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Decks in this class (60)

Stroke
Gerstmann syndrome,
Pica stroke syndrome,
Stroke algorithm
69  cards
Back to Basics
Indirect pathway of the basal gan...,
Direct and indirect bg pathways
2  cards
Essential Tremor
Tremor of et vs tremor of pd,
Lead pipe rigidity,
Physiologic tremor
13  cards
Huntington's Disease
Non motor aspects of huntington s...,
Inheritance pattern of huntington...,
Motor aspects of huntington s dis...
19  cards
Encephalitis in a Healthy Individual
Most common causes of viral encep...,
When viral encephalitis is on the...,
Limbic encephalitis
18  cards
Parkinson's Disease
Helpful historical features for d...,
Families of drugs used to treat p...,
Main four parkinson s plus syndromes
27  cards
Hereditary Neurodegenerative Ataxias
Of the heritable ataxias the auto...,
Substances that may induce a chro...,
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degener...
17  cards
Tardive Dyskinesia and Related Dyskinesias
Classification of acute and chron...,
Diagnostic criteria for tardive d...,
What secondary problems are patie...
11  cards
Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Most common causes of spinal cord...,
Below what age do we say kids sho...,
Brown sequard syndrome
15  cards
Epidural/Subdural Hematoma
Epidural hematomas are highly unl...,
Spinal epidural hematoma,
Decerebrate vs decorticate posturing
6  cards
Delirium
Three hallmarks of delirium,
Asterixis,
__ of patients will experience de...
6  cards
Concussions
Why does rapid deceleration cause...,
Acute management of concussion in...,
Indications for urgent evaluation...
9  cards
Lumbar Puncture
Lines to aid with lp placement,
Does lying flat after lp prevent ...,
Risk factors for spinal headache ...
4  cards
Cerebral Cortex I and Vascular Territories
Location of the primary visual co...,
Location of the primary auditory ...,
When we say language function is ...
49  cards
Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Important differences in stroke a...,
As soon as a stroke or intracereb...,
Most important considerations for...
46  cards
Seizure and Epilepsy
Epilepsy,
Things that may provoke seizures ...,
Things that may cause seizures bu...
118  cards
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Mean age for subarachnoid hemorrhage,
Worst headache of my life,
When do subarachnoid hemorrhages ...
16  cards
Stroke in a Young Patient
Ddx for stroke in a young patient,
Stroke due to carotid dissection,
Thrombophilias that may cause str...
12  cards
Peripheral Neuropathy
Large fiber damage,
Small fiber damage,
Mononeuritis multiplexa
46  cards
Syncope and Loss of Consciousness of Unknown Etiology
Major ddx for loc of unknown etio...,
Sick sinus syndrome,
Tilt table testing
13  cards
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Spells
Risk factors for pnes,
Gold standard for differentiating...,
Features of a spell that are sugg...
7  cards
Multiple Sclerosis and Other Myelopathies
Natalizumab,
Fingolimod,
John cunningham virus
45  cards
Headache
Estrogen and migraines,
Migraine prodrome vs migraine aura,
Some classical migraine auras
55  cards
Neuro Exam and Basic Neuro Tips
Upper extremity reflexes,
Lower extremity reflexes,
Three types of hypertonia
13  cards
Approach to Ataxia and Gait Disorders
Things that should generally make...,
Athetosis vs pseudoathetosis,
Acute onset unilateral or truncal...
9  cards
Alzheimer's Dementia
If a patient with a history of de...,
Dementia by definition,
1 2 and 3 causes of acute worseni...
22  cards
Lewy Body Dementia
The primary distinguishing factor...,
Patients with lbd usually have on...,
Features of psp
18  cards
Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord
Full syndrome of b12 deficiency,
All the things required for prope...,
Most common cause of b12 deficiency
14  cards
Optic Neuritis
Prognosis of optic neuritis,
When optic neuritis presents in a...,
When optic neuritis presents in a...
22  cards
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
What is acute disseminated enceph...,
Patients have a relatively good l...,
Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic enc...
13  cards
Meningitis
Presence of ___ and ___ are absol...,
Lp analysis for meningitis should...,
Approach to treating meningitis w...
28  cards
Botulism
Botulism is classically character...,
Botulism in an infant,
Spinomuscular atrophy will not af...
19  cards
HIV-associated Neurologic Dysfunction/Dementia
Pathophysiology of hiv associated...,
Neuropsychological testing,
Effect of haart on had
11  cards
Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease
The main features of cjd,
Four categories of jcd,
Sporadic cjd
18  cards
Neurosyphilis
Classic presentation of tabes dor...,
Rapid plasma reagin,
Venereal diseases tests vs trepon...
24  cards
Toxoplasmosis
Mass occupying brain lesions in a...,
Folinic acid,
Ring enhancing lesion
12  cards
Sleep Disorders
Eeg findings characteristic of st...,
Treatment for circadian rhythm di...,
Restless legs syndrome
22  cards
Pupillary Responses
A pica aneurysm most commonly pre...,
Pupillary vs occulomotor fibers o...,
Isolated pupillary abnormalities ...
22  cards
Pseudotumor cerebri
Papilledema is an indication for,
Who tends to be affected by pseud...,
Papilledema on exam
14  cards
Diplopia and Oculomotor Palsies
Single most common isolated oculo...,
Most common cause of a sixth nerv...,
6th nerve palsy and aneurysms
8  cards
Zoster
Tzanck smear,
Stapedius muscle,
Common cause of clinically isolat...
13  cards
Myasthenia
Test of choice to differentiate b...,
Classic physical exam findings of...,
Anti musk antibodies
20  cards
Vertigo
Geotropic nystagmus,
Electronystagmogram,
Otolith
12  cards
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
___ myelinate peripheral nerves _...,
Chronic inflammatory demyelinatin...,
Csf findings in cidp
7  cards
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Common features of gbs,
Autonomic involvement in gbs,
Longer list of organisms that may...
17  cards
Uncovered High-Yield Topics
What does a normal csf study look...,
Aip vs wilsons disease,
Five ps of aip
39  cards
Neuro Oncology
Spatial involvement getting lost ...,
Brain tumor headache,
Hiccups may indicate
33  cards
Myositides
Heliotrope rash,
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis ...,
Grotton nodules
25  cards
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Which motor nuclei are relatively...,
Coexistence of upper and lower mo...,
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
13  cards
Anterior Horn Cell Diseases
Spinal muscular atrophy,
Poliomyelitis,
Polio and sma as anterior horn di...
15  cards
Febrile Seizure
When should you lp a child with f...,
Past what point is nuchal rigidit...,
Febrile seizure
12  cards
Muscular dystrophies
Signs of dmd on exam,
Diagnosis of duschennes and becke...,
In dmd most patients are affected...
8  cards
Tics and Tourette Syndrome
Tic,
Tourette syndrome,
___ is a hallmark of the tics in ...
19  cards
Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
Semiology of a benign rolandic ep...,
Age of onset for benign rolandic ...,
Peri rolandic region of the brain
7  cards
Lissencephaly
Lissencephaly,
Miller dieker syndrome,
Isolated lissencephaly sequence
13  cards
Autism Spectrum Disorder
An isolated developmental delay i...,
A global developmental delay lang...,
Delay in gross motor skills arisi...
9  cards
Cerebellopontine Angle Mass
The combination of __ and __ is s...,
Acoustic neuroma vestibulocochlea...,
Cerebellopontine angle
15  cards
Wilson's disease
Classical ct sign of wilson s dis...,
Presentation of wilson s disease,
Diagnosis of wilson s disease
4  cards
Last Week Prep
Triad of normal pressure hydrocep...,
First line for migraine prophylax...,
Characteristics of pml on imaging
39  cards
Ned Divine Review
Cn ii is derived from ____the oth...,
Fungal meingitis csf tap markers,
Csf tap in major depressive disorder
23  cards

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