Neurology — Flashcards

Flashcard 61: Following a stroke or TIA it is very important to exclude a _____ before starting any anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy

Answer: haemorrhage

Flashcard 62: What other medications can lead to falls via other mechanisms? 7

Answer: • Benzodiazepines • Antipsychotics • Opiates • Anticonvulsants • Codeine • Digoxin • Other sedative agents

Flashcard 63: What Neurological Differentials could cause Falls? 2

Answer: • Stroke • Peripheral Neuropathy

Flashcard 64: Is Aspiration common in neurological injury?

Answer: • Yes

Flashcard 65: What are examples of Upper Motor Neurone Signs?

Answer: • Spasticity: increased muscle tone • Hyperreflexia: exaggerated reflexes, Babinski

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Flashcard 68: Patient presents with arm weakness, and diplopia near the end of day, diagnosis?

Answer: • Myasthenia gravis *muscles fatigability

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Flashcard 70: What is the classic clinical presentation of syringomyelia?

Answer: Dissociated sensory loss (loss of pain and temperature sensation) in a 'cape-like' distribution over the hands and arms.

Extra: Syringomyelia is frequently associated with Chiari I malformation. It involves the formation of a fluid-filled cyst (syrinx) within the spinal cord, most commonly in the cervical region, which damages the anterior white commissure first.