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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…

CHAPTER 20 Sleep Neurology       I.  Polysomnography (PSG)            A.  Recording                  1.  To visually stage sleep adequately, the basic monitoring must be at least:                       a.  Central and occipital referential (usually to an earlobe or mastoid) electroencephalogram…

CHAPTER 26 Neuroendocrinology       I.  Hypothalamus            A.  Hormones that affect pituitary function                  1.  Corticotropin-releasing hormone: mainly from the paraventricular nucleus; stimulates adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); stimulated by stress, exercise; inhibited by glucocorticoids through negative feedback…

CHAPTER 29 Child Psychiatry Child Pharmacology       I.  General Concepts            A.  Pharmacokinetics: different in children                  1.  Drug distribution                       a.  Less fatty tissue (less drug storage in fat)                       b.  Protein binding may be unpredictable.                       c.  Weight changes more…

CHAPTER 9 Headache Syndromes       I.  Headache Syndromes            A.  The International Headache Classification (ICHD) of primary and secondary headaches                  1.  Primary headaches                       a.  Migraine                               i.  Migraine without aura                              ii.  Migraine with aura                             iii.  Childhood periodic syndromes that are…