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
Flashcard 81: Where would Weber's Test lateralise in Conductive hearing loss?
Answer:
• Lateralises to the affected ear
Flashcard 82: Besides Horner’s syndrome, what other signs can Pancoast
tumours present with?
Answer: Shoulder pain and upper limb neurological signs
Flashcard 83: How long can patients not drive for, following a first unprovoked or isolated seizure if brain imaging and EEG are normal?
Answer:
• 6 months
Flashcard 84: What
neurological condition should be suspected when fasciculations are observed?
Answer: MND
Flashcard 85: What is the next step in management after administering Prednisiolone in Bell's Palsy?
Answer:
• Prescribe artificial tears
• Eye taping at night
Flashcard 86: Why is a decarboxylase inhibitor given with levodopa?
Answer:
• To reduce peripheral side-effects
*by preventing peripheral conversion of levodopa to dopamine
Flashcard 87: Features of an S1 nerve root lesion?
Answer: - Sensory loss of posterolateral leg and lateral foot
- weakness in plantar flexion
- reduced ankle reflex
- positive sciatic stretch
test
Flashcard 88: What medication should be offered for patients with newly diagnosed Parkinson's who have motor symptoms affecting their quality of life?
Answer:
• Levodopa
Flashcard 89: What are widespread convulsions without conscious impairment likely to represent?
Answer:
• a Pseudoseizure
Flashcard 90:
• If neither second-line drugs work in Focal seizures try?
Answer:
• Carbamazepine
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