Neupsy Key

Paim Khaled Moussawi Brian J. Wainger PHYSIOLOGY Characterization: Location, duration, radiation, quality, continuous vs. episodic, intensity (visual or numerical scale); evoked vs. spontaneous, triggering/mitigating factors, associated features (n/v, spasm), effect…

Central Nervous System Vasculitis Amanda L. Piquet Tracey Cho Often considered in ddx of subacute encephalopathy & typically has an insidious, progressive course. Difficult to dx. Practically, 1° CNS vasculitis…

Headache Rene A. Colorado Graham Huesmann David W. Chen EVALUATION OF HEADACHE History: Points to Consider Description: Acuity, freq, duration, location, severity, onset pattern, age, gender, meds, diet. Women: Relationship…

Neurologic Infectious Diseases Tamara B. Kaplan Nagagopal Venna NERVOUS SYSTEM LYME DZ Definition: Tick-borne spirochete infxn caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Borrelia garinii or afzelii in Europe/Asia). Epidemiology: Most common vector-borne…

Meningitis, Encephalitis, and Brain Abscesses Kate T. Brizzi Tracey Cho Meningitis: Inflammation of the meninges. Encephalitis: Inflammation of the brain. Meningoencephalitis: Inflammation of brain & meninges. Aseptic meningitis: Meningitis w/neg…

Movement Disorders Ellen B. Penney Albert Hung HYPOKINETIC MOVEMENT DISORDERS PARKINSON DISEASE (PD) Introduction: Most common neurodegenerative mvt d/o affecting ˜1% of people >60. Men:Women 3:2 predominance (unclear why), mean…

Behavioral Neurology Joel Salinas Jesse Mez APHASIA Aphasia: Abnormalities of symbolic communication (language). Inability to translate nonverbal images (thought) into language and/or inability to translate language into nonverbal thoughts (lexical-semantic)…

Seizures, Epilepsy, and Eeg Alice D. Lam Rodrigo Zepeda M. Brandon Westover Mouhsin M. Shafi DEFINITIONS Epileptic sz: Sudden transient si/sx 2/2 abnl, excess, or synchronous neuronal activity. Electrographic sz:…

Dementia Joel Salinas Vikram Khurana GENERAL INFORMATION Definition: (1) Acquired loss of cognitive abilities or comportment w/impairment of ≥2 of: (a) Memory (ability to learn new information or recall previously…

Rapidly Progressive Dementia R. Ryan Darby Alireza Atri Definition: Deterioration of intellectual/behavioral/cognitive/psychiatric fxn (dementia) usually over several weeks to months but <2 yr. Epidemiology (UCSF data: 178 rapidly progressive (RPD)…