Neurology — Flashcards

Migraines typically present as a pulsating pain with _____, photophobia, or phonophobia

Cluster headaches are more common in _____ 4:1

Hint: gender

What is the investigation for herniated discs if a clinical diagnosis cannot be made? _____

_____ are most susceptible to viral meningitis caused by enteroviruses

Hint: demographic

The brain has limited ability to accommodate additional volume because of the _____, making it susceptible to ↑ ICP if any additional volume is introduced

Hint: anatomical component

Do not give a patient IM/IV benzylpenicillin for meningococcal meningitis/sepsis if _____

Headaches because of raised ICP are typically worse _____

Hint: time

_____ is a life-threatening condition that involves inflammation of the leptomeninges caused by bacteria

What is the most common cause of fungal meningitis? _____

The skull is a rigid container of _____: The Monro-Kellie doctrine states that the sum of inctracranial volumes is constant, therefore an ↑ increase in one must be offset by an equivalent ↓ decrease in the other two

Hint: 3 key components