Neupsy Key

C Cadasil Keywords CADASIL, small vessel disease, stroke, dementia, migraine, NOTCH3 mutation. Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is the most common and recognized genetic form…

Therapeutic Appendix Chemotherapy: common Neuro-Oncologic drugs Keywords Neuro-oncologic chemotherapeutic drugs Agent Mechanism Dosage Major side effects Carboplatin DNA alkylation IV: 400 to 500mg/m2 every 4 weeks Myelosuppression, nausea, hypersensitivity reactions…

AAN Guideline summaries appendix Evaluation and Prognosis of Coma Keywords Prognosis of Coma, AAN guideline, advance directives, coma Confounding factors Coma is a state with multiple etiologies, so it not…

A Abscess, Brain Keywords Respiratory acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis Brain abscess is a focal pyogenic infection of the brain parenchyma. They constitute less than 2% of intracranial…

P Paget disease Keywords Bone, pain, nerve compression, frontotemporal dementia Definition and epidemiology Paget disease of the bone, also known as osteitis deformans, is the most common bone disorder after…

M Macrocephaly Keywords Macrocephaly, large head, hydrocephalus, benign familial macrocephaly Macrocephaly is defined as head circumference greater than 2 standard deviations above the normal distribution for age, gender, and gestation….

Neurologic Emergency Appendix Acute Ischemic Stroke Keywords Acute ischemic stroke, rtPA, mechanical thrombectomy 1. Additional work-up is indicated, including but not limited to electrolytes with renal function studies, cardiac markers, and…

E Electrocardiogram and cardiac effects of neurological disorders Keywords ECG, cardiomyopathy, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke, QT interval Changes in electrocardiographic rhythm and morphology and cardiac structure may occur with acute or…

H Hallucinations Keywords Sensation, delirium, dementia, seizures, schizophrenia Hallucinations can be defined as a “sensory precept without external stimulation of the relevant sensory organ.” Hallucinations may occur in any sensory…

D Degenerative diseases of childhood Keywords Degenerative Diseases of Childhood, white matter, gray matter, genetic testing, mitochondria, metabolism Degenerative diseases of childhood may be classified in a number of ways,…