MED YEAR 2 - Nervous

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Lecture 2: Applied Neuro-Pharmacology
What are the main presynaptic eve...,
What happens in the synaptic clef...,
How is a postsynaptic response te...
33  cards
Lecture 3: Sensory receptors and sensory transduction. (including Physiology of Pain)
What is sensory transduction 1,
What encodes stimulus intensity i...,
How is stimulus location encoded 3
65  cards
Lecture 4: Vestibular Function - Getting the balance right
What are the three semicircular c...,
Where are the hair cells of the s...,
What stimulus do the semicircular...
38  cards
Lectures 5 and 6: Motor systems
What is the motor homunculus and ...,
Why are some body parts overrepre...,
What is the functional consequenc...
179  cards
Lecture 7: Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pain
What are the four stages of the p...,
What peripheral fibres carry fast...,
What peripheral fibres carry slow...
74  cards
Lecture 8: Autonomic Nervous System
What is the basic two neuron orga...,
How does the enteric nervous syst...,
Where do sympathetic preganglioni...
63  cards
Lecture 9: EEG, Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
What do eeg amplitude and frequen...,
What does high amplitude 2,
What does low amplitude 3
46  cards
Lecture 10: Memory and Cognition
What are the core limbic structur...,
What is the primary role of the h...,
What does the entorhinal cortex do 3
35  cards
Lecture 11: Assessment of Cognitive Function
Why assess cognitive function in ...,
How does cognitive assessment sup...,
How does cognitive testing inform...
28  cards
Lecture 12: Disorders of the Cranial Nerves
Name and function of cranial nerv...,
Name and function of cranial nerv...,
Name and function of cranial nerv...
52  cards
Lecture 13: Functional Neurological Disorders
What is the core definition of fu...,
List common presentations of fnd 2,
What are key risk factors for dev...
26  cards
Lecture 14: Infections of the Nervous System
What are common viral causes of e...,
What are autoimmune causes of enc...,
What are other causes of encephal...
34  cards
Lecture 15: Diseases of the Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots
Define myelopathy 1,
What are clinical signs of myelop...,
Define radiculopathy 3
32  cards
Lecture 16: Muscle and Nerve Diseases
What are common symptoms of muscl...,
What are typical signs of muscle ...,
List congenital genetic muscle di...
52  cards
Lecture 17: Spinal disorders
What are the regions of the verte...,
What is the function of the cervi...,
What is unique about c1 atlas 3
73  cards
Lecture 18: Multiple Sclerosis
What is multiple sclerosis ms 1,
What is the typical demographic f...,
What are common optic nerve sympt...
45  cards
Lecture 19: Epilepsy
What are common causes of syncope...,
What are features of epileptic se...,
What are non epileptic causes of ...
48  cards
Lecture 20: Dementia and Parkinson’s
What is the definition of dementia 1,
Which cognitive domains are affec...,
What is the definition of parkins...
37  cards
Lecture 21: CSF, Lumbar Puncture and Hydrocephalus
What is the pathway of csf from p...,
Where is the choroid plexus locat...,
What are arachnoid granulations a...
92  cards
Lecture 22: Headache
What defines a primary headache 1,
What defines a secondary headache 2,
What is the lifetime prevalence o...
47  cards
Lecture 23: Clinical Neurophysiology
What is the diagnostic role of ne...,
What is the intraoperative role o...,
When is neurophysiology most valu...
31  cards
Lecture 24: Brain Tumours
What are neuroepithelial brain tu...,
What are meningeal brain tumours 2,
What are sellar region tumours 3
42  cards
Lecture 25: Head Injury
What is a primary brain insult 1,
Give examples of focal primary br...,
Give examples of diffuse primary ...
32  cards
Lecture 26: Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral blood flow
What is the normal range of intra...,
What activities cause transient i...,
What defines pathological icp 3
38  cards
Lecture 27: Cerebral Infarction: understanding stroke (Clinical)
How many deaths worldwide are cau...,
What is the global burden of non ...,
What is the lifetime risk of stro...
45  cards
Lecture 28: Coma, Persistent Vegetative State, Brain Death
What is the definition of coma 1,
What two components are required ...,
What is a persistent vegetative s...
35  cards
Lecture 29: Neurology Cases
What does history help determine ...,
What does examination help determ...,
What pathologies are suggested by...
38  cards
Lecture 30: Case history neurology
What is the purpose of history in...,
What features of history help loc...,
Give an example of localisation f...
24  cards
Lecture 31: Clinical Assessment of the Neurosurgical Patient
What are the core goals of neurol...,
What should be examined in additi...,
What special bedside tests help l...
36  cards
Lecture 32: Pathology of Cerebrovascular Disease
What is the most common mechanism...,
Which cerebral arteries are commo...,
What are typical mca stroke featu...
28  cards
Lecture 33: Applied Anatomy of CNS
What is the mnemonic for scalp la...,
What is the clinical significance...,
Why is loose areolar tissue calle...
42  cards
Lecture 34: Pathology of Brain Tumours
What icp level is considered abno...,
What is the monro kellie doctrine 2,
What are common causes of raised ...
35  cards
Lecture 35: Traumatic Head Injury and Intracranial Pressure Management
What is the first airway priority...,
What are breathing targets in hea...,
What are circulation goals in hea...
38  cards
Lecture 36: Neurovascular Anatomy, Cerebral Aneurysms and Basic Stroke Syndromes
What are the two major arterial s...,
Which arteries form the anterior ...,
Which arteries form the posterior...
25  cards
Lecture 37: Ventricles, Hemispheres, Venous Sinuses and Skull Base
What are the parts of the lateral...,
How do the lateral ventricles con...,
Where is the third ventricle loca...
47  cards
Lecture 38: Neuroradiology
How do you recognise a plain x ray 1,
How do you recognise a ct scan 2,
How do you recognise an mri scan 3
47  cards
Lecture 39: Rehabilitation in Neurology
Which groups of patients benefit ...,
What is the clinical pearl about ...,
Who provides medical oversight in...
42  cards
Lecture 40: Nervous System Post Mortem
What is the purpose of a nervous ...,
How does post mortem correlate wi...,
What unexpected pathologies can b...
37  cards

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