Neurology — Flashcards

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

_____ disease is characterized by periodic sharp wave complexes on EEG

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

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

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

_____ tremors are tremors which disappear on movement and are due to involvement of the substantia nigra and red nucleus

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

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

_____ disease often presents with neuropsychiatric manifestations, due to copper deposition and resultant cystic degeneration in the putamen and other adjacent structures

Strokes involving the middle cerebral artery may cause paralysis and sensory loss of the _____-lateral upper limb and face