Anatomy
These are the major components of the diencephalon
What is Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Corpus Callosum, Pituitary Gland, and Pineal Gland
This is what CVA stands for
What is cerebrovascular accident
This is the difference between a primary and secondary seizure
What is known (secondary) vs unknown cause (primary)
What is somatic nervous system
This disease is characterized by tremors, rigidity, and bradykinesia
What is Parkinson Disease
This lobe controls personality, emotions, attention, judgement, and speech
What is the Frontal Lobe
The biggest modifiable risk factor for all types of strokes
What is Hypertension
These are the types of focal seizures
What is simple partial, complex partial, and secondary generalized partial
An area of skin innervated by a specific spinal nerve
What is dermatome
The people with the highest incidence of Multiple Sclerosis
What is caucasian women who are 20-40 years old
These cells maintain the integrity of the blood brain barrier and keep an optimal synaptic environment
What is Astrocytes
What is Lacunar Infarct
The complex seizure that is characterized by brief jerks of muscles or groups of muscles
What is myoclonic
This pathway crosses over immediately after entering the spinal cord
What is spinothalamic tract
The last resort treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
What is the cytotoxic drug Mitoxantrone (Novantrone)
These are the primary excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in the CNS
What is Glutamate and GABA
This complication can occur after a subarachnoid hemorrhagic stroke
What is Vasospasm
The drug of choice for a seizure that is too long and won't stop
What is IV Valium
This complication occurs with a spinal cord injury T6 and above
What is autonomic dysreflexia
The degenerative disease that only effects motor neurons and leads to asymmetrical paresis
What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
These receptors are slower and consist of a intracellular cascade
What is Metabotropic Receptors
An embolic stroke can be caused by
What is a mural thrombi, valve vegetation, hypertension, carotid artery plaques, and atrial fibrillation
This seizure medication is the first of its class and is a potassium channel opener
What is Ezogabine (Potiga)
Commonly referred to as the suicide disease, this disorder occurs in CN V when there is excessive neuronal firing
What is Trigeminal Neuralgia
An autosomal dominant disorder that causes dementia and hyperkinesis due to relative excess dopamine
What is Huntington's Disease