Neuro Flashcards

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Symptoms of MS

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Made worse with heat, exercise, stress

Monosymptomatic:
Unilateral optic neuritis
Numbness and tingling in limbs
Cerebellar signs

Other: 
Trigeminal neuralgia
Difficulty swallowing
Constipation 
Erectile dysfunction 
Anorgasmia
Incontinence
Falls
Spastic weakness 
Cognitive decline
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Progression of MS

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Relapsing and remitting

Progressive disability

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3
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Management of MS

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Cognitive or visual decline - unemployment and ass social factors

Falls assessment and implementation

Psychological - viagra, encourage normal life, screen mood sx

SALT assessment

Gabapentin for neuropathic pain
Medication - DMARDS

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4
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Diagnosing MS

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Clinical - plaques of demyelination disseminated over time and space

MRI - McDonald criteria

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