BUZZWORDS Flashcards
thunderclap headache
subarachnoid haemorrhage
xanthrochromic lumbar puncture
subarachnoid haemorrhage
exclude fresh blood from traumatic tap as a cause
lucid period after head trauma
extrdural haemorrhage
cogwheel rigidity
parkinsons
woody texture calves
muscular dystrophy (Duchenne or beckers)
raised CK
muscular dystrophy
toe walker
positive gowers sign
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
mask like expression
parkinsons
fluctuation cognitive deficit
delirium or lewy body dementia
REM disturbance later at night
lewy body dementia or parkinsons
recurrent visual hallucinations of children (not threatening)
lewy body dementia
acute onset cognitive disruption
fluctuates
delirium
personality/behavior changes then dementia
frontotermporal lobe dementia
associated with MND
PMH CVD
memory problems
change in personality
vascular dementia
stepwise deterioration of dementia
vascular dementia
pain on loud noise
facial nerve palsy
inflammatory myopathy with poor response to steroids
inclusion body myositis
leg symptoms
midline shift of brain
what type of herniation
falcine herniation
back pain worse on coughing
slipped disc
headache worse when coughing
raised ICP/posterior fossa issue
bilateral sciatica
erectile dysfunction
bowel/bladder symptoms
cauda equina
injury to upper brachial plexus
erbs palsy (waiters tip)
injury to lower brachial plexus
klumpkes palsy (claw hand)
anti acetylcholine receptor antibody
myasthenia gravis
purely motor symptoms with ocular sparing
motor neurone disease
‘raccon or ‘panda’ eyes after trauma
anterior cranial fossa fracture
‘battle sign’ behind ears after trauma
middle cranial fossa fracture (mastoid process of temporal bone)
diarrhea and weakness
guillain barre syndrome
