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Thunderclap headache

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Subarachnoid haemorrhage

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2
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Xanhochromic LP

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Subarachnoid haemorrhage

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3
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Fresh blood in CSF

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Traumatic tap

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4
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Lucid period after head trauma followed by collapse

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Extradural haemorrhage

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5
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Cogwheel rigidity

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PD

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6
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“Woody texture” muscle swelling

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Duchenne or Becker MD

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7
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Raised CK

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Muscular dystrophy

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8
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oe walker or positive Gowers sign

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Muscular dystrophy

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9
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“Mask-like” expression

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Parkinson’s

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10
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“Fluctuating” cognitive deficit

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LB Dementia or Delirium

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REM disturbance (later in night)

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LB dementia or Parkinson’s

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Vivid visual hallucinations normally of children and not threatening

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Lewy Body Dementia

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“Acute onset” cognitive disturbance that fluctuates

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Delirium

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14
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Personality/behaviour changes then dementia

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Frontotemporal dementia (Pick’s disease)

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15
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Stepwise deterioration

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Vascular dementia

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16
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Pain on loud noise

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Facial nerve palsy

17
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Painful third nerve palsy

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Posterior communicating artery anuerysm

18
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Myalgia + myositis +microglobuniaemia/uria

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Rhabdomyolysis

19
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Inflammatory myopathy with poor response to steroids

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Inclusion body myositis

20
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Weakness + frontal balding + cataracts + ptosis

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Myotonic dystrophy (onset 30’s with family history)

21
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Leg symptoms + mdline shift

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Falcine erniation

22
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Back pain worse on coughing

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Slipped disc

23
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Headache worse on coughing

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Posterior fosa issue

24
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BL sciaticia + male sexual dysfunction +/- bowel and bladder symptoms

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Cauda equina

25
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Pleocytosis on CSF

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Rule out bacterial meningitis

26
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1st line migraine prophylaxis

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Propranolol, topiramate or amitryptiline

27
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2nd line migraine prophylaxi

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Valpoate

Pizotifen

28
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How long do you try gabapentin/pregabalin for before trying the other if it doesn’t work?

29
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What palsy does an injury to the uper brachial plexus cause?

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Erb’s palsy (waiters tip)

30
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What tends to cause Erb’s palsy?

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Shoulder dystocia

31
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What palsy is caused by an injury to the lower brachial plexus?

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Klumpke’s palsy (claw hand)

32
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What ca cause Klumpke’s palsy?

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Pulling injury

Sleep on bar stool

33
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What does apositive Simmond’s test indicate?

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Achilles endonrupture

34
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WHat are anti-ACh antibodies present in?

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Myaesthenia gravis

35
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Pure motor symptoms (UMN and LMN) with ocular sparing

36
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How does cervical myelopathy present in the clinic?

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High stepping gait

Romberg;s positive

37
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“Raccoon” or “Panda” eyes

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Fracture of anterior cranial fossa

38
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“Battle sign” behind ears

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Frcture of middle cranial fossa - mastoid process of the temporal bone

39
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Diarrhoea + progressive ascending weakness

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Guillain-Barre

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