Neurology — Flashcards

A patient with headache, fever, nuchal rigidity and a non-blanching rash should NOT be given a(n) _____

Hint: investigation

Herniated discs can cause radiculopathy along the _____ nerve

Hint: most common

What is the most common cause of fungal meningitis? _____

Intraventricular catheters in invasive intracranial monitoring can also be used to ↓ ICP by _____

_____ is a condition that involves inflammation of the leptomeninges caused by viruses

If ICP rises significantly causing the compensatory reduction in blood flow and CSF to be exhausted, the pressure ↑ increases and _____ can occur

Hint: complication

_____ are most susceptible to fungal meningitis, particularly cryptococcal meningitis

Hint: demographic

Meningitis that presents with a _____ is characterstic of Meningococcal septicaemia

HSV-_____ can cause viral meningitis in adolescents and adults

A patient with raised intracranial pressure should have a _____/MRI to rule out an underlying cause