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CNS Injury I-III
Types of forces resulting in cere...,
Contact phenomenon,
Layers of scalp
37  cards
Delerium & Dementia
Delirium dsm definition,
Possible underlying causes of del...,
Delirium mechanism
6  cards
Delerium & Dementia I
Delirium syndrome definition,
Typical characteristics of delirium,
Percentage of patients impacted b...
16  cards
Neurodegenerative Diseases
General overview underlying cause...,
Typical categories of classificat...,
Common dementia related problems ...
31  cards
Ischemic & Hemorrhagic Stroke
Presentiation of large vessel isc...,
General presentation of small ves...,
Common non atherosclerotic causes...
19  cards
CNS Neoplasm I & II
Who grade i lesions characteristi...,
Who grade i lesion example,
Who grade ii lesion characteristics
11  cards
Inflammatory/Demyelinating Diseases
Basic subtypes of ms,
Characteristics of relapsing remi...,
Characteristics of primary progre...
21  cards
Stroke & Interventional Radiology
Density vs hypodensity on ct mri,
Appearance of infarcts on ct,
Ape
8  cards
Toxic/Metabolic/Nutritional Disease
Acute effects of alcohol of cns,
Chronic effects of alcohol on cns,
Clinical features of wernickes
23  cards
Infectious Disease
Clinical presentation of bacteria...,
Diagnosis of bacterial meningitis,
Common organisms for bacterial me...
21  cards
Overview of Sensory Systems & Receptors
Sensory receptor cells definiton,
Transduction definition,
Receptor potential definition
19  cards
Exteroception
Somatosensory system definition,
Somatotopy definition,
Types of mechanoreceptors
19  cards
Nocioception I & II
Types of temperature receptors,
Anterolateral system tracts,
Anatomical pathway of pain temp info
24  cards
Local Anesthetics
Local anesthesia general definiti...,
Chemical structure of local anest...,
Effect of ph on local anesthetic ...
19  cards
Headache
Characteristics of primary headache,
Characteristics of secondary head...,
Signs symptoms of migraine headache
21  cards
Pharmacologic Management of Headaches
Abortive tx for migraine headaches,
Prophylactic tx for migraine head...,
Cluster headache tx
26  cards
Clinical Evaluation of Spinal Cord
Myelopathy definition,
Nerve root definition,
Spinal tracts definition
44  cards
Opioid Analgesics
General characteristics of opioids,
Classes of endogenous opioids exa...,
Opioid mechanisms cns and pns
19  cards
Pain Management
Classification of pain,
General characteristics of nocice...,
General characteristics of neurop...
25  cards

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