neurology Flashcards
1
Q
thunderclap headache
A
SAH
2
Q
xanthochromic LP
A
SAH
3
Q
lucid period after head trauma
A
extradural hemorrhage
4
Q
woody muscle swelling
A
duchenne or becker MD
5
Q
toe walker or +ve gowers sign
A
MD
6
Q
fluctuating cognitive deficit
A
LB Dementia or delirium
7
Q
REM disturbance
A
LB dementia or PD
8
Q
non threatening visual hallucinations
A
lewey body dementia
9
Q
personality change then dementia
A
Pick’s disease/FT dementia
10
Q
stepwise deterioration
A
vascular dementia
11
Q
pain on loud noise
A
facial nerve palsy
12
Q
myalgia + myositis + myoglobinaemia/uria
A
rhabdomyolysis - DIC and renal failure
13
Q
weakness + frontal balding + cataracts _ ptosis
A
myotonic dystrophy
14
Q
painful third nerve palsy
A
aneurysm
15
Q
leg sx + midline shift
A
falcine herniation
