Neupsy Key

CHAPTER 8 Dementia       I.  Definitions            A.  Delirium: an acute confusional state, marked by decreased attention and prominent alterations in perception and consciousness and associated with vivid hallucinations, delusions, heightened alertness, and agitation;…

CHAPTER 3 Neurohistology, Embryology, and Developmental Disorders       I.  Neurohistology            A.  Neurons: classified by the number of processes                  1.  Pseudounipolar: located in the spinal dorsal root ganglia and sensory ganglia of the cranial nerves…

CHAPTER 27 Neuro-oncology and Transplant Neurology       I.  Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumors            A.  Epidemiology                  1.  Metastatic brain tumors outnumber primary brain tumors 10 to 1.                  2.  Gliomas are the most common primary brain tumors…

CHAPTER 30 Neurobehavior and Neuropsychology       I.  Functional-Anatomic Correlations: Review Chapter 4 to identify vessels supplying these important regions of the brain.            A.  Frontal lobes                  1.  Luria description of functions                       a.  Identification of problems or…

CHAPTER 18 Electroencephalography (EEG)       I.  Physics and Biology of Electricity            A.  Ion fluxes and membrane potentials                  1.  Most of the charge movement in biologic tissue is attributed to passive properties of the membrane…

CHAPTER 19 Evoked Potentials       I.  Evoked Potentials (EPs)            A.  Brainstem auditory-evoked responses (BAERs) Classification of BAERs According to Latency TYPE LATENCY (MSECS) PRESUMED SOURCE Early (short latency) <12   Electrocochleogram 1–4 Auditory…

CHAPTER 13 Demyelinating Disorders       I.  Overview            A.  Commonly accepted pathologic criteria for demyelinating diseases are as follows:                  1.  Destruction of myelin sheaths or nerve fibers                  2.  Relative sparing of other elements of nervous tissue,…

      I.  Definitions            A.  Ischemic stroke: an episode of neurological dysfunction caused by focal cerebral, spinal, or retinal infarction (clinical syndrome)            B.  Central nervous system (CNS) infarction: brain, spinal cord, or retinal cell death…

50 Practice Questions With Answers Practice Questions   1.   Activation of a postsynaptic acetyl choline receptors results in which of the following?         a.  An efflux of Na+ into the cell and an efflux…

CHAPTER 23 Neuro-ophthalmology       I.  Anatomy and Examination            A.  Photoreceptors                  1.  Rods: use rhodopsin pigment; mediate light perception                  2.  Cones: use iodopsin pigment; mediate color vision            B.  Eyelids                  1.  Three muscles control lid position.                       a.  Levator palpebrae superioris…