The Nervous System: Pathology

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Multiple Sclerosis
What demographic does multiple sc...,
Where exactly does multiple scler...,
What is the pathology if multiple...
65  cards
Muscle and Nerve Disease
Define muscle,
What is the components of muscle ...,
What is symptoms of muscle disease
91  cards
Diseases of the Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots (Medical)
Define myelopathy,
Define radiculopathy,
What motor neurones are involved ...
55  cards
Blackouts, First seizures and Epilepsy
What is the 9 different causes of...,
What is the commonest cause of fa...,
What is the features of syncope
64  cards
Primary Headache
What is the two categories of hea...,
What is the mot frequent primary ...,
What is the clinical presentation...
69  cards
Secondary Headache
How do you identify a secondary h...,
What is the common causes of seco...,
Long standing episodic headaches ...
34  cards
Embryology and Congenital Malformations
From what layer of cells does the...,
When does neural tube formation b...,
What occurs in neuralisation
101  cards
Pathology of cerebro-vascular diseases
What is the who definition of stroke,
What is the overall cause of a st...,
What is virchows train components...
44  cards
Hydrocephalus
What is hydrocephalus,
What is the tow distinctions of h...,
What is the pathology of communic...
39  cards
Lumbar Puncture
A lumbar puncture is needed to ob...,
When must a lumbar puncture not t...,
When can neurological deteriorati...
30  cards
Infections of the Nervous System
Define meningitis,
What is the classic triad of meni...,
What is the clinical features ass...
116  cards
Coma, Persistent Vegetative State, BrainDeath
What two factors does consciousne...,
What is the function of the retic...,
What is the function of the cereb...
54  cards
Cerebral Infarction (clinical)
Define stroke,
What is the two many causes of st...,
Define transient ischaemic attack
54  cards
Disorders of Cranial Nerves
The cranial nerve signs from bila...,
A combination of cranial nerve si...,
A combination of cranial nerve si...
57  cards
Degenerative disease of the CNS
What is common features of neruod...,
What is dementia,
What is three causes of late onse...
51  cards
Pathology of Brain Tumours
What is the main effect of brain ...,
What is three anatomically featur...,
How does pressure remain stable i...
63  cards
Brain Tumours (clinical)
What is three types of brain tumours,
What is the common metastases bra...,
What is a primary malignant brain...
28  cards
Clinical Neurophysiology
What is clinical neurophysiology,
What does an emg investigate,
What does nerve conduction studie...
27  cards
Rehabilitation in neurology
Who needs rehabilitation,
What is the definition of handicap,
What is the definition of impairment
35  cards
Clinical assessment of the neurosurgical patient
How do you asses an obtunded patient,
What does the glasgow coma scale ...,
What problems does a decreases gl...
57  cards
Clinical aspects of cerebral perfusion and ICP
What is the normal average blood ...,
What is the normal average blood ...,
What is the normal average blood ...
60  cards
Assesment of cognitive function
What is post traumatic amnesia pta,
What is the presentation of pta,
What is neuropsychology
9  cards
Applied neuro-pharmacology
What is the limited range if neur...,
How is acetylcholine an exception...,
What three things does each neuro...
36  cards
Surgical diseases of the spinal cord and nerve roots
What is the anatomy of the spinal...,
What is the sigs in an upper moto...,
What is the signs in a lower moto...
37  cards
Pathology of Head Injury
What are the five basic injury ty...,
What is the different types of sk...,
What occurs in a ring fracture
39  cards

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