Notes in 09 Cortical Function Review

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Published	05/01/2024	Lesions to the somatosensory association cortex result in {{c1::astereognosis}}, which is the inability to recognize objects by touch
Published	05/01/2024	{{c1::Dysarthria}} is a motor inability to speak
Published	05/01/2024	{{c1::Transcortical mixed}} aphasia is caused by damage to the watershed areas around (but not including) Broca and Wernicke areas and the arcuate fas…
Published	05/01/2024	Wernicke encephalopathy is characterized by a triad of {{c1::confusion}}, {{c2::ophthalmoplegia}}, and {{c3::ataxia}}
Published	05/01/2024	{{c2::Korsakoff}} syndrome is a late manifestion of Wernicke encephalopathy characterized by {{c1::confabulations}}, irreversible memory loss, an…
Published	05/01/2024	What is the underlying pathophysiologic cause of Wernicke encephalopathy?{{c1::Thiamine (B1) deficiency}}
Published	05/01/2024	Difference in features between Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff syndrome?Wernicke's → {{c1::ataxia, confusion, ocular abnormalities (nystagmus,…
Published	05/01/2024	Review Week 2 Session 1 Higher Cortical Function and Localization Cards{{c1::Suspend This Card}}
Published	05/01/2024	Parietal Lobe PathologyDominant Parietal Lobe = {{c1::Gerstmann Syndrome}}Non-Dominant Parietal Lobe = {{c1::Hemi-neglect}}
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Published	05/01/2024	Procedural memory is stored in the {{c1::cerebellum}} and {{c2::basal ganglia}}
Published	05/02/2024	Lesions that involve the {{c3::lateral::medial or lateral}} cerebellum produce a number of dysfunctions, mostly involving the {{c1::ipsi}}-lateral {{…
Published	05/02/2024	Lesions that involve the {{c2::medial}} cerebellum generally result in {{c1::bi}}-lateral motor deficits affecting truncal and proximal musculature
Published	05/02/2024	Lesions of the {{c1::medial::medial or lateral}} cerebellum may result in nystagmus and head tilting
Published	05/02/2024	Transcortical mixed aphasia is characterized by {{c1::nonfluent::fluent or nonfluent}} speech
Published	05/02/2024	Transcortical mixed aphasia is characterized by {{c1::impaired::intact or impaired}} comprehension
Published	05/02/2024	Transcortical mixed aphasia is characterized by {{c1::intact::intact or impaired}} repetition
Published	05/02/2024	Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is characterized by:- damage {{c1::bi}}laterally to the {{c1::mammillary bodies}} - periventricular hemorrhagic lesions to…
Published	05/02/2024	Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is associated with {{c1::thiamine (B1)}} deficiency and excessive {{c2::alcohol}} use
Published	05/02/2024	Hemineglect = usually stroke of {{c1::right (non-dominant) MCA::artery}}
Published	05/02/2024	Types of Memory{{c1::Declarative}} memory {{c2::Semantic}} memory = remembering {{c4::facts}}{{c2::Episodic}} memory = remembering {{c4::events}} …
Published	05/02/2024	{{c2::Emotional}} memory is mediated by the {{c1::amygdala::part of brain}}
Published	05/02/2024	The hippocampus is connected to the mammillary body by the {{c1::fornix}}
Published	05/02/2024	Anterograde amnesia can be caused by lesion to the hippocampus or any other part of the {{c1::Papez circuit}}
Published	05/02/2024	Lesions of the {{c1::fusiform gyrus::specific part of brain}} result in prosopagnosia
Published	05/02/2024	Lesions to the {{c2::dorsal}} visual association cortex result in visual apraxia, such as difficulty coordinating voluntary horizontal eye m…
Published	05/02/2024	Lesions to the {{c2::somatosensory association}} cortex result in {{c1::asomatognosia}}, which is the inability to recognize parts of one's …
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