Neurology — Flashcards

Flashcard 511: What is the definitive management of an extradural haematoma? _____

Answer: Urgent decompression → craniotomy → burr holes

Flashcard 512: _____ subdural hematomas appear hypodense on CT

Answer: Chronic

Flashcard 513: A _____ classically presents with a sudden-onset "thunderclap headache"

Answer: subarachnoid haemorrhage

Flashcard 514: What are 3 modifiable risk factors for subarachnoid haemorrhages? _____

Answer: ↑ BP, smoking, alcohol intake

Flashcard 515: Nerve conduction studies for motor neuron disease are _____

Answer: normal (helps exclude neuropathy)

Flashcard 516: Mean age of onset for a subarachnoid haemorrhage is _____ years old

Answer: 50

Flashcard 517: What is the definitive management of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage? _____ or endovascular coiling

Answer: Neurosurgical clipping

Flashcard 518: ALS typically presents with _____ weakness.

Answer: asymmetric

Extra: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) involves both Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) and Lower Motor Neuron (LMN) signs. While it eventually becomes more generalized, the initial presentation is characteristically asymmetric.

Flashcard 519: Motor neuron disease is diagnosed clinically, but _____ can identify denervation & fibrillation

Answer: electromyography (EMG)

Flashcard 520: Subdural haemorrhage is most commonly seen among: _____ alcoholics infants (shaken baby) Patients on anticoagulants

Answer: elderly