Epilepsy
The occurrence of almost continuous and rhythmic or semi-rhythmic muscular contractions that remain localized to a limited area on one side of the body and persists for hours, days or even longer.
Epilepsia partialis continua
Most sensitive neuroimaging for detecting cerebral microbleeds in vascular dementia.
MRI with susceptibility-weighted imaging
In complex vocal tics, what do you call the condition where a patient repeat their own words
Palilalia
This syndrome results from bilateral infarction of the ACA-MCA border zone
Man in a Barrel Syndrome
This pain scale is considered a multidimensional pain assessment
McGill Pain Questionaire
Epilepsy syndrome associated with this EEG pattern
Childhood absence epilepsy
Characterized by a progressive non-fluent aphasia with effortful speech and grammatical errors among the subtypes of FTD
Primary progressive aphasia
This genetic disorder of the nervous system is a syndrome which exhibits genetic anticipation
Fragile X Syndrome ( Bonus Question: P 1000)
Who was the French neurologist who in the early twentieth century first described lacunar infarction as “etat lacunaire” ?
Pierre Marie
Activation of these receptors is least likely to produce physical dependence
Kappa
This is a condition characterized by severe developmental delay, paroxysms of laughter, jerky movements. EEG findings are bilateral, frontally predominant
Angelman syndrome
Lesion localization in Transcortical sensory aphasia
Thalamocortical Circuit (DAILY DOUBLE)
Worsening of Restless Leg Syndrome symptoms after initiation of Dopaminergic therapy is called
Augmentation
Which is the most common segment of vertebral artery involved in dissection?
V2 segment or C1-C2 segment
These two supplements were recognized by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and American Headache Society (AHS) to reduce frequency and headache days
Riboflavin and magnesium ( Bonus Question: P 1000)
This disease, which presents with myoclonus, tonic-clonic seizures, and relentless cognitive decline, has a mean age of onset at 14 years of age. It is an autosomal recessive condition wherein about 90% of cases have mutations in the gene EPM2A, which encodes a dual phosphatase. What is this disease called?
Lafora disease ( Bonus Question: P 1000 GC)
The patient recognized coins or a safety pin by vision or when placed in the right hand, but not in the left. The left –side deficit is called
Astereognosis
High intensity frequency ultrasound was approved for the treatment of essential tremors, which structure is targeted by this treatment?
Thalamus
What clinical trial by Chimowitz and colleagues indicated worse outcomes with intracranial carotid stenting compared to medical management?
SAMMPRIS Trial ( Bonus Question: P 1000)
Pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system
Neuropathic Pain
A prototypic encephalopathic generalized epilepsy with a triad of multiple mixed seizure types, impaired intellectual function and disturbance, and abnormal slow spike and wave discharges
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Subtypes of vascular dementia that is associated with strategic infarcts causing abrupt onset of cognitive decline and a stepwise progression
Multi-infarct dementia ( Bonus Question: PHP 1000 GC)
The presence of the milkmaid grip in chorea is attributed to what condition?
Motor Impersistence
The trial among children with sickle cell disease showed the efficacy of frequent transfusion in reducing the risk of stroke.
STOP Trial
These symptoms distinguishes familial hemiphlegic migraine(FHM) and sporadic hemiplegic migraine ( SHM) from migraine with aura
Unilateral motor symptoms