Neurology Flashcards

1
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MC complication of shunt placement in patients with hydrocephalus?

A

Staph epidermidis infection

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Focal motor seizures that are clonic/myoclonic, persisting for days or months

A

Epilepsia partialis continua of Kojevnikov (Rasmussen encephalitis)

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3
Q

Prodrome of temporal lobe epilepsy

A

Lethargy

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4
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DOC for status epilepticus

A

Phenytoin

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5
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Treatment for status migrainosus

A

iV Prochlorperazine

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6
Q

Shagreen patch and ash leaf lesions

A

Tuberous sclerosis

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7
Q

Cafe au lait spots, axillary or inguinal freckling, Lisch nodules, optic glioma, osseous lesions

A

Neurofibromatosis 1

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8
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Acoustic neuroma (bilateral 8th nerve masses) with with either neurofibroma, meningioma, glioma or schwannoma

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Neurofibromatosis 2

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9
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Cracked pot sensation of the skull secondary to separation of sutures in a patient with hydrocephalus

A

Macewen sign

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