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1
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Average age patient presents with Motor Neuron Disease?

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60

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Presenting symptoms with Motor Neuron Disease? (4)

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Stumbling spastic gait
Foot drop
Weakness- can’t turn door handles
Dysphagia/ aspiration pneumonia

ie mixed UMN and LMN picture

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Weeping or giggling inappropriately without mood change. Name symptom?

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Pseudobulbar affect

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What is seen in bulbar palsy, UMN or LMN signs?

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LMN signs

Disease in cranial nerves

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What is seen in pseudobulbar palsy, UMN or LMN signs?

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UMN signs

Disease in Corticobulbar tract in brain

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How do we differentiate Motor Neuron Disease from Multiple Sclerosis?

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MND has no sensory loss

MS does

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How do we differentiate Motor Neuron Disease from Myasthenia?

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MND does not affect muscles of eye movement

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Which drug slows the progression of Motor Neuron Disease?

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Riluzole

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What is the max score in each Glasgow Coma Score domain?

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Eyes- 4
Verbal- 5
Motor- 6

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GCS 14 usually means?

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Confused patient

Dementia/ Delirium/ Intoxication/ Concussion

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What is the GCS of a confused patient?

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14

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Lowest possible GCS?

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3

ya dead

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13
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Normal GCS?

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15

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What does a GCS of <8 mean? (3 domains)

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Eyes closed
Non verbal
Some pain response

(requires airway protection!!)

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What do patients with a GCS of <8 require?

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Airway protection

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Symptoms of Optic Neuritis? (3)

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Pain on eye movement
Rapid loss of central vision
+/- colour vision loss

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17
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What is optic neuritis a common presentation of?

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Multiple sclerosis

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Oligoclonal bands in CSF but not serum suggest what?

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CNS inflammation, suggestive of MS

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How to treat MS relapse?

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Methylprednisolone

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20
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Examples of disease modifying Multiple Sclerosis drugs?

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Dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera brand)
Immunosuppression (monoclonal antibodies)
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21
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What criteria is used to diagnose Multiple Sclerosis?

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McDonald criteria

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22
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Commonest first symptom in Multiple Sclerosis?

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Vision loss

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23
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Sensory symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis? (3)

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Abnormal sensation
Pins and needles
Can’t feel vibration

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Motor symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis? (2)

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Spastic weakness

Bowel/ bladder weakness

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Neuropsychiatric impacts of Multiple Sclerosis?

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Low mood

Amnesia

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26
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Corticospinal tract controls what?

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Major spinal pathway involved with voluntary movements

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27
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What is Uhthoff’s phenomenon in Multiple Sclerosis?

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Worsening of symptoms with increased temperature

Uhthoff- OOF HOT

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28
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Important fact about chronology of MS lesions?

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Disseminated in space and time

ie >30 days between relapses, relapses affect different areas

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29
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Literal meaning of Myasthenia Gravis?

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‘Grave’/Serious Muscle Weakness

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30
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What happens in Myasthenia Gravis at cellular level?

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Autoimmune attack on post synaptic ACh receptors

Fewer receptors> harder to trigger action potential

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Antibodies in Myasthenia Gravis?

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anti- AChR (ACh receptor)

anti- MuSK (Muscle Specific Tyrosine Kinase)

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32
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Who gets Myasthenia Gravis with anti-MuSK antibodies?

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Young women particularly

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33
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Who gets Myasthenia Gravis?

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Women 20-30

Men 60+

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34
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First muscle group usually affected in Myasthenia Gravis?

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Extraocular muscles

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35
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First symptoms in Myasthenia Gravis?

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Ptosis

Double vision

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36
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In Myasthenia Gravis, which muscle group is affected after extraocular muscles?

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Bulbar

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37
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Give some bulbar symptoms please (4)

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Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
Slurred, difficult speech (dysarthria)
Difficulty chewing
Aspirating

38
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Describe tendon reflexes in Myasthenia Gravis

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Normal

Reflex is not enough time to fatigue muscle

39
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Why are tendon reflexes normal in Myasthenia Gravis?

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Reflex is not enough time to fatigue muscle

40
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How to treat relapse of Myasthenia Gravis?

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Prednisolone immunosuppression

41
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Best long-term drug treatment in Myasthenia Gravis?

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Anticholinesterase Inhibitors (-stigmine drugs)

42
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Why are anticholinesterase inhibitors useful in Myasthenia Gravis?

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Allows ACh to remain in synaptic cleft longer

Means action potential can be triggered with the remaining receptors

43
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What type of hypersensitivity reaction is Myasthenia Gravis?

44
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Surgical treatment in Myasthenia Gravis?

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Thymectomy

Can be T-cell mediated

45
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Define Myasthenic crisis

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Weakness of respiratory muscles during relapse

Life threatening!

46
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How do we treat Myasthenic crisis? (3)

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Ventilate
Find and treat cause
Plasmapheresis to remove anti-AChR antibody

47
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Which neuro disease is nearly inevitable in Down Syndrome?

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Alzheimer’s Disease

48
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In which chromosomal abnormality is Alzheimer’s Disease nearly inevitable?

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Down Syndrome

49
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Global degenerative cognitive decline, not limited to specific domain. Diagnosis?

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Alzheimer’s Disease

50
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Leading genetic cause of Alzheimer’s Disease?

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Homozygosity for APOE4 allele

51
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What neuro disease is there a 2x risk of in Heart Failure?

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Alzheimer’s Disease

52
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What makes diagnosis of Guillain Barré syndrome unlikely?

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Asymmetry of weakness

Severe bladder/bowel involvement

53
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Treat Guillain Barré syndrome?

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IV Immunogloblin

54
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What syndrome is characterised by euvolaemic hyponatraemia?

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Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH)

55
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What are the triad of symptoms seen in Viral Meningitis? (3)

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Headache
Neck stiffness
Photophobia

56
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What is characterised by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia?

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Viral Meningitis

57
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What type of inheritance is seen in Neurofibromatosis Type 1?

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Autosomal Recessive

Although spontaneous development common

58
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What symptoms accompany headache in Subarachnoid Haemorrhage? (4)

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Neck Stiffness
Vomiting
Seizure
Loss of consciousness/ collapse

59
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Commonest cause of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage?

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Ruptured berry aneurysm (80%)

60
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Commonest cause of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage, after ruptured berry aneurysm?

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Arteriovenous malformation (15%)

61
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Drug treatment to reduce vasospasm and bleeding in Subarachnoid Haemorrhage?

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Nimodipine (Calcium Channel Blocker)

62
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Surgical options in Subarachnoid Haemorrhage? (2)

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Endovascular coiling (preferred)
Surgical clipping (requires craniotomy)
63
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Commonest cause of death in Subarachnoid Haemorrhage, after primary haemorrhage?

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Re-bleeding

64
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Treat Acute Subdural Haematoma?

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Emergency craniotomy for decompression and homeostasis

65
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Treat Chronic Subdural Haematoma?

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Burr hole for drainage

66
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Main symptom in Subdural Haematoma?

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Fluctuating consciousness level

67
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Apart from fluctuating consciousness level, list some other symptoms in Subdural Haematoma (4)

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Headaches
Ataxia
Hemiparesis
Seizure

Due to compressive effects of haematoma

68
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What are ataxia symptoms? (3)

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Slurring
Incoordination
Stumbling/falling

69
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Drug to reduce ICP?

70
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Smoking cessation aid that increased the chance of seizures?

71
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What happens if you do a Lumbar Puncture on a patient with raised ICP?

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Coning of the Brainstem through the Foramen Magnum

72
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Spike Wave abnormality on EEG suggests?

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Generalised epilepsy (absence)

73
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First line Tx in Primary Generalised Epilepsy?

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Sodium Valproate

‘Domestos’ of epilepsy

74
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Severe side effect of Lamotrigine?

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Rash > Steven-Johnson Syndrome

75
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First line for focal onset epilepsy?

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Carbamazepine

76
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Why is Carbamazepine not used in Primary Generalised Epilepsy?

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Aggravates it

77
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Why are side effects of Sodium Valproate more tolerated in men than women?

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Teratogenic> men can’t have babies

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78
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Sodium Valproate is teratogenic. Name 2 more of its side effects

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Hair loss

Weight gain

79
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Usual cause of variable decelerations on CTG?

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Umbilical cord compression

80
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Pain and temperature sensing spinal tract?

A

Spinothalamic

81
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How to definitively diagnose a brain mass?

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Biopsy (same as any other mass)

82
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Left -Right confusion suggests lesion where?

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Dominant Parietal Lobe

eg Left Parietal if they are Right-handed

83
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Unilateral pupil mydriasis, unresponsive to light. What type of herniation has occurred?

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Uncal herniation

84
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First symptom of Uncal herniation

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Ipsilateral pupil dilation, unresponsive to light

Imagine a weird uncle poking you in the eye?

85
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Commonest cause of non-communicating hydrocephalus?

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Obstruction/ Stenosis

86
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Who gets non-communicating hydrocephalus?

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Young children

commonest reason for brain surgery in that age group

87
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Raised ICP commonly causes palsy of what nerve?

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Abducens, CNVI

88
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Why is Abducens CNVI the cranial nerve most susceptible to changes in Intracranial Pressure? (2)

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Long intracranial course

Anchored in Dorello’s canal ∴ prone to stretching

89
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Abducens CNVI nerve palsy is an early sign of what?

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Raised ICP

90
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Headache associated with runny nose and runny eye on same side?

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Cluster headache

autonomic symptoms

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