Neurology — Flashcards
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What are the first-line pharmacological management for essential tremor? _____ or primidone
TIAs typically resolve completely within _____
Hint: time
Surgical management of brain abscess Mainstay = _____ Larger, multiloculated, or recurrent = craniotomy
Strokes involving the _____ cerebral artery may cause hemineglect if they occur in the non-dominant hemisphere
What is the best investigation for suspected encephalitis? _____
A _____ is a life-threatening condition involving a localised, infectious collection of pus within the brain parenchyma, often encapsulated by a fibrous capsule
What is the likely diagnosis in a child with a history of tetralogy of Fallot and recurrent sinusitis that presents with a two-week history of worsening morning headaches, fever, focal neurological deficits, and a recent first-time seizure? _____
Hint: diagnosis
Triad of symptoms for a brain abscess are _____, focal neurological deficits, & fever
Hint: most common
TIAs are now described as brief neurological impairment from cerebral, spinal, or retinal ischaemia _____
Which main cerebral artery (via its lenticulostriate branches) supplies the genu and posterior limb of the internal capsule? _____
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