Pastest

Question 1

How does sumatriptan work?

Answer 1

5HT1 agonist

Question 2

Which neurons are affected in mononeuritis multiplex

Answer 2

Lower motor neurons

-causes muscle weakness, wasting, hyporeflexia and fasciculations

Question 3

What is the tensilon test?

Answer 3

You give an anticholintesterase IV and if muscle strength improves dramatically then high likliehood of myasthenia gravis

Question 4

What could be injured in a supracondylar fracture of humerus?

Answer 4

Median nerve

Brachial artery

Question 5

Which nerve is responsible for thumb adduction

Answer 5

Ulnar nerve

Question 6

What causes hand of benediction

Answer 6

Caused by damage to median nerve

Question 7

What is status epilepticus?

Answer 7

Defined as either:

• continuous generalised tonic-clonic seizure or
• tonic-clonic seziures that are so frequent that each attack begins before the post-ictal period of the preceding one ends

Question 8

Which part of the CNS is affected in ALS?

Answer 8

You get degeneration of the anterior horn cells and degeneration of the upper motor neurones

Question 9

What does it mean if you have blood in the basal cisterns?

Answer 9

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Question 10

Acute progressive ascending paralysis with glove-and-stocking weakness

Answer 10

Typical of Guillian Barre

Question 11

If you have an intracerebral tumour, when are symptoms often worse?

Answer 11

Often worse in the morning

Question 12

What patients might you see cryptococcal meningitis in?

Answer 12

In HIV patients

HIV patients may also have molluscum contagiosum

Question 13

Normal pressure hydrocephalus triad

Answer 13

Dementia
Gait disturbance
Urinary incontinence

Question 14

Which type of intracranial haemorrhage will not cross the midline?

Answer 14

Subdural subdon’t