Neuro ppt

Question 1

MS acute exacerbation tx, tx for relapsing remitting, prophylaxis for relapsing remitting

Answer 1

methylprednisolone

natalizumab

beta interfereon or glatiramer acetate

Question 2

myasthenia gravis tx

Answer 2

pyridostigmine (AChEi)

Question 3

paraneoplastic syndrome for lambert eaton

Answer 3

SCC of lung

Question 4

lambert eaton spares what mm

Answer 4

extraocular mm

Question 5

tetanus NT effects

Answer 5

blocks presynaptic release of GABA and glycine

Question 6

poisoning that mimics tetanus except no trismus

Answer 6

strychnine poisoning

Question 7

genetics of myotonic dystrophy

Answer 7

autosomal dominant

Question 8

sxs of myotonic dystrophy

Answer 8

can’t relax muscles,
Intellectual disability
baldness
testicular/ovarian atrophy

Question 9

pathology of Parkinson’s

Answer 9

degeneration of DA neurons in substantia nigra

Question 10

pathology of Huntington’s

Answer 10

overstim of NMDA receptors

Question 11

inheritance of Wilson’s disease

Answer 11

AR mutation in chromosome 13

Question 12

Tx of Wilson’s disease

Answer 12

penicillamine

Question 13

non psych med that blocks DA and therefore gives EPS sxs

Answer 13

metoclopramide

Question 14

pt requires multiple steps to make 180. poss dx

Answer 14

NPH

Question 15

seeming to fall when walking, but catching themselves.. what type of gait

Answer 15

astasia abasia

Question 16

broad based gait tells what deficit

Answer 16

cerebellar

Question 17

short, shuffling steps, neck flexed, what dz and gait

Answer 17

parkinson’s

festinating gait

Question 18

compensated gait dependent on deficit

Answer 18

hemiplegic

Question 19

adducting legs, tiptoe stance, scissor like gait

Answer 19

diplegic

Question 20

steppage gait associated with

Answer 20

tabes dorsalis

pripheral neuropathies

Question 21

waddling gait that compensates for weak mm

Answer 21

DMD

Question 22

tx s pneumo meningitis

Answer 22

vanc and 3G cephalosporin

Question 23

tx n meningitidis meningitis

Answer 23

amp or 3G ceph

Question 24

tx listeria meningitis

Answer 24

amp

Question 25

tx GBS meningitis

Answer 25

ampicillin

Question 26

tx H. flu meningitis

Answer 26

3G ceph

Question 27

symmetric hearing loss
tinnitus
vertigo
trigeminal or facial n compression

Answer 27

acoustic neuroma

Question 28

ataxia telangiectasia chromosome

Answer 28

11

Question 29

thrombotic events
pectus excavatum or carinatum
tall
marfan-like
MR
behav changes
OCD

Answer 29

homocystinuria

Question 30

short stature
anemia
hypoglycemia

Answer 30

PKU

Question 31

cleft palate, VSD, severe MR

• what syndrome
• associated w/ what psych problem

Answer 31

velocardiofacial

schizophrenia

Question 32

velocardiofacial syndrome sxs

Answer 32

cleft palate
VSD
severe MR