Neuro passmed Flashcards
Normal grade muscle strength
5/5
Daily headache
Medication overuse
When can thrombectomy be done within 24 hours?
limited infarct core
Is there papillodema in normal pressure hydrocephalus?
No
Arnold-Chiari malformation
Hydrocephalus
Posterior infarct can affect
hearing, speech
What should be assessed in all fall patients?
Cranial nerves
PEG tube vs PEJ tube
PEG wins
MS urine test
US
Cluster
constriction
injections
Treatment for headache caused by lumbar puncture
caffeine and fluids
Most common complication of Meningitis
Hearing loss
Treatment for intracranial oedema
🍬dexamethasone🍬
GCS sides different
Score the better side
Forehead weakness in LMN?
Yes
Drowsiness in general or focal seizures?
Both
Thrombectomy within _ hours
6
Lacunar stroke can affect arms and legs
TIA
Clop
Encephalitis test
CSF PCR
post-herpetic neuralgia treatment
Amityptilline
Eye palsy alcohol
CN VI
What can spinal injury above T6 cause?
Autonomic dysreflexia
Infarction of the ________ cerebral artery causes urinary incontinence.
anterior
Tunnel vision
Retina
What blood test can differentiate true seizures from pseudoseizures?
Prolactin
(high in seizures)
Hoffman’s sign
Involuntary thumb and index flexion from flicking the middle nail
What does Hoffman’s sign indicate?
UMN
Vocal cord tremor
Essential
Pseudoseizures onset
Gradual onset
When does neuroleptic malignant syndrome occur?
Soon after starting treatment
Drug induced Parkinsons
Bilateral
Migraines in kids
GI disturbance
Best diet for kids with seizures
Ketogenic (high fat)
Pressure sore risk score
Waterlow
A grade _ pressure sore involves full skin loss.
3
FluctLewyating
Lewy body tremor
Bilateral
hippocampus and cortex atrophy
Alzheimer’s
Which antipsychotic can (cautiously) be used for dementia with hallucinations?
Olanzapine
Is subdural hemorrhage limited to suture lines?
No
anterior white commissure
Decussation of spinothalamic tract
Glands in anorexia
Parotidomegaly
What can ECT cause short term?
Arrhythmia
Investigation for headache with low cognition
CT
Pontine infarct
Quadraplegia
Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome
wasting
tingling
tired
Posterior cerebral artery
Web
Insomnia in AD
Trazodone
Abnormal flexion
3
AD protective apoE
2
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Vascular symptoms