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Question: 60 YO right handed male, getting lost, only writing on right half of paper, left sided hemi
neglect - where is the lesion?
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RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE 66 YO with HTN - develops vertigo, diplopia, nausea/vomitting, hiccups,
LEFT facial numbness, nystagmus, hoarseness, limb ataxia, staggering gait, tendency to fall to the left -
what's the
Question: Diagnosis?
Answer:
LATERAL MEDULLARY STROKE 26 YO with headache + right hand clumsiness for weeks. Exam
= difficulty with rapid alternating movements of hand, overt intention tremor on FTN, mild dysmetric
finger tapping.
Question: CNS intact without papiledema where is the damage on MRI?
Answer:
CEREBELLUM 78 YO w/ischemic stroke (residual mild hemiplegia). Pt unaware there was a problem
of weakness on one side of his body. When asked to raise the weak arm, he raises the normal arm.
When failure to raise the arm was pointed out, pt admitted it was slightly weak. He neglects that side of
the body
Question: When dressing and grooming. Pt did not shave one side of his face + difficulty putting a
shirt on when it was turned inside out. Area of the brain most likely affected?
Answer:
RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE adult neurogenesis happens
Question: Where?
Answer:
HIPPOCAMPUS in addiction, DOPA neurons project to nucleus accumbens. Cell bodies of these
neurons
Question: Reside where?
Answer:
VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA
, Question: Where in the brain are circadian rhythms related to sleep behavior set and maintained?
Answer:
SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS Previously pleasant mom becomes profane and irresponsible over
6 months.
Question: Pathology is most likely in...?
Answer:
FRONTAL LOBE
Question: Which structure connects the frontal and temporal lobes?
Answer:
ARCUATE FASCICULUS Rapid onset RIGHT facial weakness + LEFT limb weakness
Question: + diplopia - diagnosis?
Answer:
BRAIN STEM INFARCTION
Question: Orexin is made where?
Answer:
LATERAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI Brain area activated by subliminal presentations of
Question: Emotional faces?
Answer:
AMYGDALA
Question: Where does histamine synthesis happen?
Answer:
HYPOTHALAMUS Dopaminergic pathway that includes nucleus acumbens and also mediates
addiction and associated
Question: Behaviors/reinforcing?
Answer:
MESOLIMBIC Neural plasticity largely mediated through capacity to rapidly change in number and
morphology of what cell
Question: Structure?
Answer:
DENDRITIC SPINES Neurogenesis in the adult brain is restricted to which
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Question: 60 YO right handed male, getting lost, only writing on right half of paper, left sided hemi
neglect - where is the lesion?
Answer:
RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE 66 YO with HTN - develops vertigo, diplopia, nausea/vomitting, hiccups,
LEFT facial numbness, nystagmus, hoarseness, limb ataxia, staggering gait, tendency to fall to the left -
what's the
Question: Diagnosis?
Answer:
LATERAL MEDULLARY STROKE 26 YO with headache + right hand clumsiness for weeks. Exam
= difficulty with rapid alternating movements of hand, overt intention tremor on FTN, mild dysmetric
finger tapping.
Question: CNS intact without papiledema where is the damage on MRI?
Answer:
CEREBELLUM 78 YO w/ischemic stroke (residual mild hemiplegia). Pt unaware there was a problem
of weakness on one side of his body. When asked to raise the weak arm, he raises the normal arm.
When failure to raise the arm was pointed out, pt admitted it was slightly weak. He neglects that side of
the body
Question: When dressing and grooming. Pt did not shave one side of his face + difficulty putting a
shirt on when it was turned inside out. Area of the brain most likely affected?
Answer:
RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE adult neurogenesis happens
Question: Where?
Answer:
HIPPOCAMPUS in addiction, DOPA neurons project to nucleus accumbens. Cell bodies of these
neurons
Question: Reside where?
Answer:
VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA
, Question: Where in the brain are circadian rhythms related to sleep behavior set and maintained?
Answer:
SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS Previously pleasant mom becomes profane and irresponsible over
6 months.
Question: Pathology is most likely in...?
Answer:
FRONTAL LOBE
Question: Which structure connects the frontal and temporal lobes?
Answer:
ARCUATE FASCICULUS Rapid onset RIGHT facial weakness + LEFT limb weakness
Question: + diplopia - diagnosis?
Answer:
BRAIN STEM INFARCTION
Question: Orexin is made where?
Answer:
LATERAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI Brain area activated by subliminal presentations of
Question: Emotional faces?
Answer:
AMYGDALA
Question: Where does histamine synthesis happen?
Answer:
HYPOTHALAMUS Dopaminergic pathway that includes nucleus acumbens and also mediates
addiction and associated
Question: Behaviors/reinforcing?
Answer:
MESOLIMBIC Neural plasticity largely mediated through capacity to rapidly change in number and
morphology of what cell
Question: Structure?
Answer:
DENDRITIC SPINES Neurogenesis in the adult brain is restricted to which
