Neurology - Last Studylist

cranial nerves
    the 12 pairs of nerves
    what chunk of brain each connects to
    what each nerve does
    what you wouldn't be able to do if each were damaged
trigeminal dermatomes (opthalmic, maxillary, mandibular)
cranial nerve related problems
    anosmia
    palsies or paralysis of 3 nerves related to eye movement
    trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)
    Bell's palsy (facial paralysis)
    Meniere's disease
   
thalamus
    general structure and location
    major divisions and functions
    functions as a relay station for messages heading to cortex

"specific nuclei" of thalamus
    those with sensory functions such as
        ventral-posterior (VP thalamus) touch
        lateral geniculate - vision
        medial geniculate - audition
    those with motor functions
        VA and VL
    regions of cortex specific nuclei send their messages to

"nonspecific nuclei" connect to association areas of cortex and/or limbic structures
    anterior nuclei
    medial nuclei
    intralaminar and reticular nuclei
    kinds of functions the nonspecific nuclei are involved in
seizure vs epilepsy
"primary" vs "secondary" epilepsy
generalized vs partial/focal epilepsy
characteristics of different types
    generalized tonic-clonic or grand mal seizures
    petit mal  or absence seizures
    simple partial seizures
    complex partial seizures
        temporal lobe or psychomotor seizures
aura
automatisms
treatments for epilepsy
status epilepticus
 

general features of cortex (outer layer of cerebrum)
    major gyri and labeling conventions

    Brodmann's areas (what term refers to)
types of white matter underlying cortex
    commissural fibers
    projection fibers
    association fibers
regions of the frontal lobe and their functions
    4 motor regions (primary motor, premotor, frontal eye field, Broca's area)
        review organization of motor cortex, motor homonculus
    prefrontal cortex
        orbitofrontal cortex
        anosmia
        perseveration
    impairments seen after different areas of frontal lobe damage
    different types of personality changes and executive function changes seen after frontal damage
    what kinds of abilities are included under the term executive functions
    differences between right and left frontal lobes and effects of damage
    tests of behavioral inhibition and strategy

regions of parietal lobe and their functions
    somatosensory cortex vs parietal association cortex
        review organization of somatosensory cortex, sensory homonculus
    left parietal functions vs right parietal functions
    possible impairments after damage
        alexia
        agraphia
        anomia
        apraxia
        acalculia
        aphasia
        contralateral sensory neglect
        agnosia
        constructional apraxia

regions of the temporal lobe and their functions
    primary auditory cortex and auditory association cortex; Wernicke's area in left hemisphere
    complex association region of temporal lobe
    limbic region of temporal lobe

brain damage which can cause amnesia
some common types of dementias
    Alzheimer's disease
    Lewy Body dementia
    Frontotemporal dementia
    Vascular dementias

the language system (Wernicke's area, angular gyrus of parietal lobe, arcuate fasciculus, Broca's area)
    gyri where Broca's and Wernicke's areas are found
    functions of Broca's and Wernicke's
    characteristics of Broca's aphasia vs Wernicke's aphasia

blood vessels supplying the brain
Blood vessels and sinuses draining blood from the brain
territories of 3 cerebral arteries and the functions that would be lost arteries were damaged
ischemic vs hemorrhagic strokes
embolism vs thrombosis
ischemia
infarct
transient ischemic attack
intracerebral hemorrhage vs ruptured aneurysm
arteriovenous malformation
risk factors associated with stroke
treatment approaches
angiogram