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What are the order of layers of the brain from outside in?

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dura mater
arachnoid
pia mater

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What regulates the blood supply to the brain?

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circle of willis

- often a site for aneurysms and bleeds

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What does the brain not have that the rest of the body does?

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lymphatic system - tumours can not metastasize to the brain this way

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The skull is a bony box that can not expand. Therefore if the volume of tissue of fluid inside the skull increases what happens?

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  • intracranial pressure rises

- results in herniation(abnormal protrusion) where part of the brain moves from one compartment of the skull to another

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What do the neurons do compared to the glial cells?

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  • Neurons - the processors

- Glial cells - supporting functions (includes schwann cells, astrocytes & oligodendrocytes)

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Frontal lobe is responsible for …

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planning

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parental lobe which is responsible for …

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movement

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occipital lobe responsible for …

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vision

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cerebellum which is responsible for..

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co-ordinating movement and balance

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Brain stem is responsible for…

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vital functions like regulation BP, resp rate ect.

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pre central and post central gyrus are responsible for …

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pre - motor cortex

post - sensory cortex

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Frontal and temporal lobe are responsible for …

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speech and language
includes brocas area in frontal lobe
includes wernickes area in temporal lobe

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What is the brain stem composed of (3 areas)?

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midbrain
pons
medulla

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What is focal neurological signs?

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a set of symptoms or signs in which causation can be localized to an anatomic site in the central nervous system

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What is generalised neurological abnormalities?

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Essentially an alteration in level of consciousness

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If you have damage to the frontal lobe what are the likely signs?

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Anosmia (inability to smell)
Inappropriate emotions
Expressive dysphasia (cant get words out )
Motor impairment

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If you have damage to the parietal lobe what are the likely signs?

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Receptive dysphasia ( not understanding language)
Sensory impairment
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If you have damage to the temporal lobe what is the likely signs ?

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  • cortical deafness

- Receptive dysphasia

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Diffuse neurological injury is usually manifest as impairment of consciousness. Most often due to what?

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  • increased intracranial pressure
  • may occur as a primary response
  • or as a secondary to response to a focal injury (injury to specific area)
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What are the 2 main pathologies types of strokes?

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  • ischaemic (as result of blockage, atheroma or thrombosis or emboli)
  • haemorrhagic (as a result of berry aneurysm or hypertension related)
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What is the only difference between a stoke and a TIA

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  • the duration in which the symptoms last (TIA resolves within 24 hours)
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In cerebrovascular disease survival depends on what 3 things ?

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  • duration of ischaemia
  • what collateral circulation available
  • how much reduction of flow and quickly it happens
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What are the treatments for TIA’s?

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  • antiplatelet therapy (aspirin or clopidogrel)
  • control BP
  • lower cholesterol
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What are the risk factors for strokes?

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  • hypertension
  • diabetes
  • heart disease
  • Previous transient ischaemic attacks
  • hyperlipidaemia
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What are causes of haemorrhagic events (strokes ect.)?
- hypertension - vascular malformation (berry aneurysm ) - neoplasia - trauma - drug abuse - iatrogenic
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What are the management of strokes?
- thrombolysis (break up blood clot) - aspirin/ clopidogrel - physiotherapy - occupational therapy - SALT - supportive treatment
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intracerebral haemorrhage (haemorrhagic stroke) presents as what symptoms?
- headache - rapid or gradual decrease in conscious level - localises depending on site of bleed
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Subarachnoid haemorrhage normally occur ?
- spontaneous | - when berry aneurysm ruptures
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What are the symptoms of a subarachnoid haemorrhage?
- thunderclap headache (bad!) - meningitis like signs (photophobia ect.) - requires neurosurgical input
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where does a subdural haemorrhage occur?
- bleeding from bridging veins between cortex and venous sinuses - blood between dura and arachnoid
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What may cause a subdural haemorrhage?
- often on anticoagulants - often minor trauma in the elderly - common in alcoholics
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Symptoms of subdural haemorrhage normally take days, weeks or months to present as it involves veins. What are the symptoms?
- fluctuant conscience level
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What is an extradural haemorrhage ?
haemorrhage outside the dura | typically affecting the middle meningeal artery
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What may cause an extradural haemorrhage?
post head injury | often with fractured temporal or parietal bone
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What are the symptoms of extradural haemorrhage?
- slowly falling conscious level | possibly with lucid periods
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What should a dementia assessment include?
``` TSH – ensure thyroid function is normal CT scan (Not all cases) to check for intracranial pathology Vitamin B12, thiamine – alcoholism ```
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What is Alzheimer's disease due to?
- accumulation of AB amyloid, tau-neurofibrillary tangles and plaques - loss of neurones and synapses
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What does the accumulation in amyloid, tau-neurofibrillary tangles and plaques in Alzheimer's disease lead to ?
- defects of visual-spatial skills (gets lost) - memory loss - decreasing cognotion - ansognosia (lack of awareness)
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What is the treatment for Alzheimer's disease?
- MDT | - cholinesterase inhibitors (rivastigmine)
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What is epilepsy ?
A recurrent tendency to spontaneous, intermittent, abnormal electrical activity in part of the brain, manifest as seizures
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What can epilepsy be due to?
- space occupying lesions - stroke - alcohol withdrawal
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What is treatment of epilepsy?
- avoid triggers | - drugs such as sodium valproate, carmazepine, phenytoin, lamotrigine
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There are two types of infection in the brain these are diffuse or focal infection. Give an example of each.
diffuse infection - meningitis | focal infection - abscess
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What are the early symptoms of meningitis?
- headache - cold hands and feet - pyrexial (fever)
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What are the late stages of meningitis?
- neck stiffness - photophobia - kernigs sign (extension of knee causes pain in the neck) - non-blanching rash - seizures
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What are the 3 main examples of bacteria causing meningitis?
Neisseria meningitidis Pneumococcus Meningococcus
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What can a brain abscess symptoms present as?
- headaches - seizures - temperature
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What does ring enhancing lesion in radiology suggest ?
- brain abscess
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How can brain abscess occur?
``` via blood - embolus from bacterial endocarditis - IV drug users at risk direct - from inner ear infection ```
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What is parkinsons disease?
- movement disorder - sporadic or familial - can be drug induced
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What are the symptoms of parkinsons?
- rigidity - bradykinesis (slowness of movement) - resting tremor - postural instability (prone to falls, start with difficulty)
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What is parkinsons a results of ?
- decreased dopamine with the brain (in substantia nigra, which is decreased also )
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What are the presentations of a tumour in the brain?
- headaches - seizures - cognitive or behavioural change - vomiting - altered consciousness
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Most tumours in the brain are secondary deposits from somewhere else. Where might these include?
breast | small cell lung carcinoma
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What are the two most common primary benign brain tumours?
meningiomas | astrocytomas
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A meningioma is a slow growing tumour where do they arise from?
derived from menigothelial cells
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Pituitary tumours can cause..
compression | hormonally active
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