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Overview of the Nervous System
Cns,
Pns,
In development what happens at 4 ...
65
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Anatomy of the PNS
What are neurones,
Nucleus,
Ganglion
70
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Spinal Cord and Pathways
Name the 2 enlargements of the sp...,
What happens at each segment of t...,
Where do roots pass when do they ...
67
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Anatomy of Back, Spine and Spinal Cord
What do the dimples at the bottom...,
What may low back pain be due to,
Where do extrinsic back muscles a...
67
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Anatomy of Spinal Nerves
Each pair of spinal nerves supplies,
Spinal nerve,
Rami
87
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Anatomy of Cranial Nerves
How many pairs of cranial nerves ...,
All cranial nerves exit in what d...,
What nerve is the exception that ...
6
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Anatomy of Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum
Name the 3 lobes of the cerebellum,
What lobe of the cerebellum is sm...,
What lobe is the flocculus part of
37
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Anatomy of Cranial Nerve Testing
Cn v1,
Cn v2,
Cn v3
109
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Anatomy of Space Occupying Lesions
Any sol can cause a rise in,
Sol can be acute or subacute defi...,
What can icp result in
59
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Anatomy of Auditory and Visual Pathways
How many turns is the cochlea,
Long strings,
Short strings
53
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Introduction to Neurons, Nerve Conduction and Synaptic Transmission
What do dendrites do,
How are electrical signals convey...,
What is the soma aka
67
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The Somatosensory System 1
What does the somatosensory syste...,
What does the somatosensory syste...,
Mechanosensation is
78
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The Somatosensory System 2
What are the 2 main parts of the ...,
What do both dcml and stt consist of,
Where is the cell body of the 3rd...
47
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Headaches
What kind of onset may headaches ...,
What kind of exacerbating factors...,
Headaches may have variation
83
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Motor Units, Muscle Spindles, Golgi Tendon Organs and Joint Receptors
What does the somatic motor syste...,
What do the neural elements of th...,
What do umns do
102
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Brain Tumours
What is a brain tumour,
Outline the 4 most common ways th...,
What can raised icp occur due to
98
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CNS Infections
What may untreated infection cause,
What is meant by the term aseptic...,
What is acute encephalitis an inf...
91
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Stroke
What is a stroke,
What are the 3 main categories of...,
What are the 3 main types causes ...
74
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Hydrocephalus
What is mean csf pressure,
A pressure value of _____ is abno...,
What kind of rhythm is csf secretion
109
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Pain and Thermosensation
What is pain,
Pain is not a single entity and m...,
Describe nociceptive pain
77
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Spinal Reflexes, Upper Motor Neurones and Control of Movement
What do spinal interneurones rece...,
What can input to spinal neurones...,
What generate incoming info to ge...
53
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Epilepsy
What is key in the diagnosis of a...,
What should you find out about th...,
What should you find out about th...
100
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Sleep
What is sleep,
What is lost during sleep,
Describe how sleep is both not co...
66
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Neuropathology 1
Name the 3 main cell categories o...,
Name the 3 types of glial cells,
What do ependymal cells do
152
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Neuropathology 2
What do oligodendrocytes do,
What do nodes of ranvier precipitate,
What does damage to oligodendrocy...
131
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Neuropathology 3
If the brain enlarges eg due to a...,
What does increased brain volume ...,
Suggest causes of raised icp
121
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Neurology AHP's
Look at notes
1
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Peripheral Neuropathy
What 5 things should you always f...,
What is radiculopathy usually due to,
In peripheral nerve injury what h...
56
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MS and other Inflammatory CNS Diseases
What is ms,
Ms is associated with plaques whi...,
What is the female to male ratio ...
58
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Spinal Cord and Root Dysfunction
If there is a problem at the cerv...,
If there is a problem at the thor...,
If there is a problem at the lumb...
52
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Cognitive Neurology
Refer to notes
1
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Management of Chronic Pain
What is pain,
What kind of experience is pain,
What are the 3 main variables in ...
62
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Intracranial Haemorrhage
Name the 3 different types of spo...,
What is a subarachnoid haemorrhage,
If a diagnosis of an sah is misse...
69
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Spinal Cord Compression
What are the names of the 3 most ...,
What does the white matter contain,
Where do motor tracts sit
57
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Disorders of the NMJ
Refer to notes for this one
1
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Motor Neurone Disease
What symptoms is bulbar onset ass...,
What symptoms do people with cogn...,
Name 4 high penetrance mutations ...
53
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Analgesia and Analgesic Drugs
Analgesics may reduce nociception...,
Outline the who analgesic ladder,
Give examples of nsaids used in s...
94
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Neurosurgery (Delta Module)
Look at notes
1
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Tremor and Hyperkinetic Disorders
Name 5 types of hyperkinetic move...,
Define tremor,
Define tics
72
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Parkinsons + Parkinsonism
What are the 3 main groups of mov...,
What 2 movement problems are pyra...,
Name the 5 main hyperkinetic move...
100
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Dementia
Dementia is a syndrome due to dis...,
What is there a disturbance of in...,
Name some higher cortical functio...
119
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Back Pain and Radiculopathy
List causes of back pain,
Low back pain is the __ nd common...,
Low back pain is a symptom not a ...
36
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