Neurology

Question 1

What are the most common secondary brain tumours?

Answer 1

Lung
Breast
Kidney
Melanoma
Colorectal cancer

Question 2

What is the investigation for pheochromocytoma?

Answer 2

24 hour urinary collection of metanephrines

Question 3

First line treatment for generalised tonic-clonic seizures:

Answer 3

Males: sodium valproate
Females: lamotrigine, levetiracetam

Question 4

First and second line treatments for focal seizures:

Answer 4

1st - lamotrigine or levetiracetam
2nd - carbamazepine

Question 5

First and second line treatments for absence seizures:

Answer 5

1st - ethosuximide
2nd - males - sodium valproate, females - lamotrigine or levetiracetam

Carbamazepine may exacerbate

Question 6

Treatment for myoclonic seizures:

Answer 6

Males - sodium valproate
Females - levetiracetam

Question 7

Treatment for tonic or atonic seizures:

Answer 7

Males - sodium valproate
Females - lamotrigine