Neuro Flashcards
Enlarged cup to disk ratio on opthalmoscope
Glaucoma
Scalp tenderness,
High dose steroids asap
Biopsy
Young F, daily headache, machinery noises in ears, transient vision, double vision, weight gain, acne, on OCP, smoker
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumour cerebri) - too much CSF fluid build up
Red flag eye sign
Double vision
What does papilledema show
fluffy and large cup
Acuity - near and far
Visual field
Colour vision
What questions do we need to ask when someone talks about loss of vision?
Is it a black hole/defect
is it there a light
A shimmering edge?
Any colouurs?
Central visual defect
Migraines with auras can also present with?
Hand mouth parasthesia
Epileptic seizures can be caused by
Overstimulation in a particular pattern
What is seen in the brain in someone with temporal lobe epilepsy?
Hippocampal sclerosis
Station - can you stand in the same position
High stepping gait
Left foot drop
Weakness
Babinksi sign
No sensory
Corticospinal disease - motor neuron disease
Foot drop can be caused by:
Tibialis anterior, peroneal nerve, sciatic nerve
Lumbrosacral plexus
L5 root
Anterioer horn cell
Spinal cord
Deep white matter
Motor strip