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The classic triad of meningitis
What is headache, stiff neck and altered mental status
100
This is the cause of this progressive ascending paralysis beginning in the legs that may involve respiratory muscles
What is Guillian Barre syndrome
100
Usually a lateralizing throbbing headache that occurs episodically following its onset in adolescence or early adult life
What is a migraine headache
100
The term for the inability to comprehend the spoken word or written word
What is sensory aphasia or receptive aphasia
100
This is the area of the brain responsible for thought, language and planning
What is the cerebral cortex
200
Three common signs/symptoms of meningitis in newborns and infants (not part of triad)
What are lethargy, irritability, poor feeding, rash, a bulging fontanel, or hypothermia
200
These are the types of visual auras that may occur in migraine headache with aura
What are 1) field defects; of luminous visual hallucinations such as stars, sparks, unformed light flashes (photopsia) 2) geometric patterns, or zigzags of light; or of some combination of field defects and luminous hallucinations (scintillating scotomas)
200
This type of chronic headache may be a risk factor for stroke
What is migraine with aura
200
Located in the temporal lobe, the area that is associated with language comprehension
What is Wernicke's area
200
This disease is characterized as an electrical "brainstorm"
What is epilepsy
300
Which of the following, (Meningitis or Meningoencephalitis) is more likely in a patient with fever, nuchal rigidity, photophobia, headache AND seizure
What is meningoencephalitis
300
This type of seizure is considered a medical emergency
What is What is status epilepticus
300
These are the two types of visual auras that may occur in migraine headache with aura
What are 1) field defects; of luminous visual hallucinations such as stars, sparks, unformed light flashes (photopsia) 2) geometric patterns, or zigzags of light; or of some combination of field defects and luminous hallucinations (scintillating scotomas)
300
Located in the frontal lobe, it is the area that mediates motor speech
What is Broca's area
300
Electrical activity of the brain recorded with scalp or brain electrodes
What is an EEG (electroencephalography)
400
This study is used to help diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
What is an EMG (electromyography)
400
A CT of the brain in a patient with a headache shows "something in the cerebellum", these directed neurologic exams would be appropriate to perform on this patient
What are gait, Romberg, coordination (heel to shin, finger to nose with eyes closed), rapid finger pincer movements (tip of pinky to tip of thumb rapidly bilaterally), finger-nose-finger exam
400
These are three groups of medications that can be used to prevent migraine headaches
What are cardiac (beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, ARB, tricyclic antidepressants, and anti epileptics (topiramate, valproic acid)
400
An allergy that would cancel any CT if contrast were to be used
What is allergy to iodine or seafood
400
This is a scanning method that detects radioactive material that is injected or inhaled to produce an image of the brain
What is a PET scan (positron emission tomography)
500
This is what the AEIOU TIPPS mnemonic stands for (regarding the approach to mental status change)
What is A- Alcohol, E - Epilepsy, I - Insulin, O - Opoids, U - Uremia, T - Trauma, temperature, I - Infection, P - Poisonings, P - Psychiatric, S - Stroke, shock
500
This is the first line medication to be given for trigeminal neuralgia
What is carbamazepine (Tegretol)
500
To prevent symptomatic medication overuse in migraine headache, use of simple analgesics should be limited to this many days or less per month?
What is 15 days or less per month
500
A test done to diagnose neurologic problems, but cannot be performed if a brain tumor or increased intracranial pressure is suspected
What is lumbar puncture
500
This is why a stroke is called a stroke, not a CVA
What is cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is generally not an accident - we need to teach patients it is a "brain attack". Just as we do not call an MI a myocardial accident
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