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Neurology Flashcards

1
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Xanthochromic LP

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SAH

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2
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Lucid period after trauma

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Extradural haemorrhage

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3
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“Woody texture” muscle swelling

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Duchenne or Becker MD

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4
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Raised CK

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MD

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5
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Toe walker

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Muscular Dystrophy

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6
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Positive gowers sign

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Muscular Dystrophy

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7
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Fluctuating cognitive deficit

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Lewy Body dementia

Delirium

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8
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REM disturbance

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Lewy Body dementia

PD

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9
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Vivid visual hallucinations normally of children and not threatening

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Lewy Body dementia

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10
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Acute onset cognitive disturbance that fluctuates

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Delirium

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11
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Personality/behaviour changes and then dementia

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Frontotemporal dementia (Pick’s disease)

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12
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Stepwise detrioration

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Vascular dementia

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13
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Pain on loud noise

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Facial nerve palsy

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14
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Painful third nerve palsy

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Aneurysm

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15
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Myalgia + myositis + myoglobulinaemia/uria

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Rhabdo (leads to DIC and renal failure)

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16
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Inflammatory myopathy with poor response to steroids

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Inclusion body myositis

17
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Weakness + frontal balding + cataracts + ptosis

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Myotonic dystrophy

18
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Leg symptoms + midline shift

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Falcine herniation

19
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Back pain worse on coughing

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Slipped disk

20
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Headache worse on coughing

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Posterior fossa issue

21
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Bilateral sciatica + male sexual dysfunction

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Cauda equina

22
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Pleocytosis on CSF

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rules out bacterial meningitis

23
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Describes Erbs palsy

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Upper brachial plexus injury
Waiters tip
More common
Associated with shoulder dystocia

24
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What does injury to lower brachial plexus cause?

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Klumpke’s palsy (claw hand)

25
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Positive Simmonds test

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Achilles tendon rupture

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