Neurology Flashcards
right leg numbess/weakness, motor aphasia, ideomotor apraxia- vascular territory
left ACA
left leg numbness and weakness, motor neglect- vascular territory
right ACA
right face/arm>leg numbness/weakness, aphasia, left gaze preference-vascular territory
left MCA
left face/arm>leg numbness and weakness, left hemispacial neglect, right gaze preference-vascular territory
right MCA
4 options for second line treatment of status epilepticus
- phenytoin (20mg/kg)
- valproic acid (20mg/kg)
- phenobarbitol (20mg/kg)
- keppra (2g-4g)
treatment for high altitude cerebral edema
descent, dexamethasone, hyperbarics
delta sign on head CT suggests
cerebral venous thrombosis
slow headache with AMS, seizures, neurologic deficits, or papilledema
cerebral venous thrombosis
CNVII palsy+ vesicles on on cheek or ear
ramsay hunt
ice test in MG
symptoms should improve
autoimmune distruction of ACH receptors
myasthenia gravis
treatment for MG
acethylcholinesterase inhibitor such as pryridostigmine
IIH opening pressure
> 20 in non-obese
>25 in obese
what distinguishes mononeuropathy caused by aneurysm vs diabetes
diabetes- pupillary response intact (parasympathetic fibers are perfused by other vessels so this stays intact and they are on the outside so they end up getting compressed by tumors)
descending flaccid paralysis, dysarthria, dysphagia, diplopia
botulism
diplopia in lateral gave
CNVI palsy
ataxia, lateralizing dysmetria
cerebellar cause of central vertigo
dysarthria, dysphasia, diplopia, Horner syndrome, blindness
brainstem cause of central vertigo
oxcarbazepine can cause what electrolyte abnormality
hyponatremia
migraine medications that are contraindicated in patients iwth HTN
DHE, triptans
major risk of edrophonium test
bradycardia