Neurology — Flashcards

The symptoms of _____ may be remembered with the mnemonic 'CTG': C: Cataracts T: Toupee (early balding in men) G: Gonadal atrophy Other symptoms include myotonia, muscle wasting, and arrhythmias

Myasthenia gravis classically involves the eyes, leading to _____ and diplopia

In Acoustic neuroma, there is increased _____ latency of wave I-V and increased inter-aural latency of wave V > 0.2ms

Internuclear ophthalmoplegia results in inability to _____ the ipsi-lateral eye

_____ syndrome results from basilar artery stroke

One complication of synkinesis (abnormal nerve regeneration) after facial nerve palsy recovery is Crocodile tear syndrome that occurs during eating, due to a rewiring from the _____ gland to tear glands

If a stroke is suspected, _____ is used to exclude hemorrhage before tPA can be given

Subacute combined degeneration in vitamin B12 deficiency affects the _____, corticospinal tracts, and spinocerebellar tracts

_____ hemorrhage is characterized by a yellow (xanthochromic) spinal tap

_____ (dementia or delirium) is associated with a normal pattern on EEG