Neurology — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: _____ may also be performed in Guillain-Barre syndrome

Answer: Nerve conduction studies

Flashcard 32: Eye Opening (GCS) scores: 4 - _____ 3 - To Sound (Voice) 2 - To Pressure (Pain) 1 - None

Answer: Spontaneous

Extra: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Summary: • Eye Opening (E): 1-4 • Verbal Response (V): 1-5 • Motor Response (M): 1-6 Total score: 3–15 (Score of 8 or less = Coma/Intubate)

Flashcard 33: TIA can present with sudden _____

Answer: transient loss of vision in one eye (amaurosis fugax)

Flashcard 34: Neuropathic pain arises following _____

Answer: damage or disruption of the nervous system

Flashcard 35: Carotid endarterectomy is performed on the _____ side to the symptoms.

Answer: ipsilateral

Extra: Carotid symptoms (like amaurosis fugax or hemiparesis) are caused by emboli or hypoperfusion from the ipsilateral carotid artery. Therefore, surgery (CEA) or stenting is performed on the side corresponding to the symptoms. Revascularization for asymptomatic disease is also performed on the side with significant stenosis.

Flashcard 36: Lateral Medullary (Walleburg's Syndrome) PICA occlusion, can cause Horner's Syndrome due to _____

Answer: damage of the descending sympathetic nerve fibres

Flashcard 37: Sodium valproate is a P450 _____

Answer: Inhibitor

Flashcard 38: The characteristic features of Guillian-Bare syndrome is _____

Answer: progressive, ascending ,symmetrical weakness of all the limbs

Flashcard 39: _____ is a serious adverse effect of Sodium Valproate, characterised by elevated serum ammonia levels

Answer: Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy

Flashcard 40: Causes of Neuropathic Pain include:\n- _____\n- _____\n- _____\n- _____

Answer: Diabetic neuropathy

Extra: Neuropathic pain is caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system. It is often described as burning, shooting, or electric-shock-like.