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Ascending Pressure,
Vibration,
Touch,
Proprioceptive sensation
Dorsal Column
Dorsal Column First-order neuron
Dorsal root ganglion
Dorsal column travels ipsi/contralateral
Ipsilateral
Synpase 1 for Dorsal Column
Ipsilateral Cutaneus/ Gracilis
2nd Order Neuron for Dorsal Column
Desscuates in medulla and ascends contralaterally in medial leminscus
Synapse 2 for Dorsal Column
VPL of thalamus
3rd Order Neuron for Dorsal Column
Sensory Cortex
-Broadmann's Area 3 1 2
Transection of dorsal column tract
above the sensory descussation
Contralateral loss
Transection of dorsal column tract
Ipsilateral Loss
Ascending Pain
Temperature sensatiom
Spinothalamic tract
The lateral spinothalamic tract recieves input from...
fast (A-delta) and slow-conducting (C-fibers) pain fibers
Synapse 1- Spinothalamic tract
Ipsilateral Gray matter
2nd Order neuron for Spinothalamic tract
Decusstes at anterior white commissure--> ascends contralaterally
Synapse 2- Spinothalamic tract
VPL of thalamus
3rd Order neuron of spinothalamic tract
Sensory cortex
Brodmann's Area 3 1 2
Descending Voluntary Movements of contralateral limbs
Lateral corticospinal tract
Babinski sign is what tract
Lateral corticospinal tract
1st order neuron Lateral corticospinal tract
UMN cell body in primary motor cortex descends ipsilaterally
Lateral corticospinal tract decussates where
Descussates at caudal medulla
Synapse 1- Lateral Corticospinal Tract
Cell body of Anterior Horn
2nd Order Neuron
LMN: leaves spinal cord
Synapse 2- Lateral Corticospinal
Neuromuscular Junction
Spastic paresis with pyramidal signs (Babinski's sign)
UMN Lesion
Weakness UMN/LMN
Both!!
Atrophy UMN/LMN
LMN
Fasciculation UMN/LMN
LMN
Hyperreflexes UMN/LMN
UMN
Hyporeflexes UMN/LMN
LMN
Hypertonia UMN/LMN
UMN
Hypotonia UMN/LMN
LMN
Clasp knife spasticity
UMN
Combined UMN and LMN disease
AML Lou Gehrig's Disease
Defective superoxide demutase 1 produces free radical injury of neurons
Lou Gehrig's disease
Mutations on chromosome 21
Lou Gehrig's disease
Clinical finding for Lou Gehrig's disease
UMN- spasticity, Babinskis
LMN- Muscle weakness- begins with atrophy of the hands
GAA expansion
Fredrich's Ataxia
Mitochondrial iron hemostasis, cells are more prone to apoptosis
Fredrich's Ataxia
Fredrich Ataxia site of demyelination(5)
-Dorsal Root Ganglion
Posterior Column
Spinocerebellar tract
Lateral corticospinal tract
Large Sensory Peripheral Neurons
Progressive ataxia
Loss of deep tendon reflexes
Loss of vibratory sensation and proprioception
Muscle weakness in the leg
Fredrich's Ataxia
Degeneration of dorsal roots and column
Tabes Dorsalis
Associated with:
Charcot's Joint
Shooting Pain
Argyll Robertson Pupils
Tabes Dorsalis
Cause of death in Fredrich's Ataxia
Hyperthrophic Cardiomyopathy
Infraction of the anterior two-thirds of the spinal cord but spares the dorsal column and dorsal horns
Anterior spinal artery occlusion
Hemisection of the spinal cord
Brown-Sequard Syndrome
Brown-Sequard Findings (5)
Ipsilateral UMN signs below lesion
Ispilateral loss of tactile, vibration, proception sense below lesion
Contralateral loss of pain and temperature below lesion
Ispilateral loss of all sensation at the level of the lesion
LMN signs at the level of the lesion
Horner's syndrome where is the lesion?
Above T1
Horner's Syndrome symptoms
Ptosis
Anhidrosis
Miosis
Degneration of posterior column and lateral corticospinal tract demyelination
B12 deficiency
B12 Deficiency CNS Sx
Dementia
peripheral neuropathy
Hemorrhages with hemosiderin deposits in Mamillary bodies
Wernicke's Korsakoff
Autoimmune demyelination syndrome
Guillain-Barre
Rapidly progressive ascending motor weakness
Starts in proximal muscle and eventually includes distal muscle
Guillain Barre
Commonly preceded by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Campylobacteria jejuni
HIV
EBV
CMV
Guillain-Barre
Caused by a virus that replicated in the oropharynx and small intestine before spreading through the bloodstream to CNS
Poliomyelitis
Where is the destruction in Polio
Anterior Horn of the spinal cord, LMN destruction
Malaise
Headache
Fever
Nausea
Abdominal Pain
Sore throat
LMN lesions
Polio
CSF Finding in Polio
CSF with lymphocytic pleocystosis
ad slight elevations of proteins
Infantile spinal muscular atrophy
Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease
Floppy Baby
Tongue fasiculation
Median age of death at 7 months
Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease
Demyelination of CNS due to destruction of oligodendrocytes
PML
Associated with JC virus
PML
Multifocal perivenular inflammation and demyelination after infection
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
progressive hereditary nerve disorders related to the defective production pf proteins involved in the structure and function of peripheral nerves
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease