Neuro emergency Flashcards
1
Q
SAH:
- Definition + most common cause
- Risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Investigations
- Management
- Complications
- Prognostic factors (3)
A
2
Q
Meningitis:
- Definition
- Organism causes - neonates, child, elderly, viral
- Risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Investigations
- Management
- Complications - acute, bacterial, viral
A
3
Q
Status epilepticus:
- Definition
- Complications - acute and chronic
- Management
- Causes
A
4
Q
Stroke:
- Definition
- Causes
- Risk factors
- Symptoms
- Investigations
- Management
A
5
Q
Other intracranial haemorrhages:
- Extradural: definition, cause, investigation, symptoms, complication
- Subdural: definition, cause, investigation
- Intracerebral: definition, strokes, causes
- general symptoms
- general risk factors
- management
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6
Q
Encephalitis:
- Definition
- Causes - viral, bacterial and other things
- Symptoms
- Investigations
- Management
- Contraindications to LP
- Complications
A
7
Q
Increased ICP:
- Normal ICP level in adult + child
- Pathophysiology
- Causes
- Symptoms + signs
- Investigations
- Management
A
8
Q
Temporal arteritis:
- Definition
- Risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Investigations
- Management
- Complications
A
9
Q
Acute bulbar palsy:
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Investigations
- Management
A
10
Q
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension IIH:
- Definition
- Risk factors
- Symptoms
- Investigations
- Management - meds, surgical, lifestyle
A
11
Q
SC compression + cauda equina:
- Causes
- UMN signs
- LMN signs
- Cauda equina definition
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Investigations
- Management
- Complications
A
12
Q
Head injury:
- Symptoms
- Investigations
- Management
- Diagnostic criteria for concussion
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