neuro buzzwords Flashcards
1
Q
thunderclap headache
A
SAH
2
Q
xanthochromic LP
A
SAH
3
Q
lucid period after head trauma
A
extradural haematoma
4
Q
‘woody texture’ muscle swelling
A
DMD or Becker MD
5
Q
toe walker/gower’s sign
A
DMD
6
Q
mask like expression
A
parkinsons
7
Q
fluctuating cognitive defect
A
LBD
delirium
8
Q
REM disturbance
A
LBD
parkinsons
9
Q
acute onset fluctuating cognitive impairment
A
delirum
10
Q
personality/behaviour changes then dementia
A
frontotemporal dementia
11
Q
step wise cognitive decline
A
vascular dementia
12
Q
leg symptoms + midline shift
A
falcine herniation
13
Q
back pain worse on coughing
A
slipped disc
14
Q
headache worse on coughing
A
posterior fossa mass
15
Q
bilateral sciatica + male sexual dysfunction
A
cauda equina
