Neuro

Question 1

Do unilateral cerebellar lesions cause contralateral or ipsilateral signs

Answer 1

Ipsilateral

Question 2

3 areas affected by thiamine deficiency

Answer 2

Causes neuronal death in areas with high metabolic requirements
* Mamillary bodies
* Floor of the 4th ventricles
* Thalamus

Question 3

3 features of sciatic nerve lesion

Answer 3

• Motor - paralysis of knee flexion and all movements below knee
• sensory: loss below knee
• reflexes: ankle + plantar lost, knee jerk intact

Question 4

Normal intracranial pressure

Answer 4

7 - 15 mmHg

Question 5

4 features of Charcot Marie tooth disease

Answer 5

• Foot drop
• High-arched feet
• Hammer toes
• Stork leg deformity