Neurobowl - 2024
1. Silas Weir Mitchell
-Discoverer of the phantom limb
2. Right sciatic nerve causing a foot drop
3. Left dorsal pons
4. 8 and a half syndrome
1 + 1/2 + CN 7 = 8 and 1/2
1 + 1/2 + CN 7 = 8 and 1/2
5. Nitrous oxide leading to a myelopathy
6. Dural AV fistula
7. DYT1 Dystonia, not dopamine responsive
-TorsinA
-TorsinA
-Showing a child w/ leg involvement, and significant improvement after DBS
8. Cheiro oral syndrome
9. X linked adrenoleukodystrophy
-accumulation of VLCFAs
-defect ABCD1→ impair peroxisomal β‑oxidation→ VLCFAs accumulate
10. Myokymia and 11. Radiation plexitis
- lung cancer w/ radiation 8y before
- now brachial plexus distribution myokymia
12. ALS with Stephen Hawking
13. Locked in syndrome
Movie: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
15. Eastchester Clapping Sign
-Hemispatial neglect
-Eastchester High School
16. Dermoid cyst
Epidermoid cyst→ Restricts on diffusion; not T1-bright
Lipoma→ Pure fat, usually no calcifications or heterogeneous contents
Arachnoid cyst→ CSF intensity across all sequences, no fat
Teratoma→ Contains fat + soft tissue + calcifications; more complex
17. Facioscalpohumeral dystrophy and
18. beevor sign
“movement of umbilicus in supine attempting to flex the head”
19. Post fixational blindness in bitemporal hemianopia