and ____

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recurrent artery of heubner

supplies internal capsule and corpus striatum

37
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occlusions of the ACA may result in

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ontralateral paresis and or paraesthesia of leg and foot

38
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which penetrating branch of the MCA is prone to rupture?

it is a _____ striate artery

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artery of cerebral hemrrhage

-lateral striate

39
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MCA cortical branches

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central artery

frontal branches

40
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thrombosis of central artery would lead to what

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contralateral paralysis or paraesthesisa of face and upper 1/2 of body

41
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what artery supplies broca’s area

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frontal branches

-cortical branch off MCA

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what artery is compromised in central cord syndrome

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anterior spinal artery

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what is central cord syndrome

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disruption of blood flow to anterior spinal artery = ischemia of central region of spinal cord
-loss of motor function and sometimes sensation below level of occlusion

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the two posterior spinal arteries are branches off ___ or ___

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vertebral arteries or PICA

45
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what arteries supply the peripheral margins of the spinal cord

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the posteior spinal arteries and the radicular arteries

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whatr artery is the major supply to the inferior 2/3 of the spinal cord and contributes to the anterior spinal artery

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great anterior artery of adamkiewicz

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what may compromise the great anterior artery of adamkiewicz

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thoracolumbar fracture or surgical repair of AAA

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what does the PICA supply and thrombosis of it results in what

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supplies posterior inferior portion of cerebellum, posterolateral aspect of medulla choroid plexus of fourth ventricle
-thrombosis = lateral medullary (wallenberg) syndrome

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what are the signs of wallenberg syndrome and what artery involved

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PICA and horseness, dysphagia, loss gag

IX and X

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cortical area of anterior cerebral artery

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paracentral lobule

51
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cortical area of middle cerebral artery

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primary motor
primary auditory
primary somesthetic
broca
wernicke
premotor
52
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cerebral venous drainage path

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internal cerebral vein and basal vein drain into the great vein of Galen

  • Galen drains into straight sinus
  • striaght sinus goes into left transverse sinus
  • left transverse sinus goes into IJV