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USMLE - Neuro, Kaplan USMLE Lecture Notes

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Location of the Raphe nuclei?   part of the reticular formation in brainstem (midbrain to medulla)  
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What does Raphe nuclei produce?   Serotonin  
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Where is serotonin produced?   raphe nuclei in reticular formation  
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What induces non-REM sleep?   raphe nuclei  
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What plays role in mood and aggression?   raphe nuclei  
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What nuclei in the reticular formation are degenerated in Alzheimer?   raphe and locus coeruleus  
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What does locus caeruleus make?   NE  
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What does the locus caeruleus control?   arousal, cortical activation  
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what can reduce REM sleep?   NE  
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what is periaqueductal gray?   nuclei around the cerebral aqueduct in midbrain; have opioid receptors; modulate pain in sensory nerve tracts (dorsal horn of spinal cord)  
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what is the neurotransmitter in REM sleep?   Ach  
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Axis I   Clinical disorders  
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Axis II   Personality disorders & mental retardation  
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Axis III   Physical conditions  
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Axis IV   Psychosocial/environmental problems  
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Axis V   Global assessment of functioning  
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Fragile X   X-linked mental retardation, affects boys mostly  
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Characteristics of Fragile X   large testes (macroorchidism), characteristic but variable face with large ears, long face, high-arched palate  
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most common cause of mental retardation   fetal alcohol syndrome  
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Most common genetic causes of mental retardation   fragile X and down syndrome  
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How to treat autism   behavioral techniques (shaping)  
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differential of schizophrenia   1. brief psychotic disorder (1 to 30 days) 2. schizophreniform (less than 6 mo) 3. schizophrenia (> 6 mo)  
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anhedonia   can't experience pleasant emotion  
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clang associations   illogical connections by ryhthm or puns  
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echolalia   repeating in answer many of the same words as in question  
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echopraxia   imitations of movements or gestures  
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perseveration   responding to all questions the same way  
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Name 5 subtypes of schizophrenia   DC-PUR 1. Disorganized 2. Catatonic 3. Paranoid 4. Undifferentiated 5. Residual  
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anaclictic depression   depression in infant separated from caregiver --> FTT, withdrawn, unresponsive  
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asperger's   mild autism, problems with social relationships and repetitive behavior; normal intelligence (unlike lower intelligence for autism)  
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rett disorder   xlinked; only in girls because boys die in utero; age 4 - loss of development and MR; stereotyped handwriting  
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treatment for ADHD   methylphenidate (Ritalin)  
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conduct disorder   violating social norms, becomes antisocial personality disorder at greater than 18 yo  
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oppositional defiant disorder   noncompliant, but not criminal  
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treatment for tourette's   haloperidol  
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separation anxiety disorder   fear of loss of attachment --> factitious physical complaints, avoidance of school  
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neurotransmitter changes in anxiety disorder   increased NE; decreased GABA and serotonin; anxiety disorders happen more in the NE, and fewer people with the names of Gabby and Sera have anxiety disorders  
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Depression (change in NTs)   decreased NE and serotonin; there's less depression in the NE, and also fewer people named Sera are depressed; NE has more anxiety, less depression  
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Alzheimer's (change in NTs)   decreased Ach (A for Alz, A for Ach)  
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Huntington's disease (change in NTs)   decreased GABA and Ach; people grab at you less and sneeze less in Huntington Beach  
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Schizophrenia (change in NTs)   increased dopamine; schizo people are major dopes  
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Parkinson's disease (change in NTs)   decreased dopamine (have to give them dopamine to treat)  
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In what disease would you have increased dopamine levels? In which would have decreased dopamine?   Schizophrenia increased dopamine; parkinson's decreased dopamine  
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anosognosia   not aware of one's illness  
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autotopagnosia   can't locate your own body parts  
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depersonalization   body seems unreal or dissociated  
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Order of loss when someone loses orientation   time, place, person  
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anterograde amnesia   no new memory  
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korsakoff's amnesia   classic anterograde amnesia; confabulations - To fill in gaps in one's memory with fabrications that one believes to be facts; thiamine deficiency; alcoholics; bilateral destruction of mamillary bodies;  
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Delirium vs. Dementia   Delirium is waxing and waning levels of consciousness and abnl EEG, while dementia is gradual decrease in cognition but no change in consciousness and normal EEG  
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sensorium   sum of an organism's perception, the "seat of sensation" where it experiences and interprets the environments within which it lives  
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drug class that frequently causes delirium   anticholinergics  
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hallucinations   perceptions with no external stimuli  
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illusions   misinterpretations of external stimuli  
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delusion   false beliefs not shared by culture; person still believes them even with evidence to the contrary  
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visual and auditory hallucinations are common in....   schizophrenia  
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olfactory hallucinations common in...   aura of psychomotor epilepsy  
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tactile hallucinations   cocaine abusers and alcoholics (cocaine bugs and ants crawling on skin)  
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formication   the sensation of ants crawling on skin  
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delirium tremens   withdrawal or abstinence from alcohol following habitual excessive drinking; sensation of ants crawling on skin  
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HypnaGOgic   hallucination while GOing to bed  
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Hypnopompic   hallucination upon waking from sleep  
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schizophrenia   periods of psychosis and disturbed behavior with decline in function (> 6 mo)  
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schizoaffective disorder   schizophrenia with mood disorder (depression or mania)  
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criteria for diagnosis of schizophrenia   Fulfill at least two criteria. HaNDDD: Hallucinations, Negative sx's (flat affect, social withdrawal, lack of motivation, lack of speech or thought), Delusions, Disorganized thought, Disorganized/catatonic behavior  
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Criteria for manic episode   DIG FAST: 1. Distractability 2. Irresponsibility (seeks pleasure without thinking of consequences) 3. Grandiosity (inflated self esteem) 4. Flight of ideas (racing thoughts) 5. goal directed Activity and psychomotor Agitation 6. Sleep less 7. Talkativenes  
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Bipolar I   bipolar + manic  
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Bipolar II   bipolar + hypomanic  
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Definition of bipolar disorder   one manic or one hypomanic episode defines the disorder  
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What is treatment for bipolar?   lithium  
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cyclothymic disorder   mild bipolar, lasts at least 2 years  
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Criteria for major depressive episode   At least 5 for > 2wks SIG E CAPS: 1. Sleep disturbance 2. loss of Interest (anhedonia) 3. Guilt/worthlessness 4. Energy low 5. Concentration poor 6. Appetite/weight change 7. psychomotor retardation/agitation 8. Suicidal ideations 9. depressed mood  
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dysthymia   mild depression, at least 2 years  
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Risk factors for suicide completion   SAD PERSONS. Sex (male), Age (teen, elder), Depression, Previous attempt, EtOH/drugs, loss Rational thinking, Sickness (or >3meds), Organized plan, No spouse/child, Social support poor  
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Criteria for panic disorder   PPANIICCCCSSS. Palpitations, Paresthesias, Abd stress, Nausea, Intense fear of dying or losing control, light-headedness, Chest pain, Chills, Choking, disConnectedness, Sweating, Shaking, Shortness of breath  
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EEG waveform for awake (eyes open) state   B for Beta. BATS Drink Blood at night.  
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which EEG waveform is highest frequency, lowest amplitude?   Beta - awake state. BATS Drink Blood at night  
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EEG waveform for awake (eyes closed) state   A for alpha. BATS Drink Blood at night  
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EEG waveform for light sleep (Stage 1)   T for theta. BATS Drink Blood at night  
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EEG waveform for Deeper Sleep (Stage 2)   Sleep spindles & K complexes. BATS Drink Blood at night  
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EEG waveform for Deepest non-REM Sleep (Stage 3/4)   D for delta. BATS Drink Blood at night  
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which EEG waveform is lowest frequency, highest amplitude?   D for Delta. BATS Drink Blood at night  
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When do sleepwalking, bedwetting take place in sleep?   Stages 3/4 -- deepest sleep, delta waves (lowest frequency, highest amplitude)  
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When do erections take place?   REM sleep (stage 5)  
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What stage of sleep does brain use the most O2?   REM  
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What is responsible for extraocular movement in REM sleep?   PPRF  
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what drug given for night terrors or sleepwalking?   benzodiazapines (shortens stage 4 sleep)  
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What drug given for enuresis?   Bed-wetting - imipramine (shortens stage 4 sleep)  
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Classical conditioning   pair natural response with artificial stimulus (salivate when hear bell ring)  
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Operant conditioning   positive/negative reinforcement  
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Id   Primal urges/sex/aggression  
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Ego   mediate between unconscious and external world  
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Superego   morality and conscience  
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Displacement   mom yells at kids because she's mad at dad  
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identification   abused child becomes abuser  
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isolation   isolate events from feelings - describe murder with no emotion  
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projection   man thinks wife is cheating on him (he wants another woman)  
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reaction formation   pervert becomes a monk  
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gamophobia   gamete-phobia; fear of marriage  
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algophobia   alg - pain; fear of pain  
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acrophobia   fear of heights (Father)  
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agoraphobia   fear of open spaces  
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adjustment disorder   psychosocial stressor --> anxiety/depression --> impairment (< 6 mo)  
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generalized anxiety disorder   uncontrollable anxiety for at least 6 months; unrelated to specific person/event/thing; bad sleep, fatigue, bad concentration.  
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Malingering   fakes a disorder for gain (avoid work, obtain drugs)  
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factitious disorder   creates symptoms to assume sick role and get medical attn  
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Munchausen's syndrome   chronic hx of multiple hospital admissions and willingness to receive invasive procedures  
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Munchausen's syndrome by proxy   illness in child is caused by parent; unconscious motivation; form of child abuse - must report.  
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somatoform disorders   psych drive create physical symptoms; tests are negative for something wrong.  
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conversion   motor or sensory sx's that suggest a neuro or physical disorder, but tests show nothing wrong  
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somatoform pain disorder   prolonged pain not completely explained by illness  
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hypochondriasis   preoccupation with having a serious illness in spite of medical reassurance  
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somatization disorder   complaints in multiple organ systems with no identifiable underlying physical findings  
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body dysmorphic disorder   preoccupation with minor or imagined physical flaws; seek cosmetic surgery  
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pseudocyesis   false belief of being pregnant associated with objective physical signs of pregnancy  
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Cluster A personality disorders   Weird PiSS; Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal; can't develop meaningful social relationships; no psychosis; genetic assc with schizophrenia;  
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Cluster B personality disorders   Wild BAHN; Borderline, Antisocial, Histrionic, Narcississtic; dramatic, emotional, erratic; genetic assn with mood do's and substance abuse  
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Cluster C personality disorders   Worried to be DOA; Dependent, OCD, Avoidant; genetic assn with anxiety do's  
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Paranoid   Cluster A, personality do - distrust, suspicious  
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Main defense of paranoid person   projection - you say someone else is feeling something, but really, it's what you want.  
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Schizoid   Cluster A, personality do; voluntary social withdrawal, limited social expression; content with being isolated; hermit  
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Schizotypal   Cluster A, personality do; interpersonal awkwardness, odd beliefs or magical thinking; eccentri appearance; Merlin  
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Antisocial   Cluster B, personality do; disregard for rights of others; criminal  
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Borderline   Cluster B, personality do; unstable mood and interpersonal relationships; impulsiveness; sense of emptiness; females more than males  
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Histrionic   excessive emotion; attn seeking; sexually provocative  
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Narcissistic   Cluster B, personality do; grandiosity, sense of entitlement; react to criticism with rage; demand top/best services  
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avoidant   cluster C personality do; sensitive to rejection, socially inhibited; timid, feelings of inadequacy  
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obsessive-compulsive   cluster c personality do; preoccupation with order, perfectionism, control  
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dependent   cluster c, personality do; submissive and clinging, excessive need to be taken cared of, low self confidence  
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