Neurology/Neurosurgery Final Flashcards
Infants Hydrocephalus Presentation:
Increased Head Circumference
Bulging Fontanelle
Sunsetting of eyes
Impaired Upward Gaze
Which Drugs can cause Steven Johnson?
Lamotrigine
Carbamazepine
First step in Patients with Raised ICP?
Head Elevation
Head Injury + Lucid Interval :
Extradural Hematoma
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia:
One eye fails to adduct and the other undergoes nystagmus with abduction
Trigeminal Neuralgia First Line:
Carbamazepine
Wet Wobbly Whacky :
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Basilar Skull Fracture Presents with:
Periorbital + Post auricular Bruising
Temporal Seizure:
Hallucinations
Automatisms
Deja Vu / Dysphagia
Automatisms Examples:
Lip smacking
Grabbing
Plucking
Frontal Lobe Seizure:
Head /Leg Movements
Jacksonian March
Parietal Lobe Seizure
Paresthesia
Occipital Lobe Seziure:
Floaters / Flashers
TempORAL
ORAL Automatisms
Which nerve is responsible for Abducting the eyes:
Abducens (VI)
Lesion has Ipsilateral Effect
Which drug prevents Vasospasm in Subarachnoid H?
Nimodipine
What to do in a case of SAH if the CT is Normal ?
Lumbar Puncture 12 Hours following onset of symptoms
Which tumor is associated with Loss of Corneal Reflex?
Acoustic Neuroma
Pituitary Macroadenoma Visual loss;
Bitemporal Hemianopia
Broca’s Aphasia
Normal Comprehension
Impaired Speech