Epidemiology
Inherited autosomal dominant disease
What is Huntington's Disease?
Rapid-onset confusion that is commonly seen in the elderly in times of acute illness.
What is delirium?
Unilateral facial drooping with inability to wrinkle the forehead.
What is Bell's Palsy?
Lumbar puncture results show elevated protein and low glucose.
What is bacterial meningitis?
Do NOT give NSAIDS during first 24 hours.
Type of seizure most common in children.
What is an absence seizure?
Results from the chronic blocking of dopamine receptors and associated upregulation.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
Presents with unilateral autonomic symptoms (lacrimation, rhinorrhea, etc.)
What are cluster headaches?
Is best confirmed with a spinal MRI.
What is a spinal epidural abcess?
What is the treatment for Cauda Equina Syndrome?
What is emmergent surgical decompression?
Most common in obese women of childbearing age.
What is Pseudotumor cerebri?
Commonly caused by ovarian teratomas.
What is NMDA-receptor encephalitis?
Executive functioning impairment that progresses in a stepwise fashion.
What is vascular dementia?
Patient shows visuospatial deficits on MOCA and no atrophy on imaging.
What is Lewey-Body dementia?
For what disease would you administer thiamine before giving glucose?
What is Wernicke's Encephalopathy?
A rare side effect of radiation that occurs years after treatment.
What is SMART syndrome.
Tumor involving cranial nerve VIII.
What is a vestibular schwannoma?
Presents with sinusitis, fever, and neuro deficits.
What is subdural empyema?
MRI show multiple finger-like lesion pattern.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
Which drugs are appropriate for the treatment of generalized seizures during pregnancy?
The most common cause of fatal encephalitis.
What is HSV?
Caused by cortical depression.
What is migraine?
What are the classic clinical signs of Wilson's disease?
Testing would involve a ferritin level to check for the possible cause of this.
What is restless leg syndrome?
Treatments for TIA with afib vs. without afib.
What are DOAC + statin vs. aspirin +statin?