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Neuroanatomy 1
How many pairs of cranial nerves,
How many pairs of spinal nerves a...,
Name the 3 primary vesicles initi...
53  cards
PNS Revision
What is a collection of nerve cel...,
Dendrites vs axon,
What does an axon connect to
48  cards
Neuroanatomy 2
Blood supply to the brain comes f...,
Territories of the major cerebral...,
Venous drainage of the brain
35  cards
Neuroanatomy 3
What is the internal capsule,
A lesion at the level of the midb...,
Brown sequards syndrome
34  cards
Anatomy 2
Function of the back,
Bony landmarks of the back,
Muscle landmarks of the back
46  cards
Anatomy 3 - Spinal Nerves
Embryology of dermatomes in upper...,
Examples of somatic sensory symptoms,
Somatic motor symptoms
36  cards
Neuroanatomy 4
How is the optic nerve different ...,
Each component of a cranial nerve...,
Where is the only site where nerv...
30  cards
Anatomy 4
Which cranial nerves have parasym...,
Cranial nerve passes through whic...,
What 2 nerves come off the midbrain
57  cards
Neuroanatomy 5
How many turns in the cochlea,
Where is the organ of corti,
Organization of the cochlea
26  cards
Anatomy 5
Increased intracranial pressure c...,
What are the 5 layers of the scalp,
Where are the named arteries of t...
28  cards
Physiology 1
What are the 5 regions of a neurone,
Function of cell body soma,
What are the 4 types of neurone
19  cards
Somatosensory System 2
What is contained within grey and...,
What are the divisions of grey ma...,
What is the dorsal column medial ...
24  cards
Motor Units and Muscle Spindles
The somatic motor system consists...,
Function of upper motor neurones,
Function of lower motor neurones
33  cards
Physiology of Vision
17  cards
Physiology of Auditory and Vestibular Systems
Describe hair cells,
How is ap frequency modulated,
Common feature in all 3 sensory o...
33  cards
Upper Motor Neurones and Control of Movement
Describe the system which allows ...,
There are 3 levels of hierarchy o...,
Middle level of motor control
24  cards
Pain and Thermosensation
What is pain,
3 forms of pain,
Pathological pain is defined as what
35  cards
Neuroradiology
Ct is good at viewing what,
Is ct sensitive to a bleed,
What shows as bright white on ct
29  cards
Tumours of the Nervous System
Presentation of brain tumour,
Features of raised icp,
Causes of raised icp
39  cards
CNS Infections
Important microbes to know about,
Untreated cns infection has what ...,
Classification of meningitis
47  cards
Neurogenetics
What is duchenne muscular dystrophy,
Life span of duchenne muscular dy...,
Characteristic appearance of duch...
26  cards
Neuropharmacology
2 ascending pathways and function...,
What needs to be stimulated for p...,
Analgesics may reduced nociceptio...
49  cards
Neurapthology 1
Main cellular components of cns,
Damage to nerve cells and or thei...,
What is red neurone
50  cards
Primary and Secondary Headache
Important questions in headache h...,
Headache when lying down which is...,
Name 5 red flags
50  cards
Stroke
How can type of stroke be determined,
How can size of stroke be determined,
Total anterior circulation syndro...
35  cards
Epilepsy: Seizures and Syndromes
Important features of fall history,
How do you take a history of a se...,
General features of vasovagal syn...
68  cards
Neuropathology 2 - Demyelination and Dementia
The brain is viscoeleastic what d...,
What happens to csf in raised icp,
Normal csf volume
51  cards
Sleep
What is sleep,
Are you conscious or unconscious ...,
What happens in non rem sleep
25  cards
MS and inflammatory CNS disorders
What is ms,
Who is ms most common in,
What virus can be associated with ms
38  cards
Peripheral Neuropathy
Features of large motor fibre damage,
Features of large sensory fibre d...,
Features of small fibre damage
30  cards
Disorders of Neuromuscular Junction
3 general features of lower motor...,
3 general features of upn disorders,
Cell bodies of motor neurones ari...
45  cards
AHPs
0  cards
Traumatic Brain Injury
Best time to manage traumatic bra...,
General advanced trauma life supp...,
What are the 3 categories of gcs
28  cards
Pain Management
Is chronic pain recognised as a c...,
Pain sensation pathway,
Emotional affective pathway of pain
19  cards
Neuropathology 2
Examples of primary demyelination,
Examples of secondary demyelination,
Demyelination in cns vs pns
48  cards
Dementia
What is cognition,
Cognition encompasses what,
Criteria for dementia
43  cards
Motor Neurone Disease
What is mnd,
Median mnd survival,
How is mnd incidence changing
35  cards
Patterns of Neurological Presentation
Describe focal weakness,
Describe non focal weakness,
Upper motor neurone
28  cards
Intracranial Haemorrhage
3 types of spontaneous intracrani...,
What usually causes subarachnoid ...,
How does subarachnoid haemorrhage...
33  cards
Spinal Cord Compression
Describe the corticospinal tract,
Features of umn lesion,
Features of lmn lesion
29  cards
Neurology Formative
What are the 2 divisions of the c...,
Function of corticobulbar tract,
How can a central peripheral lesi...
50  cards
ICP
Kellie monroe doctrine,
Normal icp,
Immediate compensation for raised...
30  cards
Neurorehab
Adaptive plasticity,
Mechanisms in adaptive plasticity,
Describe active rehabilitation
3  cards
Delta: Neuro-oncology
The cerebrum is derived from what,
What are the 6 lobes of the cereb...,
Where is the frontal lobe and wha...
75  cards
Psychiatric History
Mood vs affect,
History vs mental state examination,
Perception without insight descri...
23  cards
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Where is the oculomotor nucleus l...,
Where does the oculomotor nerve e...,
What other fibres accompany the o...
11  cards
Abnormal Mood: Depression
50 of all mental heath disorders ...,
50 of mood disorders start before...,
Mood disorders are most common in...
32  cards
Abnormal Mood: Elated Mood
How does dsm classify bipolar,
How does icd classify bipolar,
What is bipolar 1
22  cards
Delta: Trauma and CSF
What causes decorticate posturing,
What is decorticate posturing,
What causes decerebrate posturing
52  cards
Passmedicine Mix
Upper and lower spinal levels of ...,
What anchors the spinal cord to t...,
What divides the spinal cord into...
45  cards
Epilepsy Neuro Revision
What is a seizure,
What is epilepsy,
2 types of seizure
64  cards
Nerve and Muscle Disease Neuro Revision
What is mcardles disease,
How does mcardles disease present,
How is ck affected in mcardles di...
41  cards
Passmed Stroke Notes
Types of ischaemic stroke,
Subtypes of ischaemic stroke,
General features of a cerebral he...
12  cards

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