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Neuroanatomy
Telencephalon becomes what part o...,
Diencephalon becomes which part o...,
Mesencephalon becomes which part ...
6  cards
Anatomy (Seaneen)
Nerve cell body in the cns,
Nerve cell body in the pns,
Bundle of axons in the cns
29  cards
Intro to neurones, nerve conduction and synaptic transmission
Receive inputs from other neurone...,
Perikaryon,
Synthetic and metabolic centre co...
38  cards
Mechanisms of Analgesia
These drugs modify transmission o...,
These drugs activate descending i...,
Nsaids
25  cards
Management of chronic pain
What is nociceptive pain,
What is neuropathic pain,
Name an nmda antagonist
4  cards
Neurogenetics
Duchenne inheritance,
What age does onset of weakness o...,
Why do people with duchennes die
43  cards
CNS Infections
Classic meningitis triad,
What is encephalomyelitis,
Diagnosis of viral meningitis
39  cards
Lecture 1 - Revision of CNS
Multi polar neurones,
Where is the cell body in multi p...,
Unipolar neurones
42  cards
Parkinson's Disease
Neurohistological hallmark of pd,
In pd pigment loss correlates wit...,
Strongest risk factors for pd
6  cards
Anatomy Lecture 2: Back, Spine and Spinal Cord
What do the skin dimples indicate...,
What do the extrinsic back muscle...,
What do the intrinsic muscles move
12  cards
Neuropathology 1
Where are schwann cells found,
Where are oligodendrocytes found,
Primary demyelinating disease
48  cards
Motor Neuron Disease
Average survival time if you have...,
Which cranial nerves are usually ...,
What age group are usually affect...
19  cards
Neuroanatomy 1
Telencephalon develops into,
Diencephalon develops into,
Mesencephalon develops into
36  cards
Brain tumours
Presentation of brain tumour,
If you have a brain tumour when i...,
Most common extra axial tumour
54  cards
Neuroanatomy 2: spinal cord, ascending and descending pathways
0  cards
Neuroanatomy 3
How is the cerebellum attached to...,
What does the flocculonodular lob...,
What is the arbor vitae
25  cards
Neuroanatomy 4
All cranial nerves exit anteriorl...,
Where will the soma of sensory ne...,
What is the only sensory modality...
28  cards
Neuropathology 3
Normal icp value,
Physiological causes of raised icp,
Accumulation of excessive csf wit...
30  cards
Neuroanatomy 4: cranial nerves
Parasympathetic innervation to pt...,
Motor supply to the muscles of fa...,
Motor supply to stapedius
30  cards
Epilepsy
Cardiovascular side effects of ph...,
Which drugs may make myoclonic se...,
Intoxication with most aeds cause...
38  cards
Movement disorders
Pathological hallmarks of pd,
The extent of dopaminergic cell l...,
What is one of the first structur...
14  cards
Cranial nerves
Has a branch passing through the ...,
Provides secretomotor fibres to t...,
This nerve also innervates the ca...
5  cards
Pastest
This disease is caused by degener...,
How is speech affected in parkins...,
The following triad is a common p...
182  cards
Anatomy 5: Space Occupying Lesions
Increased icp can result in ______,
What are the 5 layers of the scal...,
Which layer of the scalp contains...
16  cards
Anatomy 3 - Spinal Nerves and Clinical Testing
0  cards
Pastest
Which part of the brain degenerat...,
A 45 year old man has significant...,
This presents with bradykinesia r...
98  cards
Analgesia 2
Where do nsaids work,
Morphine,
Hydromorphone
25  cards
Parkinsons E. Sammler
Prolonged muscle spasms and abnor...
1  cards
Stroke
Hemiplegia involving at least two...,
Hemisensory loss definition,
Most severe type of stroke
18  cards
Management of stroke
Limitations of ct in stroke,
What is a cardioembolic stroke,
Which type of stroke is fibrin de...
17  cards
Peripheral Neuropathy
Damage to which type of nerve fib...,
Damage to which type of fibre wou...,
Damage to which type of fibre wou...
17  cards
Auditory Vestibular
What is transduction,
Bones of the middle ear,
The 2 rigid connections in the mi...
24  cards
Myasthenia
This toxin cleaves presynaptic pr...,
This condition results from antib...,
In lambert eaton myasthenia gravi...
34  cards
Brain Tumours
Commonest cause of cancer death u...,
Commonest cause of cancer death u...,
Describe the headaches in brain t...
89  cards
ESTHER AND HER PATTERN RECOGNITION
Muscle tone in umn lmn lesions,
Umn corticospinal pattern of weak...,
Key thing about neuromuscular jun...
35  cards
The Somatosensory System
Deep sensation is from where,
What is exteroceptive sensation,
Neurotransmitter released followi...
40  cards
Somatosensory system 2
Dorsal column medial leminscal dc...,
Which pathway is responsible for ...,
Crude touchitchticklepainthermato...
28  cards
Supporting Cells of the Nervous System
Ciliated cells that line the vent...,
These cells contribute to the for...,
These cells play a role in direct...
23  cards
Compression of spinal cord
Which tract is responsible for cr...,
Name a degenerative disease that ...,
Most common form of cervical spin...
20  cards
Muscle spindles
What is the myotatic reflex,
What does the muscle spindle do,
Which type of fibres are in muscl...
15  cards
Cheeky neuroanatomy
What does the insular lobe or ins...,
What is special about the spinal ...,
What does the epidural space contain
12  cards
Easy analgesia
Opioid action is mediated by whic...,
What does the nrm release,
What stimulates the nrm
15  cards
neuro4 easy
The only cranial nerve that doesn...,
The only cranial nerve that doesn...,
Pure motor nerves
43  cards
Neuro 5
What type of organisation is pres...,
Fibres carrying info regarding lo...,
Fibres carrying info regarding hi...
14  cards
Physiology of Vision
Direct pathway for signal transmi...,
What is the dark current,
Glutamate levels in the light dark
20  cards
Lower Motor Neurones, Motor Units and Neurophysiology of Skeletal Muscle
What do alpha motor neurones supply,
What do gamma motor neurones inne...,
Greater number of motor neurones ...
10  cards
Analgesia outcomes
Segmental nociception,
Supraspinal nociception,
What does the locus coruleus produce
16  cards
Muscle Spindle Outcomes
What is the myotatic reflex,
What innervates the intrafusal mu...,
Supinator reflex
26  cards
Pain and thermatosensation outcomes
Where are the cell bodies of noci...,
These fibres mediate first fast p...,
These fibres mediate second slow ...
13  cards
Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurotransmission
Difference between an ionotropic ...,
These channels are tetramers,
These channels are pentamers
18  cards
PTSD
What is a centrifugal disaster,
What is a centripetal disaster,
What is type 1 trauma
27  cards
Intracranial haemorrhage
Focal neurological deficits assoc...,
When is lumbar puncture safe,
Gold standard investigation for sah
13  cards
Head injury and rehab after brain injury
What are smart goals,
Percentage of people with job bef...,
What cpp should you aim for after...
17  cards
actual epilepsy
Treatment for generalised epilepsy,
Risk factors for juvenile myoclon...,
When does primary generalised epi...
20  cards
Multiple sclerosis
Treatment for fatigue,
Diagnosis of ms,
Evoked responses in ms
23  cards
Neuropathology 2
What is pml,
What is sub acute sclerosing pane...,
Where do you often find ms plaques
28  cards

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