Neurology — Flashcards

_____ should be ruled out before diagnosing a relapse of multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis may cause _____ resulting in incontinence and sexual dysfunction

_____ is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes demyelination of the CNS and axonal degeneration thought to be caused by auto-reactive T-lymphocytes

Intranuclear ophthalmoplegia in multiple sclerosis is typically caused by a lesion where? _____

Long term management of multiple sclerosis is with _____ such as natalizumab, cladribine and ocrelizumab

Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis uses the _____ criteria: ≥2 episodes separated in space (confirmed on MRI) and time (confirmed on MRI or CSF analysis)

_____ is the most common presentation of multiple sclerosis and is typically UNIlateral

Multiple sclerosis may present with _____ difficulties if there is a lesion in the cerebellum

Chronic fatigue syndrome has a(n) _____ cause

Multiple sclerosis patients may experience _____: an exacerbation of neurological symptoms due to an increase in body temperature