Neurology — Flashcards

Neurofibromatosis type _____ is also known as von Recklinghausen disease

Strokes involving the lenticulostriate artery may cause paralysis and sensory loss of the _____-lateral face, upper limb, and lower limb

_____ aneurysms located in the lenticulostriate vessels of the basal ganglia are commonly associated with hypertension

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_____ bladder results from lesions at the level of the sacral spinal cord

Brown-Sequard syndrome presents with _____-lateral upper motoneuron signs below the level of the lesion (due to corticospinal tract damage)

_____ syndrome is caused by:- occlusion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery - most commonly due to traumatic vascular dissection / occlusion of the distal vertebral artery

Mitochondrial myopathies often present with myopathy, _____, and CNS disease

As opposed to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Guillain Barre develops over the course of _____ to weeks once symptoms begin

Tabes Dorsalis is characterized by loss of _____, with a "high-stepping" gait and foot-slapping

The hallmark of _____ dysfunction is intention tremor without paralysis or paresis