Neurology Flashcards
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis Management
IV Fluids and Acyclovir
Roth Spots on Retina + Headaches + Decreased Consciousness
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Weakness Increases with Activity
Myasthenia Gravis
Weakness decreases with Activity
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)
Anti-GM1 antibody associated with
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
Anti-GQ1b Antibody associated with
Miller Fischer Syndrome
Post Partum + Seizures + Papilloedema
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Meningitis with Brainstem involvement
Listeria
Meningitis seen in elderly, diabetics and alcoholics
Listeria
Lymphocyte Predominant Meningitis
- Nocardia
- Mycobacterium
Unilateral Hearing loss + Tinnitus + Trigeminal Neuropathy
Vestibular Schwanoma
NICE Recommendation for preventing secondary Cerebral infarction
Clopidogrel
Teenager + Early Morning Seizures + Myoclonic Jerks
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Management of Torticollis
Botox Injection
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Management
Levetiracetam
Facial Weakness + Winged Scapula + Elevated CK
Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Normal Creatine Kinase + Muscle Weakness in Quadriceps
Inclusion body Myositis
Neurogenic Detrusor activity management
- PRV <100 → Oxybutinin
- PRV >100 → Intermittent self catheterization
Unable to Walk due to weakness but Cycling can be done
Lumbar Canal Stenosis
Anti Tubercular medication causing sensory neuropathy
Isoniazid
Fingolimod Mechanism of Action
Sphingosine 1 Phosphate receptor modulator
MRI Finding of Subacute Combined Degeneration of spinal cord
Increased T-2 Weighted signal in the posterior column
Management of Essential Tremors
Propranolol or Topiramate
Inferior quadrantanopia caused by
a lesion in the parietal lobe (Opposite side)
Superior quadrantanopia caused by
a lesion in the temporal lobe (Opposite side)
Management of Tourette Syndrome
Risperidone
Hypodense areas in both temporal lobes seen in MRI
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
Trigeminal Neuralgia Management
Carbamazepine
Raised CSF proteins (Albumino-cytological dissociation)
Gullian-Bare Syndrome
Oligoclonal bands seen in
Multiple Sclerosis
Raised Lactate in CSF seen in
Mitochondrial Encephalopathy with Lactic Acidosis
Nerve affected in Foot Drop
Common Peroneal Nerve
Nerve affected in Weakness of Knee Extension and Hip Flexion
Femoral Nerve
Nerve affected in weakness of Hip adduction
Obturator Nerve
Changes in Personality and Behaviors but no memory defect
Fronto-Temporal Dementia
Seizure + epigastric aura + fear + lip smacking
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Seizure + vertigo + hallucinations
Parietal Lobe Epilepsy
LMN signs in arms + UMN signs in legs
Motor Neuron Disease
EMG Finding in Motor Neuron Disease
Reduced number of action potentials with increased amplitude.