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Neurology/BW Flashcards

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You believe a patient has a stroke. He presents with aphasia, loss of hearing in one ear and loss of vision in his left eye. Is the blockage likely in the anterior or posterior circulation?

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Posterior

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Under what conditions would aspirin or clopidogrel be used following a TIA as prophaylaxis?

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These are antiplatelet medications. They would be used unless there is a known cardiac etiology for the embolism. Patients with a cardiac cause should use heparin or coumadin

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A patient who is asymptomatic should consider having an endartectomy at what percent blockage of the carotid artery? How about in a symptomatic patient?

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70% if asymptomatic and 60% if symptomatic

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A patient presents complaining of the worst headache of his life. What might you expect his blood pressure to be?

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This is the description for a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Blood pressure would be elevated.

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Name abortive migraine drugs

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triptans ( sumatriptan, zolmitriptan), ergotamine

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An EEG showing focal rhythmic discharges at the onset of the seizure should make you think of what diagnosis

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SImple partial seizure

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What is the single most important thing to be concerned about with a patient in status epilepticus

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Airway then managemnt of hyperthermia

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Describe Brudzinski’s sign

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lift the patients head and bend at the hips

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Name medications used to break a seizure

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Diazepam, lorazepam, phenytoin or fosphenytoin.

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There is an MRI result of multiple foci of demyelination in the white matter. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Multiple Sclerosis

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List 3 medications used to treat multiple sclerosis

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Steriods, interferon-beta, copolymer

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What is the most common cause of dementia?

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Alzheimers ( 80%)

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What are the 4 chromosomes that have been linked to dementia?

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1,14,19,21

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Is the ankle jerk reflex or lumbar or sacral origin?

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sacral

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A study result comes back with intracellular neurofibrillary tangles and extracellular neuritic plaques. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Alzheimers

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A patient complains of an aching headache which feels like a band around his head. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Tension Headache

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A patient present with a tremor in his right hand. He states that the tremor goes away completely when he has a beer. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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benign essential or familial tremor

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18
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Two medications to treat an essential tremor?

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Beta blocker ( propanolol), Primidone

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At what age do the symptoms of Huntington’s appear?

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30

20
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A 35 year old patient comes to your office because his wife made him. He has been increasingly irritable and moody. She has also noticed that he is very restless. You order a CT scan which shows cerebral atrophy as well as atrophy of the caudate nucleus. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Huntington’s

21
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Medication of choice for a patient with Tourette’s syndrome?

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Haloperidol

22
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slit lamp shows Kayser- Fleischer rings. Most likely diagnosis?

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Wilson’s Disease

23
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Wilson’s disease is associated with a build up of what mineral?

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Buildup of copper because there is a deficiency of copper binding protein

24
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What are the genetic characteristics of Wilson’s disease?

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Autosomal recessive, chromosome 13

25
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What cranial nerve is affected with Bell’s Palsy?

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7

26
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A LP for a patient with bacterial meningitis will show an increase or decrease in: WBC, glucose, protein?

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elevated WBC and protein. Decreased glucose

27
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What symptom is associated with a classic migraine

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Having an aura

28
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Elevated acetylcholine receptor antibodies should make you thin of what dx

A

myasthenia gravis

29
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Duchenne’s and Becker’s muscular dystrophy have what genetic characteristic?

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x linked recessive

30
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Age range for Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy?

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3-5 years

31
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An EEG showing generalized spikes and associated slow waves should make you think of what diagnosis?

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generalized or absence seizure

32
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Most common cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage aside from trauma?

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ruptured cerebral aneurysm

33
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Most common primary cancer sites that metastasize to the brain

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Lung, breast, kidney

34
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Resting or pill rolling tremor makes you think of what dx?

A

Parkinson’s

35
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Weakness and numbness in the left hand might be a blockage in which carotid artery?

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right

36
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A patient has an intracranial neoplasm causing auditory illusions, olfactory hallucinations and emotional changes. What lobe is the lesion likely in?

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temporal

37
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If you are looking for lesions associated with multiple sclerosis and you order an MRI do you order with gadolinium or without?

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With gadolineum

38
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Defining symptom of Alzheimer’s?

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progressive memory impairment

39
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Nerve root responsible for knee jerk reflex?

A

L3-L4

40
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An EEG showing interictal spikes should make you think of what diagnosis?

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Complex partial seizure

41
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Which is the most commonly herniated vertebral disc?

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L4-L5 followed by L5-S1

42
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Three symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus?

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Gait disturbance, dementia, urinary incontinence

43
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A patient presents with inability to speak and right sided weakness. He seems to understand speech and follows commands well. What type of aphasia should you be thinking of?

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Broca’s aphasia

44
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Alcohol may be a major factor in which encephalopathy?

A

Wernicke’s

45
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A patient complains of muscle weakness and fatigability that improves with rest. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Myasthenia gravis

46
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Lead pole of cogwheel rigidity should make you think of what diagnosis?

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Parkinson’s

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