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prominent primitive/frontal reflexes
Frontotemporal dementia
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"knife edge" gyri
Picks disease
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repeated falls
Lewy body dementia
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>3% internal nuclei in SkM
activaiton of satellite cells
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onion bulbs
sequential episodes of de- than re-myleination leads to concentric layers of Schwann cells around the axon
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myelin ovoids
seen in Wallerian degeneration after traumatic transection of distal axon when destroyed myelin is phagocytosed my m0 and schwann cells
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ring fibers
- myotonic MD
- muscle fibers with sarcomere perp. to the axis
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internalization of nuclei
a feature of SkM seen in myotonic dystrophy
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disorder of axonal transport
peripheral neuropathy
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OCD
low seratonin function in the right caudate nucleus
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blanching rash that feels like sandpaper
enteroviral meningitis (picornavirus family)
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black discoloration of palate and nose
necrosis due to rhinocerebral mucormycosis
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pain upon moving eyes worsened by sitting, standing or coughing
viral meningitis
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satellitosis
proliferation of nerineuronal oligodendrocytes around degenerating neurons and normal neurons with aging
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DAI (diffuse axonal injury)
- caused by shearing stress on the brain, with no direct damage
- **corpus callosum is particularly suceptible**
- **coma after trauma with poor prognosis**
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congestion of ciliary blood vessels near cornea
Dx sign of uveitis
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intermittent blurring of vision with halos
due to corneal edema, a sign of AACG
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transient and painless monocular blindness
- "amaurosis fugax"
- caused by central retinol artery occulsion
- major source of embolus is plaque of carotid or aorta
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painless monocular visual loss on awakening
- anterior ishcemic optic neuropathy
- decreased b/f in posterior ciliary artery
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arcuate scotomas
scimtar shape, indicative of glaucoma
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whipple triad
- sign of insulinoma
- episodic hypoglycemia
- CNS dysfunction
- dramatic reversal of CNS dysfunction with glc admin
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MEN 1 syndrome
PT, pancreatic and pituitary hormone secreting tumors
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vesicular lesions on eyelid with periocular or cunjunctival vesicles
HSV keratits
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expanding chorioretinal lesions
fungal keratitis (candida, or fusarium)
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congestion of ciliary b/v near the cornea
dx of uveitis=> sever photophobia, blurry vision an IO pain
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haloes around light, mid dilated no reactive pupil,pain, coreal cloudiness
AACG- medical emergency
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