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High yield neuro Flashcards

1
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How is a tension headache described

A

Tight band pain

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2
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How is new daily persistent headache diagnosed

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Diagnosis of exclusion

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3
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How is neuralgia pain described

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Burning/stabbing pain

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4
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What is the commonest cause of trigeminal neuralgia

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Vascular compression

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5
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What is 1st line cranial nerve neuralgia treatment

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Carbamazepine

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6
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What is SUNCT/SUNA

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Essentially opthalmic neuralgia

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7
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What is 1st line treatment for SUNCT/SUNA

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Lamotrigine

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8
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What is the abortive treatment of cluster headaches

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Triptans i.e. sumatriptan
Oxygen

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9
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What drugs are given to prevent cluster headaches

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Verapamil
Lithium
Gabapentin
Melatonin

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10
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What is the criteria for migraines to be considered chronic

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> = 15 headaches per month
=8 of which are migraines
For >3 months

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11
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What is the acute treatment of migraines

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Aspirin/NSAIDs
Triptans

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12
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What is prophylactic treatment of migraines

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Propanolol, candesartan
Anti-epileptics
Amitriptyline

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13
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What is hemicrania continua

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Episodic strictly unilateral headache

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14
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How are hemicrania headaches treated

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Indomethacin (complete response)

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15
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What is a partial seizure

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Only affects 1 hemisphere or lobe

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16
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What is a simple partial seizure

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Patient stays conscious

17
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What is a complex partial seizure

A

Patient loses consciousness

18
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What is a generalised seizure

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Affects the whole brain

19
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What is a tonic-clonic seizure

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Body goes rigid, followed by convulsions

20
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What is 1st line treatment for status epilepticus

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Lorezepam

21
Q

What is the treatment for epilepsy seizures

A

Lamotrigine

22
Q

Who should sodium valproate not be given to

A

Women of childbearing age

23
Q

Which lobe is affected in a focal seizure with loss of awareness

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Temporal lobe

24
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Which type of seizure is often purely nocturnal, alert and has facial/limb spreading jerking

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Frontal lobe seizure

25
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What are features of temporal lobe seizure

A

Deja Vu
Rising epigastric sensation
Hallucinations
Automatisms i.e. lip smacking, fidgeting..

26
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Neglect of one side suggests a lesion to which area of the brain

A

Parietal lobe

27
Q

In a lumbar puncture for suspected SAH what is the sign you look for

A

Xanthochromia

28
Q

What do you do if you can’t administer anti-epileptics IV

A

Administer it buccaly

29
Q

How is myaesthenia gravis treated

A

Pyridostigmine

30
Q

How is lewy body dementia treated

A

Rivastigmine

31
Q

What differentiates peroneal nerve palsy vs L5 radiculopathy

A

Peroneal nerve palsy: Can evert foot
L5 radiculopathy: Can’t evert foot

32
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Which sign is often seen in new variant CJD

A

Pulvinar sign

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