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1
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Thunderclap headache diagnosis

A

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

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2
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Xanthochromatic CSF from LUmbar PUncture

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Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

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3
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Lucid period after head trauma, then sudden collapse

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Extradural haemorrhage

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4
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Cogwheel rigidity

A

Parkinson’s

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5
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Raised CK

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Muscular Dystrophy

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6
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Toe walker, positive Gower’s sign

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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7
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Mask like facies

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Parkinson’s

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8
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Fluctuating cognitive deficit (2)

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Lewy Body Dementia,

Delirium

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9
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REM disturbance (2)

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Lewy Body dementia,

Parkinson’s

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10
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Vivid non threatening hallucinations (eg children or animals)

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Lewy Body Dementia

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11
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Acute onset fluctuating cognitive disturbance

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Delirium

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12
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Memory and personality problems, history of CVD

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Vascular Dementia

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13
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Stepwise progression of symptoms

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Vascular Dementia (progressive mini strokes)

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14
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Pain on loud noise

A

Facial Nerve Palsy

Bell’ palsy, stapedius muscle paralysed

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15
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Painful third nerve palsy

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Aneurysm

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16
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Myalgia
Myositis
Myoglobulinaemia
Myoglobulinuria

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Rhabdomyolysis

17
Q

Weakness
Frontal balding
Cataracts
Ptosis

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Myotonic Dystrophy (+ve FHx, 30s)

18
Q

Leg symptom

Midline shift of brain material

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Falcine herniation

19
Q

Back pain worse on coughing

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Slipped disc

20
Q

Headache worse on coughing

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Posterior fossa issue

21
Q

Bilateral sciatica

Male sexual dysfunction

A

Cauda equina syndrome

22
Q

First line pharmacological migraine prophylaxis options (3)

A

Propanolol
Topiramate
Amitriptyline

23
Q

Second line pharmacological migraine prophylaxis options (4)

A

Sodium valproate
Gapapentin
Pregabalin
Pizotifen

24
Q

When to move onto second line pharmacological migraine prophylaxis?

A

3 months

25
Q

Injury upper to brachial plexus

presentation

A

Erb’s palsy (waiters tip)

26
Q

Injury to lower brachial plexus presentation

A

Klumpke’s palsy (claw hand)

27
Q

Positive Simmond’s test is diagnostic of what

A

Achilles tendon rupture

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