Infections of the Nervous System Indian Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Infections of the Nervous System Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: _____ granulomas are seen in cerebral malaria.
Answer: Durck
Flashcard 2: Which two areas of the CNS are rabies virus Negri bodies found?_____
Answer: Hippocampus (pyramidal cells)
Flashcard 3: _____ disease is associated with increased 14-3-3 protein in CSF
Answer: Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Flashcard 4: HSV causes hemorrhagic necrosis of the inferomedial _____ and frontal lobe.
Answer: temporal
Flashcard 5: _____ encephalopathy is a degenerative disease due to abnormal prion proteins
Answer: Spongiform
Flashcard 6: Bacterial meningitis may lead to high pressure hydrocephalus, _____ (most common sequelae), and seizures, secondary to fibrosis
Answer: hearing loss
Flashcard 7: What CNS tumor is seen in the histology slide below?
_____
Answer: Hemangioblastoma (closely arranged, thin-walled capillaries with minimal intervening parenchyma)
Flashcard 8: Spheno-orbital encephalocoele, due to dysplasia of the greater wing of the sphenoid is commonly seen in _____
Answer: neurofibromatosis type 1
Flashcard 9: Which feature of von Hippel-Lindau disease is seen in the image below?
_____
Answer: Hemangioblastoma (high vascularity with hyperchromatic nuclei)
Flashcard 10: Which virus/viral family will have cytoplasmic, eosinophilic inclusions within neuronal cells?
_____
Answer: Rabies virus
Negri bodies
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