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Behavioral changes, chorea, and dementia prior to 50 y/o. Disease?

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Hungtington

CT scan shows ccerebral and caudate nucelus atrophy

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Idiopathic dopmaine depletion with Lewy bodies. Condition?

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Parkinson

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Signs of Parkinsons

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  1. Resting tremor-pill rolling that is lessened with ovluntary activity
  2. Bradykinesia
  3. Rigidity
  4. Fixed facial expressions
  5. Shuffling gait
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4
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Treatment of Parkinsons

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Levodopa/Carbidopa

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What type of weakness pattern do patients with Guillain Barre Syndrome show?

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Ascending weakness and presthesias that are usually symmetric-decreased DTR

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CSF shows high protein with normal WBC count. Recent infection with Campylobacter. Treatment?

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Plasmophresis or IVIG

*Prednisone contraindicated

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Autoimmne antibodies againist acetylcholice postsynaptic receptor

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Myastehnia gravis

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Pt comes in ocular weakness, seeing double, inability to look up w/ eyes. Pupil response is normal. Muscle weakness worse with movement. What do you order?

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  1. Acetylcholine receptor antiboides
  2. Tensilon test-improvement
  3. Ice pack test shows improvement after ten mins of ocular sx
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Management of MG?

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  1. Acetycholinesterase inhibitors: Pyridostigmine or Neostigmine
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Cholingergic crisis

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Weakness, miosis, diarrhea, seating, vomiting, salivation

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Defect of what cranial nerve in Bells palsy?

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CN 7

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Pt presents with facial weakness. Upon evaluation of forehead, you notice wrinkling of both sides with downward slanting of mouth. Dx?

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CVA

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13
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Trigeminal neuralgia affects what nerve?

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CN 5

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14
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Trigeminal neuralgia in young patient should make you think of what dx?

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MS

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15
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Prophylactic tx in cluster HA

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Verapamil

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16
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First line treatment for cluster HA

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O2

17
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Dilation of the cerebral ventricles with normal opening pressure on LP

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Normal pressure hydrocephalus

18
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What treatment should patients with hx of TIA have?

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  1. Aspirin

2. Plavix

19
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Trauma to the temporal area with brief LOC. CT shows hyperechoic area that does not cross suture line. D?

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Epidural hematoma- Middle meningeal artery

20
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Venous bleed with tearing of briding veins.

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Subdural hematoma- MC in older patients

21
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CP shows xanthochromia, and increased CSF

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Subarchnoid hemorrhage

22
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Management of SAH

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  1. Supporitive-bed rest, stool softner to ower icp
  2. surgical coilingor cliniping
  3. lower bp gradually with Nicardipine
23
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Pte has petecehial rash with meningeal irritation. What organism do you suspect?

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N. meningitidis

24
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Prophylaxis for contact exposure

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Cipro or Rifampin

25
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CN

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  1. Optic- light reflex
  2. Oculomotor-check eye movement
  3. same as above
  4. Close jaw, grind teeth, touch face
  5. gaze
  6. facial expression
  7. hearing
  8. gag
  9. 10
  10. shoulder shrug
26
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Bilateral fracture of anterior and posterior arches of C1

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Atlas

27
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Bilateral fracture of vehicles or pars of c2

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Hangman caused by hyperextension

28
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Ruinous process allusion fracture due to forced flexion after MVA

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Clay shovlers

Put in hard collar

29
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Central cord syndrome

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  1. Extension injury causing loss of pain and temp
30
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Anterior Cord Syndrome

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Caused by flexion compression injuries

Lower extremity deficit with bladder dysfunction

31
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What is tv for increased ICP

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IF mannitok and elevated head of bed

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