Neurology — Flashcards

One complication of synkinesis (abnormal nerve regeneration) after facial nerve palsy recovery is Crocodile tear syndrome that occurs during eating, due to a rewiring from the _____ gland to tear glands

Internuclear ophthalmoplegia occurs due to lesion in the _____ of the opposite side of the aBducting eye

Clinically _____ rigidity is seen in conditions such as uncal herniation

Features of Millard Gubler Syndrome: 6th nerve: _____, ipsilateral convergent squint7th nerve:  Loss of corneal reflex, ipsilateral paralysis of facial musclesCorticospinal tract: Contralateral hemiplegia of extremities (due to involvement of pyramidal tract).

Tabes dorsalis patients present with the "three P's": _____, pain, and polyuria (incontinence)

A putamen hemorrhage (ex. rupture of Charcot-Bouchard microaneurysms) manifests with: - _____ hemiparesis (damage to internal capsule) - Contralateral hemisensory loss (damage to thalamus) - Gaze deviation towards side of bleed (damage to frontal eye fields)

If a stroke is suspected, _____ is used to exclude hemorrhage before tPA can be given

_____ (dementia or delirium) is associated with a normal pattern on EEG

Subacute combined degeneration in vitamin B12 deficiency affects the _____, corticospinal tracts, and spinocerebellar tracts

_____ syphilis can result in Tabes Dorsalis, or demyelination of the dorsal column and roots