Neuro Buzzwords Flashcards

1
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Patients presents with thunderclap headache?

A

SAH

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2
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LP has a xanthrocrhomic tap what condition has occurred?

A

SAH

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3
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Patient had a lucid period after suffering a head trauma (often with a sudden collapse) What has happened?

A

extradural haemorrhage

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4
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Patient has cogwheel rigidity has a sign on examination, what condition do you suspect?

A

Parkinsons Disease

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5
Q

Raised CK

A

MD

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6
Q

Toe Walker or positive gower’s sign

A

Muscular dystrophy

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7
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Patient has a “Mask-Like” expression

A

Parkinson’s

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8
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“Fluctuating” cognitive deficit could be what?

A

Lewy Body dementia or delerium

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9
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REM Disturbance could be a sign of what conditions?

A

Lewy body dementia or Parkinson’s

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10
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“Woody texture” leg swelling is a sign of what?

A

Duchenne or Becker MD

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11
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Vivid visual hallucinations normally of children & not threatening is a sign of what?

A

Lewy body dementia

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12
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“acute onset” cognitive disturbance that fluctuates indicates what?

A

Delirium

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13
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Personality/behaviour changes followed by dementia is a sign of what?

A

Frontotemporal dementia (Pick’s disease)

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14
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Memory & personality problem in someone with a history of cardiovascular disease makes you concerned about what condition?

A

Vascular dementia

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15
Q

What dementia has stepwise detoriation?

A

Vascular dementia

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16
Q

Pain on a loud noise indicates what?

A

Facial nerve palsy

17
Q

A painful 3rd nerve palsy indicates what?

A

Aneurysm

18
Q

Myalgia, myositis, myoglobulimaenia/uria indicates what?

A

Rhabdo (–> DIC & Renal failure)

19
Q

Inflammatory myopathy with a poor response to steroids indicates what?

A

Inclusion body myositis

20
Q

Weakness, frontal balding, cataracts & ptosis indicates what condition?

A

Myotonic dystrophy (onset 30s, +ve FHx)

21
Q

Leg symptoms + midline shift indicate what kind of herniation?

A

Falcine herniation

22
Q

Backpain worse on coughing indicates what?

A

Slipped disk

23
Q

Headache worse on coughing indicates what?

A

Posterior fossa issue (Raised ICP)

24
Q

BL sciatic & male sexual dysfunction indicates what?

A

Cauda Equina

25
Q

Pleocytosis on CSF

A

Rules out bacterial mengitis

26
Q

1st line migraine prophylaxis?

A

Propranolol, topiramate or amitriptyline

27
Q

Injury to the upper brachial plexus causes what?

A

Erb’s palsy (waiters tip)

28
Q

Injury to the lower brachial plexus causes what?

A

Klumpke’s palsy (claw hand)

29
Q

+ve Simmond’s test indicates what?

A

Achilles tendon rupture