Neurology UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Neurology with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Neurology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
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Flashcard 73: What type of tumour is associated with myasthenia gravis?
Answer:
• Thymomas
Flashcard 74: Patient presents with arm weakness, and diplopia near the end of day, diagnosis?
Answer:
• Myasthenia gravis
*muscles fatigability
Flashcard 75: What are examples of Upper Motor Neurone Signs?
Answer:
• Spasticity: increased muscle tone
• Hyperreflexia: exaggerated reflexes, Babinski
Flashcard 76: What can mixed Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) and Lower Motor Neuron (LMN) signs suggest?
Answer: Motor Neuron Disease (MND) / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Extra: Mixed UMN and LMN signs are the hallmark of ALS.
Other differentials for mixed signs include:
- Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (UMN in legs, LMN in arms)
- Syringomyelia
- Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Cord (SCD)
- Friedreich Ataxia (though primarily sensory/ataxic)
Flashcard 77: What clinical feature helps differentiate Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease from drug-induced Parkinsonism?
Answer: • Asymmetrical symptoms = Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (IPD)
• Symmetrical symptoms = Drug-induced Parkinsonism (DIP)
Flashcard 78: What is the long term antiplatelet therapy in TIA?
Answer:
• clopidogrel
Flashcard 79: Preferred antiplatelet for secondary prevention following
stroke?
Answer: Clopidogrel
Flashcard 80: Where would Webers Test lateralise in Sensorineural hearing loss?
Answer:
• Lateralises to the unaffected ear
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