Flashcard 2

Question 1

what type of haemorrhage causes a thunderclap headache

Answer 1

subarachnoid

Question 2

cauda equina

Answer 2

bundle of spinal nerve roots running inferior to spinal cord through lumbar cistern

Question 3

MS treatments

Answer 3

• physio
• OT
• oral/ IV prednisolone
• symptomatic treatment
• immunosuppressants

Question 4

what purpose can a cavernous sinus thrombosis serve?

Answer 4

barrier to spread of infection

Question 5

Korsakoff syndrome

Answer 5

chronic memory loss caused by severe thiamine deficiency

Question 6

amblyopia

Answer 6

lazy eye

Question 7

primary pharmacological treamtment for insomnia

Answer 7

benzodiazepines

Question 8

scleritis treatments

Answer 8

• high dose steroids

- IV prednisolone

Question 9

LMN lesion location

Answer 9

ventral horn -> relevant muscle

Question 10

describe investigations for spinal cord ischaemia

Answer 10

MRI

can’t always see something though so go off presentation

Question 11

describe spinal pia matter

Answer 11

• innermost meninge

- flattened, thin cells

Question 12

symptoms Guillain barre syndrome

Answer 12

pain
numbness
pins and needles
weakness
speaking/ balance/ coordination problems
double vision
toilet problems
swallowing problems

Question 13

LMN signs of motor neuron disease

Answer 13

• muscle fasiculations
• wasting
• weakness

Question 14

from external to internal, name the spinal meninges

Answer 14

• dura
• arachnoid
• pia

Question 15

spina bifida - what type involves protrusion of meninges and CSF

Answer 15

spina bifida with meningocele

Question 16

diagnose:

spinal cord in affected area is open due to failure of neural folds to fuse

Answer 16

myeloschisis - most severe form of spina bifida

Question 17

acute management of generalised tonic-clonic seizure

Answer 17

• turn on their side

- diazepam