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Neuro Flashcards

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Tx Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

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Nimodipine + Surgery

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Cx Guillain-Barre syndrome

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Campylobacter Jejuni

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Uhthoff’s sign

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Symptoms worse with heat

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4
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Lhermitte’s sign

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Electrical jolt when flexing neck

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5
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Dx MS

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MRI

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6
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Tx MND

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Riluzole

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7
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Tx Generalised Seizures women child bearing age

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Lamotrigrine

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8
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Dx Carpel Tunnel

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Phalens test

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9
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Tx Encephalitis

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Acyclovir

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10
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Tx Meningitis

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Ceftriaxone

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Tx Staticus Epilepticus

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  1. Diazepam 2. Phenytoin
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Tx Generalised/Absent/Myoclonic

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Sodium Valproate

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Tx Focal Seizure/Trigeminal Neuraglia

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Carbamazepine

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14
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Tx Cluster Headache

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Sumatriptan + O2

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15
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Sx Parkinsons

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Bradykinesia, Rigidity, Tremor

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16
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Sx Frontal lobe seizure

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Jacksonian motor seizures’. Post-ictal Todd’s paralysis- Affected limb(s) may remain temporarily weak

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Sx Occipital lobe seizure

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Typically cause floaters / flashes in the eyes

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Sx Parietal lobe seizure

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Typically cause non-specific sensory symptoms (tingling / pain / numbness / prickling)

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Sx Temporal lobe seizure

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Pre-seizure aura- rising epigastric sensation, fear / anger, déjà vu, hallucinations - olfactory / gustatory
Automatisms: lip smacking, chewing, grimacing, fidgeting, picking at clothes. Post-ictal confusion

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Dx Depression

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