The most sensitive MRI sequence to determine subarachnoid hemorrhage
FLAIR
Acetylcholine binds this portion of the nicotinic receptor
Alpha (2 molecules)
Brainstem micturition center is located here
Pons
Number 1 is....
ophthalmic artery
The nucleus accumbens is an experimental target for DBS in this condition
Substance abuse disorder
11 y/o patient with seizures
Tuberous Sclerosis
This toxin blocks voltage gated Na+ channels
Tetrodotoxin
Most common cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage in young patients
Trauma
A patient with SAH who has a headache and nuchal rigidity has a Hunt Hess score of?
H-H 2
Neurofibrillary tangles are intra or extracellular?
Intracellular
What phase would this finding appear on conventional angiogram?
Venous Phase
This wave of BAERs represents the cochlear nerve activation
Wave I
What key symptoms in the history would you expect this 16 y/o patient to have?
fever, vomiting, lethargy, seizures, nuchal rigidity
Cholera toxin inhibits deactivation of this type of cell membrane receptor
Ga
Lewy bodes are composed of these protein(s)
alpha-synuclein, ubiquitin
Blood test that may help confirm the diagnosis
CBC with diff, Eosinophil count
This enzyme is the rate limiting step in the TCA cycle
Isocitrate dehydrogenase
The most common location of an epidermoid cyst
CPA
What is the mechanism of a Jefferson Fracture?
Axial loading (compression)
Dementia, ataxia, incontinence, abnormal eye movements
Progressive supranuclear palsy (penguin sign, midbrain atrophy)
Type 1 diastematomyelia
During a NCS, this wave disappears with supramaximal stimulus
H wave
Patient presents for eval concerning worsening headaches. Shunt is patent. What would you expect this patient's opening pressure on LP to be?
High (slit ventricles)
Trauma patient with poor exam and basal SAH on CT but otherwise unremarkable should raise suspicion for this condition
atlanto-occipital dislocation
Hypertension, basal ganglia hemorrhage (Charcot aneurysm)