Neurology — Flashcards

What other management is used for MND besides riluzole? _____

Progressive muscular atrophy predominantly affects _____ motor neurons typically affecting the distal limbs first

Hint: upper/lower

What type of brain haemorrhage presents insidiously 4 weeks after the initial injury with headache, somnolence, confusion, and focal neurologic deficits? _____

Elderly patient presents with progressive confusion and fluctuating consciousness weeks after a minor fall. _____?

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

What is the definitive management of an extradural haematoma? _____

There are 2 types of subarachnoid haemorrhage; _____ & spontaneous SAH

Hint: most common

Rebleeding is a complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage that typically arises _____

Hint: duration

ALS typically presents initially with asymmetric weakness and atrophy/fasciculations in the _____ limbs.

Motor neuron disease onsets at ages _____ to 70 years old