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Misc Flashcards

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What is a surgical third nerve palsy?

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A third nerve palsy with a fixed and dilated pupil

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What is a medical third nerve palsy?

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A third nerve palsy that is pupil sparing

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What are the symptoms of a third nerve palsy?

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Ptosis
Down and out eye

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What is the most common cause of a surgical third nerve palsy?

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Posterior communicating artery aneurysm

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What is Lambert-Eaton syndrome?

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Autoimmune condition characterised by antibodies against the pre-synaptic voltage gated calcium channels

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What conditions are associated with Lambert-Eton syndrome?

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Small cell lung cancer
Other autoimmune diseases

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What is myotonic dystrophy?

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A trinucleotide repeat disorder affecting muscle-specific chloride channels

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What is the inheritance of myotonic dystrohpy?

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Autosomal dominant

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What are the features of myotonic dystrophy?

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Patient presents in their 20s
Frontal balding
Distal wasting and weakness
Slow relaxing grip
Dysarthria

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What is NMO?

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Neuromyelitis optica

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What is the triad of NMO?

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Optic neuritis
Transverse myelitis
Positive NMO-IgG - an antibody that targets aquaporin 4

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Which damaged nerve can lead to foot drop?

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Common peroneal nerve

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What is Cushing’s triad?

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Labile breathing
Bradycardia
Hypertension

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What are the most common causes of peripheral neuropathy?

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ABCDE
- Alcohol
- B12/folate
- Chronic renal failure
- Diabetes
- Everything else - vasculitis, paraneoplastic

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What is the distribution of peripheral neuropathy?

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Glove and stocking

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Where is the lesion in a superior quadrantanopia?

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Temporal optic radiations

17
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Where is the lesion in an inferior quadrantantopia?

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Parietal optic radiations

18
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What are the symptoms of increased ICP?

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Headache worse in the morning
Vomiting (can relieve symptoms)
Blurred vision
Behavioural changes
Reduced consciousness levels

19
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What investigation is contraindicated in increased ICP?

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Lumbar puncture

20
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Why is lumbar puncture contraindicated in increased ICP?

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Brainstem herniation

21
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What is a positive Romberg’s sign?

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When a patient becomes unsteady upon closure of their eyes when standing upright

22
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What kind of ataxia does a positive Romberg’s sign suggest?

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Sensory ataxia

23
Q

What is the first line preventative treatment of migraine?

A

Amitryptyline or a beta blocker

24
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What is modafinil used for?

A

To treat drowsiness in narcolepsy (and other conditions)

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