Neuro

Question 1

Tonic-clonic seizures

Answer 1

muscle tensing (tonic)

then muscle jerking (clonic)

period of post-octal drowsiness

Question 2

Focal seizures

Answer 2

one region of the brain affected

e.g. temporal-> lip smacking

often no memory of the event

Question 3

Absence

Answer 3

staring blankly for 10-30 seconds

? memory of event

just carries on

Question 4

Atonic

Answer 4

brief lapse in muscle tone

leading to a collapse

Question 5

Myoclonic

Answer 5

brief jerky muscle contraction

like a tic

Question 6

MS 4 common presentations

Answer 6

Patchy paraesthesia- abnormal sensation e.g. p and n

Optic neuritis- vision loss, pain behind eye, achromatopsia

Subacute cerebellar ataxia

Spastic paraparesis- sometimes unable to move legs

Question 7

what is Patchy paraesthesia

Answer 7

abnormal sensation e.g. p and n

present in MS

Question 8

Optic neuritis 3 symptoms

Answer 8

vision loss, pain behind eye, achromatopsia

Question 9

what is Spastic paraparesis

Answer 9

sometimes unable to move legs

present in MS

Question 10

Parkinsons triad

Answer 10

Pill-roll tremor

bradykinesia

cogwheel rigidity