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11 Cards in this Set
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Dementia |
Syndrome of decreased attention, intellectual capacity, personality, motor control. |
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Huntington Disease (Chorea) |
Inherited (Involuntary purposeless movements) Starts between 30-40 y/o Life expectancy -55 y/o No cure |
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Glioma |
Often Benign Deep in brain=hard to tx Can lead to significant disability or death A tumor takes up space in the brain |
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Multiple Sclerosis |
Oligodendrocytes (glia) death or loss. Demylination Onset 20-40 y/o Genetic Autoimmune/viral |
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Peripheral Neuropathy |
Disease of the peripheral nerves Can be from numerous causes (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) (Diabetes Mellitus) |
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Herpes Zoster (Shingles) |
Viral infection Affects a single dermatome -3% of population will suffer |
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Guillan-Barre Syndrome |
Inflammatory condition of the PNS -Axon deconstruction -Especially in efferent fibers Onset is in LE and moves upwards Spontaneous recovery is top to bottom. Thought to be viral or autoimmune. |
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CRPS Complex Regional Pain Sydrome |
Damage to nerves that control blood-flow -Pain is out of proportion -Nail and hair atrophy -Bone loss, gland dysfunction, excess sweating |
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Radiculopathy |
Dysfunction of nerve, typically nerve root. Sx: Weakness, pain, numbness, tingling Pain can be referred, mm weakness may show up distal to injury. |
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UMNL |
UMN carries motor messages from motor cortex to cranial nerve nuclei, interneurons in ventral horn. -UMN lesion= spasticity below level of lesion flaccidity at level of lesion |
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LMNL |
LMN takes motor messages from ventral horn to skeletal mm. Cranial nerves, spinal nerves, cauda equina, and ventral horn. -Flaccidly at and below level of lesion. |
