Neck Pain
These are the 5 segments of the spinal column.
What are cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal?
This gait is part of a typical presentation for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH).
What is magnetic gait?
This pathogen is most closely associated with Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
What is C. jejuni?
*Double Jeopardy*
Sertraline acts to increase this neurotransmitter.
Bonus: What is the drug class that sertraline is a part of? (full name)
What is serotonin?
Bonus: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
This abbreviation is used during a head exam to indicate no abnormalities in shape or size as well as lack of injuries.
What is NC/AT? (normocephalic, atraumatic)
This type of spinal cord injury presents with asymmetric deficits and has better recovery potential than complete spinal cord injury.
What is hemicord injury? (also accept Brown-Séquard Syndrome)
Enlarged _____ is a common finding on MRI for patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
What are (lateral) ventricles?
High _____ with normal _____ (also known as albuminocytologic dissociation) is a common finding in CSF analysis of patients with GBS.
What is high protein with normal WBC count?
This inhibitory neurotransmitter fails to counteract the hyperactive effects of norepinephrine in many cases of PTSD.
What is GABA?
Assessment of these cranial nerves can indicate intact swallowing, speech, and gag reflex.
What are CN IX and X?
This decompressive surgery creates space within the spinal canal, relieving pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots and can be used post-trauma (i.e. gunshot wound).
What is laminectomy?
*Double Jeopardy*
A score of less than ____ indicates an abnormal MOCA exam.
Bonus: What do MMSE and MOCA stand for?
What is 26?
Bonus: Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
This is the prominent theory for the pathophysiology of GBS.
Bonus: What antigen does this mechanism act on?
What is molecular mimicry?
Bonus: Gangliosides (e.g., GM1, GD1a) of peripheral Schwann Cells
fMRI of patients with PTSD shows decreased activity in ______ (2) and increased activity in _____.
What are prefrontal cortex/hippocampus and amygdala?
These four things make up the '4' in A/Ox4.
What are person, place, time, and situation?
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
This positive 'sign' indicates an UMN lesion.
Bonus: Give a presentation of LMN lesion that would not be present in a pure UMN lesion.
What is a positive Babinski sign?
Bonus: What are fasciculations? (can also accept hyporeflexia, flaccid paralysis, lost muscle tone)
These three components make up the classic triad of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH).
What are (magnetic) gait, urinary incontinence, and cognitive decline/dementia?
These are the two main treatments for GBS.
What are IVIG and plasmapheresis?
This specific type of psychotherapy for PTSD involves the eyes.
What is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)?
This is a psychological symptom characterized by a reduced ability or inability to experience pleasure and interest in activities that were previously enjoyable.
What is anhedonia?
What are P/Q-type Ca2+ channels? (half-points for just Ca2+ channels)
This shunt is the most common long-term treatment for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and acts to divert CSF. (full name needed)
What is the Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt?
This is the clinical triad for the rare variant of GBS called Miller Fisher Syndrome (MFS).
What is ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia?
What are in vivo, imaginal, and interoceptive exposure?
Increased levels of this neurotransmitter may lead to positive symptoms of schizophrenia, while decreased levels may lead to Parkinson's disease.
What is dopamine?