Peripheral Neuropathy, Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Other Common Mononeuropathies

In terms of sensory fibres: [blank_start]Alpha Delta Fibres[blank_end] facilitate cold perception and pain [blank_start]C fibres[blank_end] facilitate warm perception and pain

Using the diagram, match the symptoms to their fibre type: [blank_start]Large Motor Fibre[blank_end] - Weakness, unsteadiness and muscle wasting [blank_start]Large Sensory Fibre[blank_end] - Numbness, paraesthesia and unsteadiness [blank_start]Small Sensory Fibre[blank_end] - Pain and Dyesthesia [blank_start]Autonomic Fibre[blank_end] - Dizziness, Impotence, Nausea & Vomiting

[blank_start]Athetosis[blank_end]: Writhing movements, usually of the fingers, due to abnormal muscle contraction [blank_start]Pseudoathetosis[blank_end]: Writhing movements, usually of the fingers, due to a failure of the neural proprioceptive pathways to the brain

[blank_start]High stepping[blank_end] gait is a condition whereby there is a loss of dorsiflexion when walking resulting in a foot drop and the patient having to lift their foot higher when taking a step to avoid dragging it along the floor.

High stepping gait can occur due to damage to which nerve?

The graphs in the diagram show different responses to Nerve Conduction Studies. A: [blank_start]Normal Nerve Conduction[blank_end] B: [blank_start]Axonal Loss[blank_end] C: [blank_start]Demyelination[blank_end]

Guillain Barre Syndrome is an example of a [blank_start]demyelinating[blank_end] neuropathy

Guillain Barre Syndrome is an acute autoimmune condition whereby autoantibodies attack the [blank_start]myelin[blank_end] of the [blank_start]peripheral[blank_end] nerves

Guillain Barre patients progressively develop paraplegia, meaning that they have weakness/paralysis [blank_start]from the waist down[blank_end]

Onset of Guillain Barre SYndrome is sometimes associated with infection, mainly by which organism?

Typically, what symptom of Guillain Barre tends to present first in patients?

Treatment of Guillain Barre Syndrome is typically by Immunoglobulin infusion

What is the most common type of hereditary neuropathy?

Which four of the following symptoms commonly occur in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease?