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| Vertebral artery and posterior inferior cerebeller artery |
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| Middle Cerebral artery syndrome |
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| blockage of an entire MCA branch |
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| Blockage of an entire MCA branch leads to what |
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| contralateral loss of movement and sensaation |
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| contralateral loss of movement |
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| contralateral loss of sensation |
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| Blackage to smaller brancesh of the MCA leads to what |
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| partial syndromes, ie brachial |
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| Brachial syndrome would lead to what |
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| weakness of the upper extremity |
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| The more proximal the embolus, the ____ the vessel affected, leading to more severe involvement |
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| Vertebral Arty and Poseterior Infereior Cerebellar Artery Syndrome affects what |
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| medulla and posterior/inferior cerebellum |
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| Medulla an dposterior/inferior cerebellum being affected by a stroke leads to what |
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| What are the s/s of wallenberg's syndrome |
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| vertigo, nausea, dyshpagia, ipsilateral ataxia and clumsiness, ptosis, impiaired sensation in the ipsilateral face and contralateral toso and limbs |
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| expanded fluid filled cavities that surround the small penetrating vessels |
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| tissue damage due to coiled hypertesnive vessels causing lacunes |
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| Where are lacunes often found |
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| Factors that affect reperfusion of blood vessels are: 1 |
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| formation of fibrin in the gray matter surrounding the occluded vessel |
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| Factors that affect reperfusion of blood vessels are: 2 |
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| Factors that affect reperfusion of blood vessels are: 3 |
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| Factors that affect reperfusion of blood vessels are: 4 |
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| Factors that affect reperfusion of blood vessels are: 5 |
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| abnormal distenions of a local blood vessel at the vessel's bifurcation |
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| Which produces too much dopamine? |
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| which produces too little dopamine |
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| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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| progressive motor neuron disease |
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| ALS affects what structures |
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| anterior horn cells of the spinal cord as well as the corticospinal tracts |
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| ALS is characterized by what |
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| degeneration and scarring of nervous tissue |
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| Degeneration and scarring of thse tissue is characteristic of ALS |
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| motor neurons of the lateral aspect of the spinal cord, brain stem, cerebral cortex |
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| degeneration of cortex's pyramidal cells and nearby premotor areas |
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| degeneration of sensory and temporal cortices |
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| demyelination and degeneration of the lateral and ventral tracts of the spinal cord and brain stem |
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| ALS Histological Changes: 1 |
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| ALS Histological Changes: 2 |
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| ALS Histological Changes: 3 |
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| ALS Histological Changes: 4 |
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| As a result of the death of peripheral motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord what happens |
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| denervation and muscle atrophy takes place |
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| abnormal processing of amyloid |
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| increased concentration of neurfibrillary tangles and senile amyloid plaques |
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| Huntingtons' is characterized by: 1 |
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| Huntingtons' is characterized by: 2 |
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| Huntingtons' is characterized by: 3 |
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| Huntingtons' is characterized by: 4 |
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| choreic (involuntary random) movements |
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| excessive restlessness of the arms and face |
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| Chorea can be increased by what |
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| stress, mental concentration, complex motor tasks, walking |
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| The chorea can be enough at times to throw off the patients balance leading to what |
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| strength diminishes, tone increases, visual disturbances arise |
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| MS Clincial Picture: Initial symptoms |
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| sensory changes and weakness |
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| What sensory changes are involved with MS initially |
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| paresthesia, diploplia, visual blurring, impaired balance |
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| Common complaints of MS: 1 |
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| Common complaints of MS: 2 |
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| impaired cardiorespiratory function |
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| Common complaints of MS: 3 |
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| potential for skin breakdown |
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| People with MS complains of fatigue and weakness especially in which environment |
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| Common signs of Parkinsons: 1 |
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| Commons signs of Parkinsons: 2 |
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| inability to initiate and stop movement |
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| Common signs of parkinsons: 3 |
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| diffuciutly with walking, changing direction, ADLs |
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| What is one of the first signs noticed in regards to Parkinsons |
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| pill rolling, resting tremor |
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| When is resting tremor more common |
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| at rest or at times of stress |
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| Where can the tremors spread to |
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| all 4 limbs as well as face and neck |
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| Rigidity starts in 1 extremity, then spread throughout via 1 of 2 methods |
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| What are other signs of Parkinsons |
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| bradykinesia, akinesia, freezing, stooped posture, shhuffling gait |
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