Neurology — Flashcards

What is the acute management of tension headaches? _____

_____ is an autoimmune disease due to production of antibodies against post-synaptic nicotinic ACh receptors at motor end plates

Bell's palsy can disturb _____ because CN VII supplies anterior 2/3rds of taste innervation to the tongue

Bell's palsy improves after ~_____ & is usually gone within 2 months

Hint: time

Myasthenia gravis is a Type _____ hypersensitivity reaction

A patient is strongly suspected to have myasthenia gravis. Initial antibody testing is -ve for anti-AChR-antibodies. Which other autoantibodies can you consider testing for? _____

Bell's palsy affects cranial nerve _____

What does Myasthenic crisis present with? _____

What historical investigation is no longer done for myasthenia gravis? _____

Myasthenia gravis has a bimodal age distribution at _____ and ~60 years old