Neurology causes CC

Question 1

Causes of a high CSF protein in the presence of a normal CSF cell count

Answer 1

• Guillain–Barré syndrome
• Spinal cord tumour causing spinal block (Froin’s syndrome)
• Acoustic neuroma
• Lead encephalopathy
• Subacute sclerosing panencephalopathy

Question 2

Drugs that can lower seizure threshold

Answer 2

• Antibiotics: Imipenem, penicillins, cephalosporins, metronidazole, isoniazid
• Antihistamines
• Antipsychotics
• Antidepressants: Bupropion, Tricyclics
• Baclofen
• Fentanyl
• Ketamine
• Lidocaine
• Lithium
• Meperidine
• Propoxyphene
• Theophylline

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Question 3

Drugs that have commonly been implicated in reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) = PRES

Answer 3

• Cyclosporine,
• Tacrolimus,
• Sirolimus,
• Cisplatin
• Bevacizumab.

Question 4

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)

Answer 4

• Hypertension
• Abnormal renal function
• Pregnancy and eclampsia
• Immunosuppressants such as tacrolimus

Question 5

The most common causes of brain death in adults

Answer 5

• traumatic brain injury,
• subarachnoid hemorrhage,
• hypoxic-ischemic injury
• acute liver failure