Neurology — Flashcards

Flashcard 201: The standard of treatment for patients with Wernicke's encephalopathy is to give _____ 100 mg intravenously _____ administering _____-containing IV fluids.

Answer: thiamine; before; glucose

Extra: Thiamine must be administered before or along with glucose to avoid precipitating or worsening Wernicke's encephalopathy. While 100 mg is a classic textbook dose often cited for initial management or prophylaxis, modern guidelines (e.g., EFNS/Royal College of Physicians) recommend higher doses (e.g., 500 mg IV thrice daily) for the treatment of manifest encephalopathy.

Flashcard 202: There is a high risk of developing an ischemic stroke after a TIA, especially for the first _____ months following a TIA.

Answer: 3

Flashcard 203: _____ disease is a form of vascular dementia caused by multifocal vascular diseases like cerebral arteriosclerosis

Answer: Binswanger's

Flashcard 204: _____ is a possible complication of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia

Answer: Hemiparesis

Flashcard 205: Perception of pain in an area that lacks sensation is known as _____.

Answer: anesthesia dolorosa

Flashcard 206: The most common type of HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy is _____ polyneuropathy.

Answer: distal symmetric

Flashcard 207: _______ is the drug of choice in cerebral venous thrombosis.

Answer: Heparin