Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Niemann Pick disease may present with progressive _____
Answer: neurodegeneration
Flashcard 2: What disease is associated with this spinal cord lesion? _____
Answer: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Flashcard 3: As limb compartment syndrome progresses, patients can develop _____ deficits
Answer: motor
Flashcard 4: Tabes Dorsalis is characterized by _____ joints due to loss of proprioception
Answer: charcot
Flashcard 5: Spongiform encephalopathy is characterized histologically by intracellular _____ due to damage to neurons and glial cells
Answer: vacuoles
Flashcard 6: Frontotemporal dementia (Pick disease) may have ubiquitinated _____ inclusions seen on histology
Answer: TDP-43
Flashcard 7: Werdnig-Hoffmann disease is the infantile form (type 1) of _____
Answer: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Flashcard 8: What lysosomal storage disease presents with central and peripheral demyelination with ataxia and dementia?_____
Answer: Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Flashcard 9: What is the term for infarcted tissue in the basal ganglia or internal capsule caused by occlusion of a lenticulostriate artery?
Answer: lacunar infarct
Flashcard 10: epidural hematoma
Answer: rupture of middle meningeal artery; fracture of temporal bone
Extra: rapid arterial bleeding lucid interval followed by decreased LOC; CN 3 palsy, increased ICP CT: biconvex, hyperdense blood; does not cross sutures; may cross falx, tentorium
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