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Neuro core

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SE phenobarb   sedation, hyperactivity  
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SE phenytoin   gingival hyperplasia, BM suppression  
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SE primidone   sedation, hyperactivity  
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SE ethosuximide   GI upset, HA  
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SE carbamazepine (tegretol)   low Na, low WBC, hepatitis  
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SE valproate (depakote)   low plts, hepatitis, pancreatitis  
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SE felbamate   aplastic anemia  
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SE gabapentin   sleepiness  
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SE lamotrigine (lamictal)   rash (incrsd w VPA)  
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SE topirimate (topamax)   cognitive slowing, renal stones  
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SE tiagibine   dizziness, somnolence  
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SE levtiracetam (keppra)   sleepiness, psych disturb in kids  
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SE oxcarbazepine (trileptal)   low Na  
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SE zonisamide (zonex)   renal stones  
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which sz meds can be given IV   phenobarb, phenytoin, valproate, levetiracetam  
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tx for tourette   psych dopa agonists like haloperidol, pimozide + clonidine  
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tx for tremor (3)   bb, primidone, topamax  
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which sz med esp good for tuberous sclerosis   tigabitran  
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SE tigabitran   VF loss  
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how bring out breath holding spell   for pallid (pain related), press on eye  
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when does stroke appear on CT   after 3 days  
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when does hemorrhage show up on MRI   after 3 days  
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how does hemorrhage appear on MRI   ID, BD, BB, DD (T1/T2 <3d, 3-7d, >7, chronic)  
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key components orbitofrontal   emotion, attn, impulse (assoc limbic)  
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key components medialfrontal   motivation (lesion gives akinetic mutism, apathetic state)  
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key components dorsolateral frontal   attn, working memory, sequencing (spelling WORLD backwards), executive fxn pseudodepressed  
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key components parietal   nondominant=visuospatial (ie drawing), dominant=praxis  
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key components lateral temporal   dominant=speech, nondominant=understanding prosody (emotl content of speech**1 language component handled by non dominant), also auditory perception and vocabulary  
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where's lesion if trbl pairing things   lateral temporal  
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what are 2 main parts of medial temporal   hippocampus and amygdala  
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key components hippocampus, 2 dz in which affected   short term memory storage/retrieval and consolidating short term into long term, affected in AD and temporal lobe epilepsy  
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key components amygdala   emotionally charged memories (overlap w primary olfactory, ie power of smells), aversive conditioning  
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how is dominance determined   where language center is  
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MC site of epilepsy in adult   hippocampus (ie medial temporal)  
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drawing all animals the same would be injury where   lateral temporal  
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where do sympathetic and parasympathetic tracts start   hypothalamus  
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where's the red nucleus, what is it   in midbrain, where Cb synapse  
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describe pt HM   had hippocampus and amygdala removed bilaterally and couldn't form any new memories (hippocampus consolidation short term memory to long term memory), but had procedural memory and would improve on tasks  
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sources of posterior circulation and anterior circulation and relation to structures   anterior circulation from carotid (includes m cerebral), near optic chiasm; posterior circulation from vertebral, near brainstem  
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which side do Cb lesions affect   SAME SIDE (ipsi) bc dbl crossed  
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s/s of lateral medulla stroke   ipsi horner, ipsi face incl dysphagia/gag, ipsi ataxia, contra body  
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what does MLF connect   CN3,6 for horiz gaze  
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key differentiating feature for INO   they can still converge  
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which CN exits from back of head   CN 4  
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where does CNI synapse   in medial temporal lobe (not in brainstem)  
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where does CNII synpase   in thal (LGN)  
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L SCM turns head which way?   to the R  
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if lesion CN12 which way tongue   ipsi  
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if lesion CN9,10 which way uvula   away (contra)  
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compare spasticity and rigidity   spasticity is velocity dependent (resistance incrses the faster you go), rigidity is steady tension that's equal in opposing mscl grps  
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what are cortical sensory fxn tests? What does it test?   stereognosis (ID object by touch), graphesthesia (ID  
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what is responsible for bringing perceived threat to your attn   amygdala and thalamus  
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what is a 3+ on DTR? 4+?   3+=spread to other motor neurons, 4+=clonus  
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on mscl power what is 3/5? 4/5?   3=full motion w/o gravity, 4=motion w gravity  
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if can't adduct leg what nerve? Hamstring? Calf?   adduct=obturator, hamstring=sciatic, calf=tibial  
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2 parts of Cb and what control   vermis=axial, flocculonodular=vestibular balance  
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how is sensory ataxia difft from Cb ataxia   Cb ataxia has wide based walk and look drunk, sensory ataxia worse in dark  
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what's festination   walking progressively faster bc falling fwd, ie propulsion  
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what's steppage gait   lift foot high 2/2 foot drop (peroneal n and anterior tibialis mscl)  
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waddle gait seen in which types of dzs   prox mscl wknss  
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