Final look through

Question 1

Contact prophylaxis given for Meningitis

Answer 1

Rimfampicin

Question 2

Most common inherited PD genes

Answer 2

LRRK2 (autosomal dominant)

Parkin (autosomal recessive)

Question 3

Medication in Torte’s?

Answer 3

Clonidine

Question 4

Weber’s Syndrome

Answer 4

CNIII palsy

Contralateral weakness of upper and lower extremities

Question 5

Lateral Medullary Syndrome

Answer 5

Ipsilateral facial pain and temp loss
Contralateral limb/torso pain and temp loss
Ataxia, nystagmus

Question 6

Lacunar Strokes

Answer 6

Isolated hemiparesis, hemisensory loss of limb ataxia

Question 7

Falcine

Answer 7

Cingulate gyrus displaced under fall cerebri

Ant cerebral artery compression

Question 8

Tentorial

Answer 8

Temporal lobe herniates over tentorium cerebelli

CNIII compression

Question 9

Tonsilar

Answer 9

Cerebellar tonsils through foramen magnum, life threatening

Question 10

Transcalvarium

Answer 10

Herniation of brain through dura and skull

Reduction in conscious level, dilation of the pupil on same side as mass lesion

Question 11

1st line RR MS

Answer 11

Tefidera

Question 12

Rapidly progressing MS

Answer 12

Mitoxatrone

Question 13

Acute Myasthenia Crisis

Answer 13

Immunomodulating agents

Question 14

Cushing’s Triad

Answer 14

Incr BP, Irregular breathing, Bradycardia

Question 15

Astrocytic tumours grades I-IV

Answer 15

I- benign, slow growing children
II- seizures, will progress
III- 2yrs survival
IV- 12-24mnths survival