Jacob Shared "Neuro - Week 5" - 14 Picmonics
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Neuro - Week 5
5 A's of Alzheimer's Disease
- Agnosia
- Anomia
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Amnesia
1 min
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Assessment
- Progressive Muscle Weakness
- Systemic Muscle Wasting
- Fasciculations
- Spasticity
- Fatigue
- Considerations
- Riluzole (Rilutek)
- Stretching
- Little to No Cognitive Decline
- Respiratory Support
- Palliative Care
2 mins
Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms and Diagnosis
- Symptoms
- Optic Neuritis
- Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia
- Scanning Speech
- Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
- Motor Issues (Intention Tremor, Paresis)
- Numbness and Pain
- Depression
- Relapsing Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Gold Standard = Plaques on MRI
- Increased CSF Immunoglobulins (IgG)
- Oligoclonal Bands
4 mins
Multiple Sclerosis Features and Mechanisms
- Features
- More Common in Women
- Presents in 20's and 30's
- Northern Europeans
- Mechanism
- Unknown mechanism, genetic factor
- HLA-DRB1
- Autoimmune Demyelination of CNS
- White Matter of Brain and Spinal Cord
- T Cell Mediated Inflammation
2 mins
Friedreich's Ataxia
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- GAA Repeat
- Frataxin
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction
- Autosomal Recessive
- Hammertoes
- High Arches
- Kyphoscoliosis
- Lateral Corticospinal Tract
- Posterior Column
- Spinocerebellar Tract
- Type I Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
1 min
Memantine
- Indications
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Mechanism of Action
- NMDA Receptor Antagonist
- Prevents Excitotoxicity
- Side Effects
- Confusion
- Hallucinations
1 min
Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Personality Functioning
- Self-Functioning
- Ego-centrism
- Disregards Rights of Others
- Self-esteem from Personal Gain
- Interpersonal Functioning
- No Empathy
- No Intimacy
- Pathological Personality Traits
- Antagonism
- Manipulates Others
- Hostility
- Disinhibition
- > 18 years of age
2 mins
Avoidant Personality Disorder
- Personality Functioning
- Self Functioning
- Feelings of Shame or Inadequacy
- Low Self-Esteem
- Social Withdrawal
- Interpersonal Functioning
- Desires Relationships with Others
- Poor Reaction to Criticism
- Hypersensitive to Rejection
- Pathological Personality Traits
- Anhedonia
- Anxiety
2 mins
Borderline Personality Disorder
- Personality Functioning
- Self Functioning
- Chronic Feelings of Emptiness
- Poor Self Image
- Unstable Goals, Aspirations, Career Plans
- Interpersonal Functioning
- Fear of Abandonment
- Unable to Maintain Relationships
- Pathological Personality Traits
- Unstable Mood
- Splitting
- Self-destructive Behaviors
- Anxiety
- Suicidal Thoughts
2 mins
Dependent Personality Disorder
- Personality Functioning
- Self Functioning
- Difficulty Making Own Decisions
- Interpersonal Functioning
- Uncomfortable Being Alone
- Urgently Seeks New Relationships After Breakups
- Pathological Personality Traits
- Allow Others to Make Decisions
- Exaggerated Fear of Being Unable to Care for Self
- Difficulty Expressing Disagreement
- Difficulty Starting New Projects
- Excessive Lengths to Obtain Nurturance
2 mins
General Personality Trait Disorder
- Significant Impairments
- Self-Identity Impairments
- Interpersonal Functioning Impairments
- One or more Personality Traits
- Negative Affectivity
- Detachment
- Antagonism
- Disinhibition vs Compulsivity
- Psychoticism
1 min
Histrionic Personality Disorder
- Discomfort if Not Center of Attention
- Dressing for Attention
- Flirtatious, Provocative Behavior
- Shallow and Labile Emotions
- Theatrical or Dramatic
- Impressionistic Speech
- Impressionable
- Overestimates Intimacy in Relationships
2 mins
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Personality Functioning
- Self Functioning
- Increased Self-Importance
- Inflation of Accomplishments
- Often Angered when Criticized
- Interpersonal Functioning
- Little Interest in Others' Experiences
- No Empathy
- Pathological Personality Traits
- Grandiosity
- Demands the Best
- Requires Admiration of Others
2 mins
Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Personality Functioning
- Self Functioning
- Preoccupied with Trustworthiness of Friends
- Interpersonal Functioning
- Pervasive Mistrust of Others
- Constant Suspicion
- Pathological Personality Traits
- Reads Threatening Meanings in Benign Remarks
- Reluctant to Confide
- Perceives Attacks on Character
- Grudges
2 mins
