Flashcard 6 Neuro
radiculopathy
pinched nerve
arbovirus encephalitus
virus transmitted to man by vector from non human host causing encephalitis
causes of coma with focal brainstem or lateralising cerebral signs
- haemorrhage
- infarction
- tumour
- haemorrhage
bells palsy treatment
steroids
eye drops
neurosyphilis treatment
high dose penicillin
which type of dementia would have Parkinsonism as a symptom
lewy body
symptoms:
- early memory disturbance
- language/ visuospatial problems
- personality preserved till later
tempero-parietal dementia
treatment juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
sodium valproate
lamotrigine
lumbar spinal stenosis treatment
lumbar laminectomy
stroke causes
- ruptured cerebral haemorrhage
- low O2 in blood
- inadequate supply of blood
- inability to use O2
- thromboembolism
is dorsal ramus anterior or posterior
posterior
what does primary open angle glaucoma look like on ophthalmoscopy
pale
cupped
loss of neuroretinal rim
acute angle closure glaucoma
rapid IOP increase
can be up to 70mmHg
investigation for suspected acute closed angle glaucoma and findings
slit lamp photo showing shallow angle closure
what causes myopia
eye ball too long images form in front of retina
