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Overview of the Nervous System
Cns,
Pns,
In development what happens at 4 ...
65  cards
Anatomy of the PNS
What are neurones,
Nucleus,
Ganglion
70  cards
Spinal Cord and Pathways
Name the 2 enlargements of the sp...,
What happens at each segment of t...,
Where do roots pass when do they ...
67  cards
Anatomy of Back, Spine and Spinal Cord
What do the dimples at the bottom...,
What may low back pain be due to,
Where do extrinsic back muscles a...
67  cards
Anatomy of Spinal Nerves
Each pair of spinal nerves supplies,
Spinal nerve,
Rami
87  cards
Anatomy of Cranial Nerves
How many pairs of cranial nerves ...,
All cranial nerves exit in what d...,
What nerve is the exception that ...
6  cards
Anatomy of Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum
Name the 3 lobes of the cerebellum,
What lobe of the cerebellum is sm...,
What lobe is the flocculus part of
37  cards
Anatomy of Cranial Nerve Testing
Cn v1,
Cn v2,
Cn v3
109  cards
Anatomy of Space Occupying Lesions
Any sol can cause a rise in,
Sol can be acute or subacute defi...,
What can icp result in
59  cards
Anatomy of Auditory and Visual Pathways
How many turns is the cochlea,
Long strings,
Short strings
53  cards
Introduction to Neurons, Nerve Conduction and Synaptic Transmission
What do dendrites do,
How are electrical signals convey...,
What is the soma aka
67  cards
The Somatosensory System 1
What does the somatosensory syste...,
What does the somatosensory syste...,
Mechanosensation is
78  cards
The Somatosensory System 2
What are the 2 main parts of the ...,
What do both dcml and stt consist of,
Where is the cell body of the 3rd...
47  cards
Headaches
What kind of onset may headaches ...,
What kind of exacerbating factors...,
Headaches may have variation
83  cards
Motor Units, Muscle Spindles, Golgi Tendon Organs and Joint Receptors
What does the somatic motor syste...,
What do the neural elements of th...,
What do umns do
102  cards
Brain Tumours
What is a brain tumour,
Outline the 4 most common ways th...,
What can raised icp occur due to
98  cards
CNS Infections
What may untreated infection cause,
What is meant by the term aseptic...,
What is acute encephalitis an inf...
91  cards
Stroke
What is a stroke,
What are the 3 main categories of...,
What are the 3 main types causes ...
74  cards
Hydrocephalus
What is mean csf pressure,
A pressure value of _____ is abno...,
What kind of rhythm is csf secretion
109  cards
Pain and Thermosensation
What is pain,
Pain is not a single entity and m...,
Describe nociceptive pain
77  cards
Spinal Reflexes, Upper Motor Neurones and Control of Movement
What do spinal interneurones rece...,
What can input to spinal neurones...,
What generate incoming info to ge...
53  cards
Epilepsy
What is key in the diagnosis of a...,
What should you find out about th...,
What should you find out about th...
100  cards
Sleep
What is sleep,
What is lost during sleep,
Describe how sleep is both not co...
66  cards
Neuropathology 1
Name the 3 main cell categories o...,
Name the 3 types of glial cells,
What do ependymal cells do
152  cards
Neuropathology 2
What do oligodendrocytes do,
What do nodes of ranvier precipitate,
What does damage to oligodendrocy...
131  cards
Neuropathology 3
If the brain enlarges eg due to a...,
What does increased brain volume ...,
Suggest causes of raised icp
121  cards
Neurology AHP's
Look at notes
1  cards
Peripheral Neuropathy
What 5 things should you always f...,
What is radiculopathy usually due to,
In peripheral nerve injury what h...
56  cards
MS and other Inflammatory CNS Diseases
What is ms,
Ms is associated with plaques whi...,
What is the female to male ratio ...
58  cards
Spinal Cord and Root Dysfunction
If there is a problem at the cerv...,
If there is a problem at the thor...,
If there is a problem at the lumb...
52  cards
Cognitive Neurology
Refer to notes
1  cards
Management of Chronic Pain
What is pain,
What kind of experience is pain,
What are the 3 main variables in ...
62  cards
Intracranial Haemorrhage
Name the 3 different types of spo...,
What is a subarachnoid haemorrhage,
If a diagnosis of an sah is misse...
69  cards
Spinal Cord Compression
What are the names of the 3 most ...,
What does the white matter contain,
Where do motor tracts sit
57  cards
Disorders of the NMJ
Refer to notes for this one
1  cards
Motor Neurone Disease
What symptoms is bulbar onset ass...,
What symptoms do people with cogn...,
Name 4 high penetrance mutations ...
53  cards
Analgesia and Analgesic Drugs
Analgesics may reduce nociception...,
Outline the who analgesic ladder,
Give examples of nsaids used in s...
94  cards
Neurosurgery (Delta Module)
Look at notes
1  cards
Tremor and Hyperkinetic Disorders
Name 5 types of hyperkinetic move...,
Define tremor,
Define tics
72  cards
Parkinsons + Parkinsonism
What are the 3 main groups of mov...,
What 2 movement problems are pyra...,
Name the 5 main hyperkinetic move...
100  cards
Dementia
Dementia is a syndrome due to dis...,
What is there a disturbance of in...,
Name some higher cortical functio...
119  cards
Back Pain and Radiculopathy
List causes of back pain,
Low back pain is the __ nd common...,
Low back pain is a symptom not a ...
36  cards

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