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6. Cerebellar syndrome
What is cerebellar syndrome,
Signs and symptoms,
Pathophysiology
8  cards
7. Sensory ataxia
What is sensory ataxia,
Causes,
Characteristics
4  cards
8. Cerebellar ataxia VS sensory ataxia
What is cerebellar ataxia ca,
What is sensory ataxia sa,
Similarities and differences
3  cards
9. Vitamin B12 deficiency
Causes,
Signs and symptoms,
Treatment
4  cards
11. Diagnosing spinal lesions
Neurological examination,
Imaging emergency diagnostic tests
2  cards
10. Differentiating brain lesions and spinal cord lesions
Traumatic brain injury,
Traumatic spinal cord injury,
Signs and symptoms comparison
3  cards
12. Extrapyramidal syndrome
Extrapyramidal system,
Characteristics,
Classifications
7  cards
13. CSF
Normal volume,
Daily production,
Formed by
12  cards
14. Differentiation of CSF changes in viral, bacterial and fungal meningites
Pressure,
Leukocytes,
Total protein
4  cards
15. Meningitis
What is meningitis,
Causes,
Diagnosis
4  cards
16. Meningeal signs and symptoms
Triad,
Symptoms,
Chronic meningitis
4  cards
45. Contraindications for lumbar puncture
Contradindications
1  cards
44. Indications for lumbar puncture
Indications
1  cards
40. Causes of foot drop
Causes,
Nerve injury,
Muscle or nerve disorders
5  cards
1. Increased ICP
Normal icpabnor icp,
Components of ic compartment,
Causes of increased icp
7  cards
2. Pyramidal tract lesion
Pyramidal tract term,
Causes,
Symptoms
6  cards
54. Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
Function of cn v,
Branches and its function,
What is trigeminal neuralgia
8  cards
53. Oculomotor nerve (CN III) lesion
Neurological examination,
Innervation of cn iii,
Signs and symptoms when damaged o...
5  cards
52. Herniation syndromes
What is brain herniation,
Causes,
Classification
8  cards
51. Primary and secondary headaches
What is primary headaches,
What is secondary headaches,
Diagnosis
6  cards
50. Aphasia
What is aphasia,
Cause,
Diagnosis
7  cards
49. Guillain-Barre syndrome
What is guillain barre syndrome,
Cause,
Signs and symptoms
5  cards
3. Anatomy of corticospinal tract
What is corticospinal tract,
Anatomy at the level 1,
Anatomy at the level 2
6  cards
4. Sensory tracts dysfunction
What is sensory tract,
Tracts,
Dcmlp
9  cards
5. Brown-Sequard syndrome
Characteristics,
Signs and symptoms,
Causes
6  cards
33. UMN lesions
What is upper motor neuron lesion,
Causes,
Signs and symptoms
3  cards
34. LMN lesions
What is lower motor neuron lesion,
Causes,
Signs and symptoms
4  cards
39. Central disc herniation
What is central disc herniation,
Symptoms,
Causes
5  cards
37. Low back pain and intervertebral disc herniation
What is spinal herniation,
Causes,
Symptoms
6  cards
38. Radicular syndromes
What is radicular syndrome,
Diagnosis,
Symptoms
4  cards
17. Meningoencephalitis
What is meningoencephalitis,
Cause,
Symptoms
5  cards
18. Post-vaccination abnormalities
Abnormalties
1  cards
19. Brain abscess
What is brain abscess,
Symptoms,
Causes
5  cards
20, Brain tumors
Main types of tumors,
Gliomas,
Meningiomas
7  cards
21. Epilepsy
What is epilepsy,
Diagnosis,
Classifications
10  cards
22. Status epilepticus
What is status epilepticus,
Management
2  cards
23. Urgent states in neurology - retention of urine, swallowing disturbances, respiratory disturbances
Retention of urine,
Swallowing disturbances dysphagia,
Respiratory arrest
3  cards
24. Multiple sclerosis
What is multiple sclerosis,
Symptoms,
Diagnosis
4  cards
25. Ischemic stroke
What is ischemic stroke,
Symptoms,
Diagnosis
3  cards
26. TIA
What is tia,
Symptoms,
Diagnosis
3  cards
27. Hemorrhagic stroke
What is hemorrhagic stroke,
Causes,
Symptoms
5  cards
28. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Causes,
Symptoms
2  cards
29. Stroke treatment
Management,
Tia,
Ischemic stroke
4  cards
30. Alzheimer's disease
What is alzheimers disease,
Causes,
Diagnosis
4  cards
47. Horner's syndrome
What is horners syndrome,
Causes,
Symptoms
5  cards
48. Facial nerve (CN VII) lesion
Clasification,
Causes,
Diagnosis
5  cards
43. Hydrocephalus
What is hydrocephalus,
Signs and symptoms,
Causes
5  cards
41. Syringomyelia
What is it,
Sings and symptoms,
Cause
5  cards
36. Brain concussion
What,
Causes,
Symptoms
5  cards
31. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
What is it,
Cause,
Signs and symptoms
5  cards
32. Peripheral nerve lesion
Causes,
Symptoms,
Diagnosis
4  cards
35. Early and late post-traumatic brain lesions
Early,
Late
2  cards
42. Parkinson's disease
What is parkinsons disease,
Symptoms,
Diagnosis
5  cards

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