Neurology — Flashcards

Clawing of the hand is best seen with _____ lesions of the median or ulnar nerves.

Hint: (proximal or distal)

_____ deficiency leads to Segawa syndrome which is also known as Dopamine-responsive dystonia (DRD)

Bilateral lesions of the amygdala (and thus _____ syndrome) are associated with HSV-1 encephalitis

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is characterized by a triad of _____, ataxia, and confusion

Rapid correction of _____-natremia results in cerebral edema/herniation

_____ is due to slowly progressing, persistent infection of the brain by measles virus

_____ seizures are characterized by sudden loss of muscle tone, thus known as 'drop' seizures

Lesions of the _____ cerebellar vermis usually result from medulloblastomas or ependymomas and present with truncal ataxia

What movement disorders (2) are associated with Huntington disease? _____ and Athetosis

Internal carotid dissection can present with an ipsilateral third-order _____, as well as profound neurologic deficits due to infarction of the cerebral hemisphere