Neurology — Flashcards

Flashcard 231: Multiple sclerosis may cause _____ resulting in incontinence and sexual dysfunction

Answer: autonomic dysfunction

Flashcard 232: Intranuclear ophthalmoplegia in multiple sclerosis is typically caused by a lesion where? _____

Answer: Medial longitudinal fasiculus

Flashcard 233: Multiple sclerosis patients may experience _____: an exacerbation of neurological symptoms due to an increase in body temperature

Answer: Uhthoff's phenomenon

Flashcard 234: Multiple sclerosis is typically diagnosed between _____-40 years old

Answer: 20

Flashcard 235: _____ multiple sclerosis is characterised by discrete attacks of neurologic deficits with full or partial recovery and periods of stability in between.

Answer: Relapsing-remitting

Extra: Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) is the most common initial course (approx. 85%). It is characterized by clearly defined attacks of new or increasing neurologic symptoms. These attacks are followed by periods of partial or complete recovery (remissions), during which there is no apparent progression of disease.

Flashcard 236: Do genetics affect the risk of developing multiple sclerosis? _____

Answer: Yes (not directly inherited but there are 100s of genes affecting risk)

Flashcard 237: Multiple sclerosis is more common in countries located _____ from the equator

Answer: further

Flashcard 238: Multiple sclerosis is generally categorised into 3 types: _____, secondary progressive disease and primary progressive disease

Answer: relapsing-remitting disease (most common)

Flashcard 239: Multiple sclerosis is more common in _____

Answer: women

Flashcard 240: What is the most appropriate step in the management of an active seizure in a patient with epilepsy? _____

Answer: Manage ABCs THEN abort the seizure if > 5 minutes THEN assess therapeutic drug levels THEN assess VITAMINS and get EEG