Neurology

Question 1

Entacapone

Answer 1

COMT inhibitor that primarily serves to increase the bioavailability of levodopa by inhibiting peripheral mehtylation. Tocapure is another COMT inhibitor that inhibits both perpheral and central methylation. Unlike entacpone, tolcapone has been assocated with hepatotoxicty. Remember that catechol-O-methyl-transferase (COMT) inhibitors should only be used in combination with levodopa, as they are otherwise infeffective.

Question 2

MSME

Answer 2

Orientation (providing name, location and current date
Comprehension - Followin multistep commands
Concentration - Reciting months of the year backwards
Short-term memory - Recalling 3 unrelated words after 5 misn
Long-term memory - Providing details of significant life events
Language - Writing a complete sentence with noun-verb agreement
Visual-spatial - Drawing intersecting pentagons
Executive function - Drawing a clock oriented to the time requested

Question 3

Neurotransmitters

Answer 3

FA 449

Question 4

Thalamus

Answer 4

FA 452

Question 5

Common Brain lesions

Answer 5

FA 456

Question 6

Effects of Strokes

Answer 6

FA 460

Question 7

Ischemic brain disease/stroke

Answer 7

FA 453

Question 8

Hydrocephalus

Answer 8

FA 464

Question 9

Spinal tract anatomy and functions

Answer 9

FA 466

Question 10

Spinal cord lesions

Answer 10

FA 467

Question 11

Cranial nerve nuclei

Answer 11

FA 472

Question 12

Cranial nerve and vessel pathways

Answer 12

FA 473

Question 13

Visual field defects

Answer 13

FA 481

Question 14

INO

Answer 14

FA 482

Question 15

Dementia

Answer 15

FA 483

Question 16

Neurocutaneous disorders

Answer 16

FA 487

Question 17

Brain tumors

Answer 17

FA 488-89

Question 18

Psychoactive drug intoxication and withdrawal

Answer 18

FA 514-516