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Overview of the CNS
What is present in the neural tub...,
How are the 5 swellings present l...,
What are the three primary vesicles
37  cards
Anatomy of the PNS
Where does the t1 nerve emerge from,
Where is the only place spinal ne...,
What do spinal nerves connect with
18  cards
Ascending and Descending Pathways
What occurs at each segment of th...,
Where do roots of the spinal cord...,
What happens to the posterior roo...
55  cards
Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum
What part of the cerebellum does ...,
Where is the straight sinus located,
What attaches the cerebellum to t...
32  cards
Anatomy of Back, Spine and Spinal Cord
What are the extrinsic muscles of...,
Where are the intrinsic back musc...,
What are the two groups of intrin...
33  cards
Cranial Nerves
What are the purely sensory crani...,
What are the purely motor cranial...,
What are the cranial nerves with ...
45  cards
Anatomy of Spinal Nerves
How is the organisation of periph...,
What is the posterior peripheral ...,
What is the anterolateral periphe...
20  cards
Gross Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves
What are the different sections o...,
Where is the intracranial part of...,
What cranial nerve exits via the ...
26  cards
Anatomy of the Auditory and Visual Pathways
Where are the organs of hearing a...,
What nerve is responsible for hea...,
What does the organ of corti contain
49  cards
Anatomy of Space Occupying Lesions
Can the skull expand,
Do the base of skull foraminae al...,
What is a space occupying lesion
32  cards
Structure of Neurons
What are the different regions of...,
What is the function of dendrites,
What is the function of the soma
47  cards
Primary Sensory Neurons
Where are the different receptors...,
What modalities does the somatose...,
What are the three categories of ...
66  cards
Central Processing of Somatosensory Input
What do the dorsal columns consis...,
How does sensory input travel in ...,
What exists across the dorsal col...
36  cards
Motor Units and Control of Muscle Force
What does the somatic motor syste...,
What does the neural element of t...,
What is the function of upper mot...
50  cards
Spinal Reflexes
What are the subdivisions of intr...,
What are the features of bag 1 fi...,
What are the features of bag 2 fi...
42  cards
UMNs and Control of Movement
What is the function of a simple ...,
What is the essential features of...,
How many levels are involved in t...
34  cards
Sensory Transduction
What is the role of the hair cell,
What are the cilia responsible for,
What regulates the response of ci...
62  cards
Physiology of Vision
What does the retina contain,
What does each cell of the retina...,
What does light coming from the r...
44  cards
Pain and Thermosensation
What is pain,
What are the three forms of pain,
How can acute mild pain be contro...
58  cards
Acquired Brain Injury
What is locked in syndrome,
What is locked in syndrome most c...,
What are some features of locked ...
10  cards
Neuroradiology
What are some indications that a ...,
What are some causes of headaches...,
What kind of view does a ct give
14  cards
Analgesic Drugs
How do analgesic drugs act at sit...,
What do analgesic drugs suppress ...,
How do analgesic drugs act to red...
79  cards
Tumours of the Nervous System
Whats the most common extra axial...,
What are the features of meningiomas,
What are some examples of extra a...
65  cards
Neurogenetics
What is the inheritance of duchen...,
What is the progression of duchen...,
What mutations are implicated in ...
22  cards
Infections of the Nervous System
What may untreated infection cause,
What are the common infections of...,
What are the types of meningitis
56  cards
Neuropathology I
What are the cellular components ...,
What are some examples of glial c...,
What are some supporting structur...
73  cards
Neuropathology II
What is demyelination,
What are the causes of primary de...,
What are the causes of secondary ...
79  cards
Neuropatholgy III
What is the normal volume of csf,
Where is csf produced,
Where is the lumbar cistern located
73  cards
Stroke
What are the different types of s...,
What imaging modality is used to ...,
What are the different classifica...
36  cards
Spinal Cord and Root Dysfunction
What are the main tracts of the s...,
What are some features of the cor...,
What are the symptoms of an umn l...
29  cards
Epilepsy I
What are the important features o...,
What questions do you ask about t...,
What types of movements may someo...
57  cards
Epilepsy II
What are some examples of functio...,
What are some other names for fun...,
What are some characteristics of ...
12  cards
Functional Localisation
What are some features of central...,
What are some features of periphe...,
What are some features of nmj les...
12  cards
Motor Neuron Disease
What is motor neuron disease,
What are the main features of mot...,
What is the progression of motor ...
37  cards
Parkinson's and Movement Disorders
What are basal ganglia,
How do basal ganglia interact wit...,
What can basal ganglia disease le...
65  cards
Peripheral Neuropathy
What are some features of damage ...,
What are some features of damage ...,
What are some features of damage ...
22  cards
Multiple Sclerosis
What is the epidemiology of multi...,
What is multiple sclerosis,
What are the different types of m...
31  cards
Muscle and Neuromuscular Junction Dysfunction
What are the symptoms of lower mo...,
What innervates skeletal muscle f...,
What does the terminal portion of...
45  cards
Neurospecialist AHP
What are some consequences of lon...,
What are the aims of neuro rehabi...,
What is the aim of neuro occupati...
29  cards
Traumatic Brain and Head Injury
What is a head injury defined as,
How common are traumatic head inj...,
What are the high risk groups for...
26  cards
Management of Chronic Pain
What are the two ways peripheral ...,
What are the symptoms of chronic ...,
What is neuropathic pain
17  cards
Dementia
What is cognition,
What processes does cognition enc...,
What is the literal definition of...
73  cards
Sleep Physiology
What is the sleep,
What are some features of non rem...,
What are some features of rem sleep
35  cards
Primary and Secondary Headache Syndromes
What are some important features ...,
What are some potential associate...,
What are the red flags in a patie...
42  cards
Neuroanatomical Localisation
What is the focal pattern of weak...,
What is the non focal pattern of ...,
What is the distribution of umn w...
53  cards
Intracranial Haemorrhage
What are the types of spontaneous...,
What is a subarachnoid haemorrhage,
How do subarachnoid haemorrhages ...
25  cards
ICP and Hydrocephalus
What are the components of the icp,
What is the icp,
Does the icp stay constant
32  cards
Low back Pain and Sciatica
What are some important features ...,
What are some associated symptoms...,
What are some aggravating and rel...
30  cards

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