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Published	08/28/2024	What symptoms are present with different regional brain damage? Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, cerebellum, brainstem? Seen in strokes (ischem…
Published	08/28/2024	Brain vascular perfusion (circle of willis)
Published	08/28/2024	Describe endothelial cell dysfunction and atherolosclerotic plaque formation... How does it cause Ichemic stroke (IS)?
Published	08/28/2024	Describe Embolism path to brain (thromboemboli)? Where is it commonly from? Which congenital defect allows for an alternative path to brain; if not wh…
Published	08/28/2024	Describe Lacunar Strokes... Where do they occur? Which artery?
Published	08/28/2024	How does Shock affect the brain?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the 2 parts of a local ischemic stroke (Focal)
Published	08/28/2024	What happens to brain cells in response to Ischemi (cellular level)?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the different types of Herniation?
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischemic Shock:
Published	08/28/2024	Symptoms depending on which Artery is affected: Seen in ischemia & hemorrhage (strokes) and other localalized injury
Published	08/28/2024	FACE mnemonic Ichemic Disease:
Published	08/28/2024	Ischemic Stroke Overview: Causes, Symtoms, progression
Published	08/28/2024	What is a less common cause of Intracerebral Hemorrhage?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the most common cause of Intracerebral Hemorrhage?
Published	08/28/2024	Which type of IS leads to secondary intracerebral hemorrage
Published	08/28/2024	What happens to brain once an intracerebral hemorrhage occurs?
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis and Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage:
Published	08/28/2024	What are the Meninges of the brain?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the 3 most common causes of subarachnoid hemorrhage?
Published	08/28/2024	What follows an subarachnoid hemorrhage? May result in _____
Published	08/28/2024	What are the Symptoms of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage? What is seen in CSF?
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage:
Published	08/28/2024	What is the flax cerebri and tentorium?
Published	08/28/2024	What is the subdural and subarachnoid space?
Published	08/28/2024	What makes up the leptimeninges?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the main causes of Subdural Hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	Pathogenesis of Subdural Hematoma: difference between acute, subacute, chronic; where does a subdural hematoma occur?
Published	08/28/2024	Where does a subdural hematoma occur?
Published	08/28/2024	What may happen to the location of brain after a subdural hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	Define Herniation (in brain):
Published	08/28/2024	What are the symptoms of subdural hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of Subdural Hematoma:
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment of Subdural Hematoma:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Subdural Hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	Where does a Epidural Hematoma occur?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the main causes of Epidural Hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	Difference between hemorrhage and hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	How does blood pool in Epidural Hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	What is a lucid interval in epidural hematoma? What does this mean for patients?
Published	08/28/2024	Symptoms of Epidural Hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	Complications of Epidural Hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of Epidural Hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment of Epidural Hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Epidural Hematoma?
Published	08/28/2024	Define TIA:
Published	08/28/2024	What are Saccular Aneurysms?
Published	08/28/2024	Which part of meningis is usually involved in meningitis?
Published	08/28/2024	What is the CSF composed of? How much is composed? Where is it made?
Published	08/28/2024	Difference between meningitis and encephalitis?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the common triggers of meningitis?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the different routes of which meningitis occurs?
Published	08/28/2024	How many WBC do we find in the CSF during meningitis?
Published	08/28/2024	Causes of Meningitis:
Published	08/28/2024	Symptoms of Meningitis:
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of Meningitis:
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment of Meningitis:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Meningitis:
Published	08/28/2024	Define brain abscess:
Published	08/28/2024	Define epidural abscess:
Published	08/28/2024	Define Encephalitis:
Published	08/28/2024	Define cavernous sinus thrombosis:
Published	08/28/2024	Define Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease:
Published	08/28/2024	What drug should children and teenagers not take if recovering from chicken pox or flu like symptoms? Which disease is this associated with?
Published	08/28/2024	What type of problems in the body does Reye Syndrom produce (general)?
Published	08/28/2024	Which age group is Reye Syndrome most commonly seen with? Which association does it have?
Published	08/28/2024	Which warning label is located on Aspirin?
Published	08/28/2024	What occurs at a cellular level during Reye Syndrome?
Published	08/28/2024	Etiology of Reye Syndrome?
Published	08/28/2024	What is increased in the blood during Reye Syndrome?
Published	08/28/2024	Ammonia levels are ______ in Reye Syndrome
Published	08/28/2024	Which cells are affected in the brain by ammonia?
Published	08/28/2024	Stages of Encephalopathy:
Published	08/28/2024	What is seen in the blood tests in Reye Syndrome?
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment of Reye Syndrome:
Published	08/28/2024	What is the cause of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome?
Published	08/28/2024	Describe the spectrum of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome:
Published	08/28/2024	What is the role of Thiamine and what is its role in Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome:
Published	08/28/2024	Where is Thiamine stored? Absorbed?
Published	08/28/2024	How is Thiamine converted in the body? What is the active form?
Published	08/28/2024	What is Thiamine Pyrophosphate role in the body?
Published	08/28/2024	What is the major cause of Thiamine Deficency? What disease can this lead to?
Published	08/28/2024	Why is the brain sensitive to thiamine deficency? What happens?
Published	08/28/2024	What is the symptoms and presentation of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome?
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome?
Published	08/28/2024	What is the treatment for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome?
Published	08/28/2024	Important complication that may occur in treatment of Wernicke's Encephalopathy?
Published	08/28/2024	Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome overview:
Published	08/28/2024	Define Hepatic Encephalopathy:
Published	08/28/2024	Define BeriBeri:
Published	08/28/2024	What is dementia?
Published	08/28/2024	What is seen morphologically in Alzheimer Disease?
Published	08/28/2024	BRAIN
Published	08/28/2024	Brain
Published	08/28/2024	What happens grossly to brain due to Alzheimer Disease?
Published	08/28/2024	Describe sporatic vs familial Alzheimer Disease:
Published	08/28/2024	Sympotom spectrum of Alzheimer Disease:
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis and treatment for Alzheimer Disease:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Frontotemporal lobal Dementia (FTD or FTLD):
Published	08/28/2024	Difference between tau in Picks (FTLD) and AD?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the two main subsets of FTLD?
Published	08/28/2024	Gross presentation of FTLD?
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Published	08/28/2024	Symtoms of FTLD:
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of FTLD:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Vascular Dementia:
Published	08/28/2024	Basic Brain Anatomy and Function:
Published	08/28/2024	Symtoms of Vascular dementia:
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment for vacular dementia:
Published	08/28/2024	Lewy Body Dementia:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview Kluver-Bucy Syndrome:
Published	08/28/2024	What is the function of the Temporal lobe?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the causes of Kluver-Bucy Syndrome? What part of the brain is affected?
Published	08/28/2024	3 Main symptoms of Kluver-Bucy Syndrome:
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis and treatment of Kluver-Bucy Syndrome:
Published	08/28/2024	Define Broca's aphasia:
Published	08/28/2024	Define Wernicke's Aphasia:
Published	08/28/2024	Multiple Sclerosis is a ______ Disease of the _______
Published	08/28/2024	What produces myelin in CNS vs PNS?
Published	08/28/2024	What happens when demyelination occurs? In neural terms?
Published	08/28/2024	What cell is active in MS?
Published	08/28/2024	What type of hypersensitivity is MS?
Published	08/28/2024	How does the the disease manifest?
Published	08/28/2024	Cause for MS:
Published	08/28/2024	Describe the 4 types of MS:
Published	08/28/2024	What are symptoms of MS?
Published	08/28/2024	Age and gender of MS?
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis and treatment of MS:
Published	08/28/2024	Meaning of word Transverse Myelitis?
Published	08/28/2024	Difference between white and gray matter in spinal cord? What are the different tracts in the spinal cord?
Published	08/28/2024	Different spinal cord tracts?
Published	08/28/2024	Where is the inflammation located in transverse myelitis?
Published	08/28/2024	Where is Transverse Myelitis most commonly located?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the causes of Transverse Myelitis? Which pathogens trigger?
Published	08/28/2024	Symptoms of Transverse Myelitis:
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of Transverse Myelitis
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment of Transverse Myelitis:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Transverse Myelitis:
Published	08/28/2024	Meaning of Central Pontine Myelinolysis?
Published	08/28/2024	Main cause of Central Pontine Myelinolysis:
Published	08/28/2024	What is the other name for Central Pontine Myelinolysis?
Published	08/28/2024	Function of the pons? Which cranial nerves nuclei reside here and what are function?
Published	08/28/2024	Hyponatremia
Published	08/28/2024	Hypopnatremia relationship with Central Pontine Myelinolysis?
Published	08/28/2024	Symtoms of Central Pontine Myelinolysis:
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of Central Pontine Myelinolysis:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Central Pontine Myelinolysis:
Published	08/28/2024	Meaning of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis:
Published	08/28/2024	Pathogenesis of ADEM (Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis):
Published	08/28/2024	Difference between ADEM and MS:
Published	08/28/2024	Which age group does ADEM affect?
Published	08/28/2024	Triggers of ADEM:
Published	08/28/2024	Symtoms of ADEM:
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of ADEM: (Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis)
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment for Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
Published	08/28/2024	Meaning of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus:
Published	08/28/2024	Where is the Choroid Plexus located & what cells produce CSF fluid?
Published	08/28/2024	How does the ventricles flow? Pressures in brain? Drainage?
Published	08/28/2024	How does Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus occur?
Published	08/28/2024	Which age group gets Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus ?
Published	08/28/2024	2 types of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus:
Published	08/28/2024	What are common causes of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?
Published	08/28/2024	What are the symtoms of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and how do they occur?
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus:
Published	08/28/2024	What is Chiari Malformations?
Published	08/28/2024	Anatomy of cerebellum
Published	08/28/2024	Spinothalamic tract function:
Published	08/28/2024	Cause of Arnold-Chiari Malformation:
Published	08/28/2024	Different types of Chiari malformation:
Published	08/28/2024	Symptoms of Chiari malformations:
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of Chiari Malformations:
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment of Chiari Malformation:
Published	08/28/2024	Chiari Malformation Overview:
Published	08/28/2024	What is Dandy-Walker Malformations?
Published	08/28/2024	Gross pathogenesis of Dandy-Walker Malformation:
Published	08/28/2024	Symptoms of Dandy-Walker Syndrome:
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment of Dandy-Walker malformation:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Dandy-Walker Malformation:
Published	08/28/2024	Meaning of Spina Bifida
Published	08/28/2024	Embryology of Spina Bifida:
Published	08/28/2024	3 main types of Spina Bifida:
Published	08/28/2024	What is the cause and risk factors of Spina Bifida:
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis of Spina Bifida:
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment for Spina Bifida:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Spina Bifida:
Published	08/28/2024	Meaning of Cerebral Palsy?
Published	08/28/2024	When does Cerebral palsy occur?
Published	08/28/2024	Does cerebral palsy progress?
Published	08/28/2024	Classification of Cerebral Palsy (different types):
Published	08/28/2024	Other symptoms of cerebral palsy:
Published	08/28/2024	Treatment for cerebral palsy:
Published	08/28/2024	How common, who aquires, and what is Rett Syndrome?
Published	08/28/2024	Cause of Rett Syndrome:
Published	08/28/2024	4 Stages of Rett Syndrome:
Published	08/28/2024	Diagnosis and treatment of Rett Syndrome:
Published	08/28/2024	Overview of Rett Syndrome:
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