Nervous system - clinical Flashcards
WHO stroke definition
Focal neurological deficit due to disruption of blood supply
The CNS equivalent of fibrosis (a form of scarring) is…
Gliosis
After a single seizure a patient has normal investigations. How long must they wait to drive a car?
6 months
When can patients with epilepsy drive a car?
Once they have been seizure free (or have only ever had seizures arising from sleep) for one year
If seizures used to be at day time, but then become nocturnal, they must wait 3 years
After a single seizure a patient has normal investigations and is not on anti-epileptic medication. How long must they wait to drive a HGV/PSV?
5 years
When can patients with epilepsy drive a HGV/PSV?
Once they have been seizure free for 10 years and are not on anti-epileptic medication
A sudden arrest in activity for a few seconds, often in children is called a…
Absence seizure
A seizure in which the patient is rigid, then jerks all limbs for a few minutes is called a…
Tonic-clonic seizure
Absence seizures and tonic-clonic seizures are described as what type of seizure?
Generalised seizures
A sudden arrest in activity with automatisms such as lip smacking or repetitive actions is typical of a…
Complex partial (temporal lobe) seizure
A seizure in which the patient retains awareness and can recall the event is a…
Non-epileptic pseudoseizure
Causes of focal seizures (e.g. complex partial seizure)
Any focal brain abnormality
