Neuro 5

Question 1

paraneoplastic syndrome associated w/ teratomas

Answer 1

NMDA-receptor encephalitis

Question 2

Which cancer is opsoclonus-myoclonus is most commonly associated with?

Answer 2

SCLC

Question 3

Which cancer is retinal blindness is most commonly associated with?

Answer 3

breast cancer

Question 4

Cause of most hyponatremia after SAH

Answer 4

cerebral salt wasting

Question 5

Tx for hyponatremia after SAH

Answer 5

hypertonic saline (always!) (it’s not SIADH)

Question 6

Mechanism of cefepime neurotoxicity

Answer 6

GABA inhibition

Question 7

1 risk factor for cefepime neurotoxicity (other than critical illness)

Answer 7

renal dysfunction

Question 8

Name the rapidly progressive autoimmune encephalopathy w/ MRI findings of demyelination of white matter like this.

Answer 8

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

Question 9

Diaphragmatic thickening fraction <___% are at higher risk of failing extubation.

Answer 9

30

Question 10

predominant WBCs in Listeria meningitis

Answer 10

lymphocytes (except sometimes very early when PMNs may predominate)

Question 11

Cause of meningitis with an extremely low CSF glucose

Answer 11

TB

Question 12

Tx for epidural hematoma

Answer 12

surgical evacuation