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1
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presentation extradural haemorrhage

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young person, Hx of injury with lucid interval

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appearance extradural haemorrhage CT

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umbrella shape

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presentation subdural haemorrhage

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old person, Hx of falls

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appearance subdural haemorrhage CT

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convex shape

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5
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parkinsonism triad

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  1. akinesia
  2. tremor
  3. rigidity
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Mx Parkinsons

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  1. MAO-inhibitor (Rasigiline, Selegiline) OR Dopamine Agonist (pramiprexole, bromocriptine)
  2. Add Levodopa
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7
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what is levodopa combined with and why

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Carbidopa - prevent peripheral conversion of Levodopa

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8
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s/e of Levodopa

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reduced efficacy w time 
postural hypotension
n+v 
dyskinesias
psychosis 
visual hallucinations 
red colour of urine on standing
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9
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Mx of n+v due to Levodopa

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domperidone

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Man with parkinsons disease, started on new med and has falls - Dx and due to what med

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postural hypotension

caused by Levodopa

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MAO-inhibitors

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rasigiline
selegine
cabergoline

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dopamine agonists

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bromocriptine
pramiprexole
ropinorole

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13
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drugs causing parkinsonism

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chlorpromazine (typical antipsychotic) 
haloperidol  (typical antipsychotic) 
prochlorperazine 
lithium 
metoclopramide 
valproic acid
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14
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multisystem atrophy

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parkinsons + syndrome
- early autonomic stuff (impotence/incontinence, postural hypo)

(ANS involvement + cerebellar)

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15
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progressive supranuclear palsy

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parkinsons + syndrome

  • vertical gaze palsy - diplopia
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cortico-basal degeneration

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parkinsons + syndrome

  • akinetic rigidity of one limb
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17
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cushings reflex triad

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  1. HTN
  2. Bradycardia
  3. Irregular breathing
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18
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what is cushings reflex a sign of

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imminent coning/brain herniation (usually pre-terminal)

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19
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pt in a coma after motorbike crash - Dx?

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diffuse axonal injury (mechanical shearing)

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20
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eqn for CPP

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CPP = MAP - ICP

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21
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normal CPP

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70-100 mmHg

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normal MAP

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70-110 mmHg

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normal ICP

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0-20 mmHg

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24
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aiming CPP after head injury

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> 60 mmHg

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25
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aiming MAP after head injury

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> 80 mmHg

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aiming ICP after head injury

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< 20 mmHg

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27
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criteria for brainstem death testing

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  • Deep coma of known aetiology.
  • Reversible causes excluded
  • No sedation
  • Normal electrolytes
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28
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6 tests to confirm brainstem death

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corneal reflex
oculovestibular reflex
pupillary reflex
cough reflex
absent response to supraorbital pressure
no spontaneous ventilation
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29
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RTA hit on R side of head, lucid period and then deteriorated in A&E - Dx?

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Extradural haematoma

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30
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pt has had a SAH and normal CT and no RF for coning - next best Ix?

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LP (1`2h after onset of symp)

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31
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alcoholic person is confused and drowsy - Dx?

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subdural haemorrhage

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32
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pt has papilloedema, headache and hemi paresis - Ix?

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CT brain

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33
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pt with supratentorial haemorrhage and on warfarin - INR 3.3. Given IV Vit K, what is next best thing to give

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Prothrombin Complex

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34
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common conseqence of SAH

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SIADH

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35
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why is LP performed 12h after symptom onset in SAH

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allow time for xanthochromia (result of RBC breakdown). Helps to distinguish between bleed and traumatic LP

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36
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prevention of vasospasm in SAH

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21d course of nimodipine

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37
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thrombolytic window for stroke

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<4.5h after symptom onset AND exclusion of haemorrhagic stroke

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38
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locked in syndrome

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basilar artery infarct

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39
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Mx stroke

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Ix - non contrast CT - need to rule out haemorrhage first

then PR aspirin 300mg
thrombolyse (alteplase) if <4.5h after symptom onset and haemorrhage ruled out

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40
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2 prevention for stroke

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clopidogrel + dipyridamole

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41
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brachioradialis reflex

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C6

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42
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biceps brachii reflex

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C5,,6

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43
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triceps reflex

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C71

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44
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knee jerk reflex

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L4

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45
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ankle jerk reflex

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S1

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46
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Mx idiopathic intracranial HTN

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AcetozolamiDE

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47
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site of lesion in inferior quadrantanopia

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Parietal lobe (PITS mneumonic)

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site of lesion in superior quadrantanopia

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Temporal lobe (PITS mneumonic)

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49
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site of lesion in homonymous hemianopia

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optic tract

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50
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site of lesion in homonymous hemianopia with macula sparing

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Occipital cortex

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51
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site of lesion in bitemporal hemianopia

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optic chiasm

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52
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Mx tremor in Parkinsons

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anti-cholinergic e.g. procyclidine

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53
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Parkinsons drug that has been ass. with pulmonary fibrosis

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cabergoline

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54
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role of DCML

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vibration, fine touch & proprioception

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55
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where do fibres in DCML cross - lesion results in what symptoms

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medulla

ipsilateral symptoms

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56
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where do fibres in spinothalamic cross - lesion results in what symptoms

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1 or 2 above entry point

contralateral symptoms

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57
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where do fibres in corticospinal tract - lesion results in what symptoms

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medulla

contralateral symptoms

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58
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L2 dermatome

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ant thigh

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59
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L3 dermatome

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ant knee

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60
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L4 dermatome

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medial malleolus

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61
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L5 dermatome

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dorsum of foot

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62
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S1 dermatome

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heel

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63
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S2 dermatome

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back of knee

64
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S3 dermatome

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S4 dermatome

66
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S5 dermatome

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perianal skin

67
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myotome lateral leg

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superficial branch of common fibular

68
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myotome anterior leg

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deep branch of common fibular

69
Q

mnemonic of cerebellar lesion causes

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MAVIS

MS 
Alcohol 
Vascular 
Inherited ataxias 
Space occupying lesion
70
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Mx migraine

A

Triptan (5HT agonist) +/- NSAID

71
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contraindications to triptans

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CVS disease

72
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cluster headache

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headache around 1 eye
+ autonomic features (nasal stuffiness, lacrimation)
clusters last 4-12w then few m headache free
1-8x day

73
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Mx cluster headache

A

100% O2 + sumitriptan

74
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prophylaxis cluster headache

75
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Mx paroxysmal hemicrania

A

indomethacin

76
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SUNCT

A 
short lived 
unilateral 
neuralgiform headache with 
conjunctival injection and 
tearing
77
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Mx SUNCT

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lamotrigine or gabapentin

78
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Mx trigeminal neuralgia

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carbamazepine

79
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what groups into trigeminal autonomic cephalgia (TAC)

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SUNCT
cluster headache
paroxysmal hemicrania

80
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what must all pt presenting with a TAC headache get

A

MRI brain + MR angiogram

81
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risk factors for MS

A

FHx
young female
high latitude
previous EBV infection

82
Q

MS presentation

A 
pyramidal dysfunction (UMN signs) 
ocular symp (optic neuritis) 
sensory symp 
cerebellar signs (DANISH) 
autonomic dysfunction (bladder symp)
83
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sensory symptoms in MS

A

sensation of water tricking down skin
DCML tract loss
numbness/paraesthesia

84
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Lhermitte’s sign

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sensory sign in MS

electric shock down upper limb + trunk on neck flexion

85
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Uhthoff’s phenomenon

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sensory sign in MS

exacerbation of symp from hot environments

86
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Ix MS

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MRI and CSF analysis (IgG oligoclonal bands)

87
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Mx acute MS relapse

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moderate - oral pred 5d

severe - IV pred 5d

88
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Mx MS

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  1. Interferon beta

Others:

  • tysabri (natalizumab)
  • fingolomid
89
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Mx fatigue in MS

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amantadine +/- modafinil

90
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Mx spasticity in MS

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baclofen or gabapentin

91
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Mx bladder symptoms in MS

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catheter or oxybutinin

92
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pathology MS

A

demyelination of axons in white matter - loss saltatory conduction

93
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cause of temporal lobe oedema on MRI

94
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Kernig’s sign

A

meningitis sign

resisted knee extension when hip flexed

95
Q

Most common cause meningitis in adult

A
  1. Strep. pneumoniae
96
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Most common cause meningitis in child/adolescent

A
  1. Neisseria meningitidis
97
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Mx meningitis in community

A

IM benzylpenicillin

98
Q

“fibrin web” appearance of lumbar puncture

A

TB meningitis

99
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meningitis prophylaxis

A

ciprofloxacin

100
Q

simple focal seizure

A

awareness intact, specific to lobe it arises

101
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presentation of temporal lobe focal seizure

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"HEAD" 
hallucinations 
epigastric rising 
automatisms 
deja vu
102
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presentation of frontal lobe focal seizure

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head/leg movements
posturing
jacksonian march

103
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presentation of parietal lobe focal seizure

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paraesthesia

104
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presentation of occipital lobe focal seizure

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flashes/floaters

105
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complex focal seizure

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awareness impaired. temporal lobe most common

106
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myoclonic seizure

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small twitch or severe jerk

107
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tonic seizure

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LOC, fall to ground, extension of neck, back arching

108
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clonic seizure

A

flex and relax rapidly

109
Q

MX generalised epilepsy

A
  1. sodium valproate or lamotrigine

2. levetiracetam

110
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Mx of absence seizures

A

Ethosuxamide

111
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car driver, has an awake seizure - how long no driving

112
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car driver, has seizures when asleep - how long no driving

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can drive - must not have had an awake attack for 3y

113
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bus /lorry driver, has one off seizure - how long no driving

114
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bus/lorry driver, has Dx of epilepsy - how long no driving

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must be seizure and medication free for 10 y

115
Q

mononeuritis multiplex

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2 or more peripheral nerves affecting distinct areas

116
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causes of mononeuritis multiplex

A

“WARDS PLC”

Wegeners
Aids 
Rheumatoid 
Diabetes
Sarcoidosis 
pAN
Leprosy 
Carcinomatosis
117
Q

sciatic nerve

118
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sign of a common peroneal nerve mononeuropathy

A

sensory - loss over dorsum of foot

motor - foot drop, loss of ankle dorsiflexion/eversion

119
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sign of a tibial nerve mononeuropathy

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sensory - loss over sole of foot

motor - loss of plantarflexion/inversion

120
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pathology of a polyneuropathy

A

demyelination
or
axonal degeneration
(or both)

121
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metabolic causes of polyneuropathy

A 
diabetes 
B12/folate deficiency 
hypothyroidism 
renal failure 
hypoglycaemia
122
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drug causes of polyneuropathy

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alcohol
isoniazid 
phenytoin
nitrofurantoin 
amiodarone 
metronidazole 
chemo drugs - vincristine, cisplatin
123
Q

presentation guillain barre syndrome

A

ascending paralysis
CNVII symptoms
post campylobacter syndrome

124
Q

Ix guillain barre

A

LP - increased protein
EMG
monitor FVC (resp muscle)

125
Q

MX guillain barre

126
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brown-sequard syndorme

A

cord hemisection

  • lateral corticospinal
  • lateral spinothalamic
  • dorsal columns
127
Q

pathology alzheimer’s

A 
neurofibrillary tangles (tau protein) 
beta-amyloid plaques 
deficit of Ach
128
Q

Mx alzheimer’s

A
  1. cholinesterase inhibitor - Donepezil, Rivastigmine, Galantamine
  2. n-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist (NDMA) - memantine
129
Q

pathology of LBD

A

lewy body inclusions - alpha synuclein

130
Q

Mx LBD

A

same as Alz

  1. Cholinesterase inhibitors - Rivastigmine, Donepezil, Galantamine
  2. NDMA antagonist - memantin
131
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Mx of REM sleep disorder in LBD

A

clonazepam or melatonin

132
Q

“wet wobbly and wacky”

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normal pressure hydrocephalus

133
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picks disease

A

frontotemporal dementia

134
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inheritance of huntingtons

A

autosomal dominant

135
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subgroups of MND

A

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
primary lateral sclerosis
progressive muscular atrophy
progressive bulbar palsy

136
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A

subgroup of MND (most common)
UMN - legs
LMN - arms

137
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primary lateral sclerosis

A

subgroup of MND

UMN signs only

138
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progressive muscular atrophy

A

subgroup of MND

LMN signs only

139
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progressive bulbar palsy

A

subgroup of MND
affects CN IX - XII
palsy of tongue, chewing muscles and swallowing

140
Q

Mx MND

A

anti-glutamate drugs - Riluzole

141
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channel down in lambert eaton syndrome

A

pre-synaptic ca channels

142
Q

receptor down in myasthenia gravis

A

post-synaptic Ach receptors

143
Q

lambert eaton synd - associated with what conditiion?

A

small cell lung ca

paraneoplastic syndrome

144
Q

presentation lamber eaton syndrome

A

limb girdle weakness
hyporeflexia
autonomic symptoms​ (dry mouth, impotence)

145
Q

mneumonic for cerebellar disease

A

DANISH

Dysdiadokinesia 
Ataxia 
Nystagmus 
Intention tremor 
Stacato speech 
Hypotonia
146
Q

Sensory loss over anterior thigh
Weak quadriceps
Reduced knee reflex
Positive femoral stretch test

A

L3 nerve root compression

147
Q

Sensory loss anterior aspect of knee
Weak quadriceps
Reduced knee reflex
Positive femoral stretch test

A

L4 nerve root compression

148
Q

Sensory loss dorsum of foot
Weakness in foot and big toe dorsiflexion
Reflexes intact
Positive sciatic nerve stretch test

A

L5 nerve root compression

149
Q

Sensory loss posterolateral aspect of leg and lateral aspect of foot
Weakness in plantar flexion of foot
Reduced ankle reflex
Positive sciatic nerve stretch test

A

S1 nerve root compression

150
Q

sensory loss dorsum of foot - level of nerve compression?

151
Q

sensory loss of lateral foot - level of nerve compression?

152
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weakness of dorsiflexion of foot - level of nerve compression

153
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weakness of plantarflexion of foot - level of nerve compression

154
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ocular symptoms MS

A

optic neuritis

bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia

155
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tysabri (MS Mx) is associated with what?

A

PML - must test first for JC virus

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