Neuro Buzzwords Flashcards
Patients presents with thunderclap headache?
SAH
LP has a xanthrocrhomic tap what condition has occurred?
SAH
Patient had a lucid period after suffering a head trauma (often with a sudden collapse) What has happened?
extradural haemorrhage
Patient has cogwheel rigidity has a sign on examination, what condition do you suspect?
Parkinsons Disease
Raised CK
MD
Toe Walker or positive gower’s sign
Muscular dystrophy
Patient has a “Mask-Like” expression
Parkinson’s
“Fluctuating” cognitive deficit could be what?
Lewy Body dementia or delerium
REM Disturbance could be a sign of what conditions?
Lewy body dementia or Parkinson’s
“Woody texture” leg swelling is a sign of what?
Duchenne or Becker MD
Vivid visual hallucinations normally of children & not threatening is a sign of what?
Lewy body dementia
“acute onset” cognitive disturbance that fluctuates indicates what?
Delirium
Personality/behaviour changes followed by dementia is a sign of what?
Frontotemporal dementia (Pick’s disease)
Memory & personality problem in someone with a history of cardiovascular disease makes you concerned about what condition?
Vascular dementia
What dementia has stepwise detoriation?
Vascular dementia