Terminology
An aphasia where speech OUTPUT is significantly reduced/limited.
What is Broca's aphasia?
Most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage.
What is hypertension?
Tapping on ventral wrist to assess for carpal tunnel syndrome.
What is the Tinel test?
Increased protein in CSF, decreased glucose in CSF
What is Bacterial meningitis?
Abortive/Rescue therapy for Migraine Headaches
What are Selective serotonin receptor agonists (Triptans)?
A pathology affecting a nerve root, with symptoms felt in corresponding myotome/dermatome.
What is a Radiculopathy?
Two organisms that most commonly cause bacterial meningitis.
What are S. pneumoniae and N. meningitidis?
Active flexion of supine patient's neck, positive if pain and flexion of knees. Assessing for meningitis.
Brudzinski's Sign
Crescent shaped lesion on CT of skull.
What is Subdural hematoma?
IV tPA within 4.5 hours of symptoms onset
What is Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke?
Inability to recognize the realities of self conditions
What is Anosognosia?
What is trauma to base of skull?
Slight increases in body temp worsening symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis.
What is Uhthoff's phenomenon?
Confirmed with CBC w diff, 2 sets of blood culture, lumbar puncture
What is meningitis?
Levodopa + Carbidopa
What is Treatment for Parkinson's disease?
Fast, fluid or jerky, constantly varying movement, typically seen in Huntington's disease.
What is Chorea?
Etiology of CTE.
What is repetitive head trauma/injury?
Waddling gait, lumbar lordosis, and calf enlargement often seen in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
What is Gower's sign?
Presence of beta-amyloid plaques with tau tangles.
What findings are found in histology of Alzheimer's disease?
Used for treating status epilepticus.
What is lorazepam IV?
An ataxic movement that has abnormal trajectories through space. i.e. overshooting/undershooting
What is dysmetria?
Etiology of Parkinson disease.
What is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta?
Impaired facial flushing seen in children with Horner's syndrome.
What is Harlequin sign?
Found in GBS.
What is an increase in CSF protein while have CSF WBC within normal limits?
Donepezil and/or Memantine
What are treatments for Alzheimer's?