Neuro Flashcards by Shagma Botome

Thunderclap headache diagnosis

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

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Xanthochromatic CSF from LUmbar PUncture

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

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Lucid period after head trauma, then sudden collapse

Extradural haemorrhage

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Cogwheel rigidity

Parkinson’s

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Raised CK

Muscular Dystrophy

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Toe walker, positive Gower’s sign

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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Mask like facies

Parkinson’s

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Fluctuating cognitive deficit (2)

Lewy Body Dementia,

Delirium

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REM disturbance (2)

Lewy Body dementia,

Parkinson’s

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Vivid non threatening hallucinations (eg children or animals)

Lewy Body Dementia

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Acute onset fluctuating cognitive disturbance

Delirium

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Memory and personality problems, history of CVD

Vascular Dementia

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Stepwise progression of symptoms

Vascular Dementia (progressive mini strokes)

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Pain on loud noise

Facial Nerve Palsy

Bell’ palsy, stapedius muscle paralysed

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Painful third nerve palsy

Aneurysm

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Myalgia
Myositis
Myoglobulinaemia
Myoglobulinuria

Rhabdomyolysis

Weakness
Frontal balding
Cataracts
Ptosis

Myotonic Dystrophy (+ve FHx, 30s)

Leg symptom

Midline shift of brain material

Falcine herniation

Back pain worse on coughing

Slipped disc

Headache worse on coughing

Posterior fossa issue

Bilateral sciatica

Male sexual dysfunction

Cauda equina syndrome

First line pharmacological migraine prophylaxis options (3)

Propanolol
Topiramate
Amitriptyline

Second line pharmacological migraine prophylaxis options (4)

Sodium valproate
Gapapentin
Pregabalin
Pizotifen

When to move onto second line pharmacological migraine prophylaxis?

3 months

Injury upper to brachial plexus | presentation

Erb’s palsy (waiters tip)

Injury to lower brachial plexus presentation

Klumpke’s palsy (claw hand)

Positive Simmond's test is diagnostic of what

Achilles tendon rupture