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Medical
Graduate
06/04/2010

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Term
Tau Protein
Definition
Jakob-Creutzfeld, Pick's Dz, Alzheimer's
Neurofibrillary tangles which are ubiquinated neurofilaments
Term
Lewy Bodies
Definition
Parkinson's
Ubiquinated neurofilament in Parkinson's
Term
Marcus Gunn Pupil
Definition
Afferent pupillary reflex
Term
Senile Plaques
Definition
degenerating neurons tangled around core of Beta amyloid in Alzheimer's Dz
Term
Neurofibrillary Tangles
Definition
Alzheimer's Dz, CJD, Pick's
Hyperphosphorylated tau protein filaments tangled in the cytoplasm of CNS cells
Term
Pick bodies
Definition
Pick's Disease/frontotemporal dementia
intracellular aggregated tau protein
Term
Pick's dz
Definition

Frontotemporal Dementia

dementia, aphasia, parkinsonian aspects

Term
Lewy Bodies
Definition
Lewy Body Dementia
eosinophilic inclusion bodies
Term
Lewy Body Dz
Definition
parkinsonism with dementia and hallucinations
Term
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Dz
Definition
Rapidly progressive dementia with myoclonus, spongiform cortex.
Associated w/ prions
Term
Charcot's Triad
Definition
Multiple Sclerosis (SIN)
1. Scanning Speech
2. Intention Tremor (Incontinence, Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia)
3. Nystagmus
Term
"Ash Leaf Spots"
Definition
Tuberous Sclerosis
hypopigmented skin
Term
Lisch Nodules
Definition
Neurofibromatosis
Pigmented iris hamartomas
Term
Bubble and Hole Pattern (brain bx)
Definition
Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Term
Pseudopalisading tumor cells
Definition
Glioblastoma multiforme
Term
Psammoma Bodies
Definition
Laminated calcifications (PSaMMoma):
1. Papillary Thyroid Cancer
2. Serous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary
3. Meningioma
4. Malignant Mesothelioma
Term
Chicken Wire Capillary pattern
Definition
Oligodendroglioma
Term
"Fried Egg" Cells
Definition
Oligodendrglioma
round nuclei with clear cytoplasm
Term
GFAP Stain
Definition
Positive in:
1. Glioblastoma Multiforme
2. Pilocytic astrocytoma
Term
Rosenthal Fibers
Definition
Pilocytic Astrocytoma
eosinophilic corkscrew fibers
Term
Tumors causing Hydrocephalus
Definition
1. Ependymoma
2. Medulloblastoma
Term
Tumor most often found in the convexities of the hemispheres and parasagittal region
Definition
Meningioma
Term
Tumor most often found in the cerebral hemispheres
Definition
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Term
Tumor most often found in the frontal lobes
Definition
oligodenroglioma
Term
Causes of Papiledema
Definition
1. increased ICP
2. Vit A toxicity
3. Pb poisoning- increase in delta-aminolevulinic
Term
Candle-stick Dripping
Definition
Tuberous Sclerosis-
hamartomas that bulge on walls of ventricles
Term
Shagreens patches
Definition
Tuberous sclerosis
hypopigmentation spots on skin (ash-leaf spot)
Term
Negri Bodies
Definition
Rabies
Perkinje Cell inclusions
Term
Periventricular Calcifications
Definition
CMV
Term
Tumbling Motility on CSF
Definition
listeria monocytogenes (also described t. vaginalis)
Term
Narrow based budding
Definition
cryptococcus on CSF prep
Term
India Ink on CSF
Definition
Cryptococcus
Term
Wide Angle Budding on CSF in frontal lobe
Definition
Mucormycosis in DKA
Term
Space-occupying lesion in brain of AIDS pt
Definition
Toxoplasmosis
Term
Pig Herder w/ focal neural seizures
Definition
Cysticercosis
Term
Drug that decreases seizure threshold as a side effect
Definition
Tramadol
Term
drugs that cause Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Definition
Lamotrigine
Ethosuximide
Phenobarbital
carbamazepine
phenytoin
Sulfa drugs
PCN
allopurinol
Efavirenze
Nevirapine
Delaviridine
Term
Gingival hyperplasia
Definition
Phenytoin
Term
Tx for Absence Seizures
Definition
Ethosuximide
Term
Drugs that can cause malignant hypERthermia
Definition
Halothane
succinylcholine
Term
"Bat Wing" frontal horns
Definition
Huntingdon's Dz
Appearance of the lateral ventricles
Term
[image]
Definition

Lisch Nodules

NF1

Term
Intracellular Tau protein aggregates
Definition
Pick's Dz
Term
Extracellular Tau protein aggregates
Definition
Alzheimer's Dz
Term
Temporal lobe encephalitis
Definition
HSV-1
Term
Atrophy of the caudate nucleus
Definition
Huntingdon"s dz
Term
Gower Sign
Definition
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
using hands to support weight when getting up from the floor.
Term
Olfactory Hallucination
Definition
Psychomotor Epilepsy- the aura
Term
Visual Hallucinations
Definition
Common in Delirium
Term
Auditory Hallucinations
Definition
Common in schizophrenia
Term
Tactile Hallucinations
Definition
Common in:
1. alcohol withdrawal
2. Cocaine abusers
Term
Russel's Sign
Definition
Bulimia Nervosa
Calluses on backs of hands from inducing vomitting
Term
Tx for DTs
Definition
Benzos
Term
Pin point pupils
Definition
Opioid intoxication
Term
Pes Cavus
Definition
Friedrich's ataxia
High Arch
Term
Hammer Toe
Definition
Friedrich's ataxia
Term
Port Wine Stain
Definition
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Term
Leptomeningial angiomatosis
Definition
Sturge-Weber Dz
Term
[image]
Definition

Pseudopalisading tumor cells surrounding necrosis

Glioblastoma Multiformae

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