Things I've Learnt on Passmed Flashcards
1
Q
In GCS do you base results on the best symptoms or worst?
A
Best (weird)
2
Q
Defective eye abduction and horizontal diplopia- what nerve?
A
CN VI
3
Q
Ptosis, and the eye being fixed downwards and outwards- which nerve palsy?
A
CN III palsy
4
Q
CN VII palsy looks like?
A
Bell’s palsy, which is shown by a facial droop and no problems with vision or eye movement
5
Q
Presentation of syringomyelia?
A
Syringomyelia classically presents with cape-like loss of pain and temperature sensation due to compression of the spinothalamic tract fibres decussating in the anterior white commissure of the spine
6
Q
What can patients experience after focal seizures and what is it called?
A
Todd’s paresis
Post-ictal weakness
