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Albumino-Cytologic Dissociation   Guillain-Barre (markedly increased protein in CSF with only modest increase in cell count)  
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Antiplatelet Antibodies   Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura  
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Arachnodactyly   Marfan’s  
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Aschoff Bodies   Rheumatic fever  
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Auer Rods   Acute promyelocytic leukemia (AML type M3)  
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Autosplenectomy   Sickle cell anemia: switch a glu  val in  chain; Low O2  sickling; Aplastic crisis w/ B19 (Parvovirus ssDNA) infection; Salmonella osteomyelitis; Vaso-occlusive painful crisises; Hydroxyurea as Txt ( HbF) & Bone marrow transplant  
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Babinski   UMN lesion  
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Basophilic Stippling of RBCs   Lead poisoning  
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Bence Jones Protein   Multiple myeloma free light chains (either kappa or lambda); Waldenstrom’s macroglobinemia  
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Birbeck Granules   Histiocytosis X (eosinophilic granuloma)  
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Blue Bloater   Chronic Bronchitis (at least 3 months for at least 2 years of ecessive mucus secretion & chronic recurrent productive cough)  
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Boot-Shaped Heart   Tetralogy of Fallot  
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Bouchard’s Nodes   Osteoarthritis (proximal IP joint of the fingers)  
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Boutonniere’s Deformity   Rheumatoid arthritis flex proximal & extend distal IP joints  
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Brown Tumor   Hyperparathyroidism  
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Brushfield Spots   Down’s  
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Call-Exner Bodies   Granulosa cell tumor: associated w/ endometrial hyperplasia & carcinoma ; Granuloma-Theca cell tumor  
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Cardiomegaly with Apical Atrophy   Chagas’ Disease  
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Chancre   1* Syphilis  
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Chancroid   Haemophilus ducreyi  
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Charcot Triad   Multiple sclerosis = nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech  
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Charcot-Leyden Crystals   Bronchial asthma  
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Cheyne-Stokes Breathing   Cerebral lesion  
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Chocolate Cysts   Endometriosis  
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Chvostek’s Sign   Hypocalcemia facial spasm in tetany  
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Clue Cells   Gardnerella vaginitis  
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Codman’s Triangle   Osteosarcoma  
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Cold Agglutinins   Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Infectious mononucleosis  
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Condyloma Lata   2* Syphilis; New coffee flavor at Bagel & Bagel  
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Cotton Wool Spots   HTN; Aka, cytoid bodies seen w/ SLE (yellowish cotton wool fundal lesions)  
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Councilman Bodies   Dying hepatocytes – HepB  
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Crescents In Bowman’s Capsule   Rapidly progressive (crescentic glomerulonephritis)  
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Currant-Jelly Sputum   Klebsiella  
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Curschmann’s Spirals   Bronchial asthma  
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Depigmentation Of Substantia Nigra   Parkinson’s  
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Donovan Bodies   Granuloma inguinale (STD)  
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Eburnation   Osteoarthritis (polished, ivory-like appearance of bone)  
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Ectopia Lentis   Marfan’s  
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Erythema Chronicum Migrans   Lyme Disease  
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Fatty Liver   Alcoholism  
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Ferruginous Bodies   Asbestosis - & Iron laden  
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Ghon Focus / Complex   Tuberculosis (1* & 2*, respectively)  
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Glitter Cells   Acute Pyelonephritis  
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Gower’s Maneuver   Duchenne’s MD use of arms to stand  
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Heberden’s Nodes   Osteoarthritis (distal IP joint of the fingers)  
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Heinz Bodies   G6PDH Deficiency  
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Heterophil Antibodies   Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)  
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Hirano Bodies   Alzheimer’s  
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Hypersegmented PMNs   Megaloblastic anemia  
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Hypochromic Microcytic RBCs   Iron-deficiency anemia or  Thalassemia  
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Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction   Syphilis over-aggressive treatment of an asymptomatic pt. that causes symptoms 2 to rapid lysis  
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Joint Mice   Osteoarthritis (fractured osteophytes)  
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Kaussmaul Breathing   Acidosis / Diabetic Ketoacidosis  
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Keratin Pearls   Squamous Cell CA of skin (Actinic Keratosis is a precursor)  
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Keyser-Fleischer Ring   Wilson’s  
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Kimmelstiel-Wilson Nodules   Diabetic nephropathy: Nodular Glomerulosclerosis nodules of mesangial matrix  
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Koilocytes   HPV 6 & 11 (condyloma acuminatum - benign) and HPV 16 & 18 (malignant association)  
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Koplik Spots   Measles  
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Lewy Bodies   Parkinson’s (eosinophilic inclusions in damaged substantia nigra cells)  
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Lines of Zahn   Arterial thrombus  
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Lisch Nodules   Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinhausen’s disease) = pigmented iris hamartomas  
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Lumpy-Bumpy IF Glomeruli   Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis – prototype of nephritic syndrome  
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Mallory Bodies   Alcoholic hepatitis  
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McBurney’s Sign   Appendicitis (McBurney’s Point is 2/3 of the way from the umbilicus to anterior superior iliac spine)  
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Michealis-Gutmann Bodies   Malakoplakia - lesion on bladder due to macros & calcospherites (M-G Bodies): usually due to E. Coli  
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Monoclonal Antibody Spike   Multiple myeloma this is called the M protein (usually IgG or IgA); MGUS  
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Myxedema   Hypothyroidism  
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Negri Bodies   Rabies  
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Neuritic Plaques   Alzheimer’s  
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Neurofibrillary Tangles   Alzheimer’s  
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Non-pitting Edema   Myxedema; Anthrax Toxin  
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Notching of Ribs   Coarctation of Aorta  
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Nutmeg Liver   CHF = causing congested liver  
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Owls Eye Cells   CMV ; Reed Sternburg Cells (Hodkins Lymphoma); Aschoff cells seen w/ Rheumatic Fever  
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Painless Jaundice   Pancreatic CA (head)  
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Pannus   Rheumatoid arthritis, also see morning stiffnes that  w/ joint use, HLA-DR4  
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Pautrier’s Microabscesses   Mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma), Sezary  
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Philadelphia Chromosome   CML  
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Pick Bodies   Pick’s Disease  
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2 types of COPD   Pink Puffer – Type A: Emphysema; Blue Bloater – Type B: Bronchitis; Emphysema Centroacinar – smoking Panacinar - 1-antitrypsin deficiency  
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Podagra   Gout (MP joint of hallux)  
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Port-Wine Stain   Hemangioma  
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Posterior Anterior Drawer Sign   Tearing of the ACL  
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Psammoma Bodies   Papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid; Serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary; Meningioma; Mesothelioma  
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Pseudohypertrophy   Seen w/ Duchenne muscular dystrophy @ the claf muscles, due to  fat  
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Punched-Out Bone Lesions   Multiple myeloma  
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Rash on Palms & Soles   2 Syphilis; RMSF; Coxsackie virus infection: Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease  
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Red Morning Urine   Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. You would use Ham’s test to confirm.  
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Reed-Sternberg Cells   Hodgkin’s Disease  
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Reid Index Increased   Chronic bronchitis = d ratio of bronchial gland to bronchial wall thickness  
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Reinke Crystals   Leydig cell tumor  
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Rouleaux Formation   Multiple myeloma RBC’s stacked as poker chips  
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S3 Heart Sound   LR Shunt (VSD, PDA, ASD); Mitral Regurg; LV Failure  
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S4 Heart Sound   Pulmonary Stenosis; Pulmonary HTN  
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Schwartzman Reaction   Neisseria meningitidis (impressive rash with bugs)  
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Smith Antigen   SLE (also anti-dsDNA) ; Malar Rash, Wire loop kidney lesions, Joint pain, False (+) syphilis test (VDRL) ; 90% 14-45 yo females; Also seen w/ use of INH; Procainamide; Hydralazine = SLE-like syndrome  
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Soap Bubble on X-Ray   Giant cell tumor of bone  
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Spike & Dome Glomeruli   Membranous glomerulonephritis = Nephrotic syndrome  
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Spike = basement membrane material & Dome = immune complex deposits (IgG orC3)    
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String Sign on X-ray   Crohn’s - bowel wall thickening  
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Target Cells   Thalassemia in  Thalassemia w/ no  gene: Hydrops Fetalis & Intrauterine death associations = HbBarts  
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Tendinous Xanthomas   Familial Hypercholesterolemia  
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Thyroidization of Kidney   Chronic pyelonephritis  
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Tophi   Gout  
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Tram-Track Glomeruli   Membranoproliferative GN: Nephritic syndrome – basement membrane is duplicated into 2 layers  
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Trousseau’s Sign   Visceral ca, classically pancreatic (migratory thrombophlebitis); Hypocalcemia (carpal spasm); These are two entirely different disease processes and different signs, but they unfortunately have the same name.  
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Virchow’s Node   Supraclavicular node enlargement by metastatic carcinoma of the stomach  
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Warthin-Finkeldey Giant Cells   Measles  
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WBC Casts   Pyelonephritis  
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Whipple’s Triad   CNS disfunction – Hypoglycemic episodes – glu injection reverses CNS Sympt’s  
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Wire Loop Glomeruli   Lupus nephropathy, type IV (diffuse proliferative form)  
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High AFP in amniotic fluid or mother’s serum   0NTD (Spina Bifida); multiple gestation; fetal demise; Anencephaly  
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High Uric Acid   Gout; Lesch Nyhan; Myeloproliferative Disorders; Diuretics (Loop & Thiazides)  
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“Ground Glass” on chest x-ray (Hyaline)   Due to Pneumocystis carinii; Seen w/ Atelectasia  
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Honey Combing of the lung   Seen w/ Asbestosis (a restrictive lung disease)  
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Crescents   Goodpastures syndrome (pneumonia w/ hemoptysis & rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis)  
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Linear Ig Deposits   Goodpastures syndrome  
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45 Degree Branch Points   Aspergillosis  
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PAS(+) Dutcher Bodies   Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia = IgM = Hyperviscosity  
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“Ground Glass” in Abdomen(Hyaline)   Seen in the hepatocytes of healthy carriers of HBsAg in liver biopsies  
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“Signet Ring” Cells   Cells that replace the ovaries, due to Krukenberg’s tumor that has metastasized from the stomach  
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Ground Glass Appearance (Hyaline)   Seen w/ Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy oligodendrocytes; Nuclei seen in Papillary CA of the thyroid (malignant)  
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Congo Red   Shows amyloid deposition in plaques & vascular walls  
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Meningiomas & Progesterone   Some meningiomas have Progesterone receptors = rapid growth in pregnancy can occur  
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Tuberous Sclerosis Triad   Seizures; Mental retardation; Leukoderma (congenital facial white spots or macules): angiofibromas  
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Cowdry A Inclusions   Seen w/ Herpes Simplex Encephalitis – in oligodendroglia  
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Devic’s Syndrome   “Neuromyelitis Optica”; A variant of multiple sclerosis: rapid demyelination of the optic nerve & spinal cord w/ paraplegia  
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c-erb B2   Breast Cancer association  
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Foster-Kennedy Syndrome   A tumor causing blindness & loss of smell w/ papilloedema  
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Hoffman’s Sign   Flicking of the middle finger’s nail  
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Red Nucleus Destruction   Intention tremors of the arm  
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Ventral Spinocerebellar tr.   Unconscious proprioception of lower extremities  
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Dorsal Spinocerebellar tr.   Unconscious prorpioception & fine motor movements  
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Cuneocerebellar tr.   Unconscious proprioception & fine motor movements of upper extremities  
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Dorsal Column   Conscious proprioception of the body  
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Lateral Spinothalamic tr.   Pain & Temperature sensation  
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Ventral Spinothalamic tr.   Light touch perception  
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SVA   Taste & Smell  
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GSE   Muscles of the eye & of the tongue  
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SSA   Vision; Hearing; Equilibrium  
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GVA   Sensation of tongue; soft palate. Carotid Body & Sinus innervation  
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GVE   Edinger Westphal = parasympathetic eye innervation; Gland innervation = secretions; Viscera  
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GSA   Pain & temperature of face; Sensation of external ear  
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SVE   Innervation of muscles of masticaiton, facial expressions, larynx & pharynx  
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LMN Lesion   Werndig Hoffman (progressive infantile muscular atrophy); Poliomyelitis  
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Sensory Pathway Lesion   Subacute Combined Degeneration = Friedrich’s Ataxia = B12 deficiency; Tabes Dorsalis (Neurosyphilis)  
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Both UMN & LMN Lesion   ALS = Lou Gherig’s Disease  
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Both Sensory & Motor Lesion   Brown Sequard; Anterior Spinal artery Occlusion  
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Suprachiasmatic Nucleus   Controls circadian rhythm  
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Ventromedial Nucleus   Satiety center. Savage behavior & obesity when lesioned  
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Lateral Nucleus   Induces eating. Starvation when lesioned  
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Arcuate Nucleus   Releases PIF (dopa-ergic neurons)  
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Mamillary Body   Can have hemorrhages as seen in Wernicke’s Encephalopathy  
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Acanthocytes   RBSc w/ spiny projections. Seen in Abetalipoproteinemia.  
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