Neurology — Flashcards

_____ is an autoimmune disease due to production of antibodies against post-synaptic nicotinic ACh receptors at motor end plates

_____ is neurocutaneous disorder associated with bilateral acoustic schwannomas (ear findings)

Wernicke encephalopathy is characterized by a triad of _____, ophthalmoplegia, and ataxia

Cluster headaches generally last from _____ to 3 hours

_____ tremors are tremors seen only on activity and occur due to involvement of the cerebellum

Hemiballismus results from a lesion to the _____-lateral subthalamic nucleus (e.g. lacunar stroke)

Patients with Refsum disease can present with neurological symptoms; such as issues with _____, additionally patients nearly universally report a profound loss of smell (anosmia)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a group of nerve disorders caused by defective production of proteins involved in the structure and function of _____ or myelin sheath

Systemic amyloidosis can result in a peripheral _____ and carpal tunnel syndrome

Cavernous sinus syndrome may present with decreased _____ and/or maxillary sensation