Neurology Flashcards

1
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types of lesions involved in alzheimers

A

-amyloid plaques
-neurofibrillary tangles

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s/s of alzheimers

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-difficulty learning and recalling information
-visuospatial problems
-language impairment
-behavior changes

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3
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diagnosis of alzheimers

A

clinical
-cerebral atrophy on imaging

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4
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treatment of alzheimers disease

A

donepezil
rivastigmine
memantine

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5
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s/s of bells palsy

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acute onset facial weakness
loss of taste
hyperacusis

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6
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bells palsy vs stroke

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bells palsy: forehead does NOT wrinkle with raising eyebrows
stroke: forehead DOES wrinkle with raising eyebrows

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7
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diagnosis of bells palsy

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clinical

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8
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treatment of bells palsy

A

-prednisone
-valacyclovir

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9
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types of stroke

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-ischemic: thrombotic or embolic (MC d/t afib)
-hemorrhagic: intracerebral or subarachnoid

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10
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etiology of intracerebral hemorrhage

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prolonged uncontrolled hypertension

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s/sx of stroke

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-facial drooping
-hemiparesis
-vision loss
-aphasia
-ataxia
-HA
-LOC

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12
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most important piece of info for stroke

A

last known normal

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13
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stroke workup

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CT w/o contrast

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14
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treatment of ischemic stroke

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-determine tpa eligibility
-bp less than 185/110 before tpa can be administered
-if not eligible for tpa, cant treat until bp is 220/120

IV nicardipine, IV clevidipine, IV labetalol

DO NOT LOWER MORE THAN 15% in 24HRS

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15
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treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage

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SBP 150-220: reduce SBP to 130-140

If >220, not enough evidence to provide specific recommendations

Elkins slides

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16
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treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage

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reduce bp to 160

labetalol, nicardipine, or enalapril

Prevent vasospams w/ Nimodipine PO or NG for 3 weeks

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17
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TIA

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stroke like symptoms that resolve in 1-2 hours

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18
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workup and treatment of TIA

A

same as stroke

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19
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s/s of vascular dementia

A

white matter lesions on MRI

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20
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management of vascular dementia

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same as alzheimers

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21
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s/s of dementia with lewey bodies

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-fluctuating cognitive impairment
-tremors
-bradykinesia
-gait changes
-visual hallucinations

22
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diagnosis of dementia with lewy bodies

A

autopsy

23
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treatment of dementia with lewy bodies

A

same as alzheimers

24
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s/s of delirium

A

-acute onset
-attention deficits
-cognitive impairment

usually only lasts hours to weeks

25
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treatment of delirium

A

treat underlying cause

26
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s/s of essential tremor

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-bilateral
-both postural and kinetic
-resolves with rest
-exacerbated by stress
-improves with alcohol

27
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management of essential tremor

A

propranolol and primidone

28
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s/s of migraine

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-prodrome: euphoria, hunger, yawning
-aura: scotoma, flashing lights, sounds
-unilateral throbbing HA
-photophobia and phonophobia

29
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treatment of migraine

A

-triptan
-preventative therapy (topamax or BB or antidepressant)

30
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s/s of tension headache

A

-band like, non-pulsating, bandlike pain across forehead
-tenderness to back of neck musculature
-usually caused by stress
MC type of HA

31
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treatment of tension HA

A

NSAIDs or tylenol

32
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s/s of cluster HA

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-Sudden onset, brief, unilateral repetitive headaches localized behind one eye
-ipsilateral conjunctival injection, lacrimation, rhinnorhea (autonomic symptoms)

33
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treatment of cluster HA

A

-100% O2 with a nonrebreather
-sumatriptan

34
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s/s of parkinsons

caused by dopamine depletion in basal ganglia

A

-resting pill rolling tremor
-rigidity
-bradykinesia
-shuffle gait
-cogwheeling of extremeties

35
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treatment of parkinsons

A

carbidopa/levadopa

36
Q

focal seizure with retained awareness

A

no LOC or memory loss

37
Q

focal seizure with impaired awareness

A

altered consciousness

38
Q

which type of generalized seizure is not associated with LOC

A

myoclonic

39
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absence seizure

A

-spacing out

40
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myoclonic seizure

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sudden, irregular jerks or twitches

41
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atonic seizures

A

drop attacks

42
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tonic seizures

A

-muscles tighten and stiffen

43
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clonic seizures

A

-rhythmic jerking

44
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tonic clonic seizures

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-both tonic and clonic
-bowel or bladder incontinence

45
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diagnosis of seizures

A

EEG

46
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treatment of seizures

focal:
generalized:
generalized pregnant:
absense:

A

-absense: ethosuximide
-focal: lamictal
-generalized: depakote (valproate)
-generalized pregnant: keppra

47
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status epilepticus

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seizure lasting more than 5-10 minutes or several seizures occurring in a 30 minute timeframe

48
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treatment of status epilepticus

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IV lorazepam

49
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etiology of BPPV

A

-calcium deposit in semicircular canal

50
Q

s/s of BPPV

A

-recurrent brief episodes of vertigo
-occurs after change in head position

51
Q

diagnosis of bppv

A

Dix-Hallpike maneuver

52
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treatment of BPPV

A

-reposition otolith with epley maneuver