Neurology 1
Typical duration of a generalized tonic-clonic seizure
1-3 minutes
Bell palsy treatment
Prednisone
Mnemonic for migraine characteristics
POUND (Pulsatile quality, One-day duration, Unilateral location, Nausea/vomiting, Disabling intensity)
Head injury, lucid interval, rapid neurologic compromise
Epidural hematoma
Most common cause of thunderclap headache
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Evaluation of first unprovoked seizure
MRI and EEG
Preferred imaging for subacute/chronic headaches with progressive features
Brain MRI
Best treatments for epilepsy in older patients
Gabapentin, lamotrigine, levetiracetam
Initial treatment of ocular and mild generalized myasthenia
Pyridostigmine
ASM that should be used cautiously in older patients
Valproate
Method for diagnosing nonconvulsive status epilepticus
Continuous EEG monitoring
Imaging for reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome
Brain MRI, cranial and cervical MRA or CTA
Antiplatelets for secondary prevention of noncardioembolic stroke
Aspirin, clopidogrel, or aspirin-dipyridamole
Respiratory function monitoring in GBS
Serial FVC and negative inspiratory force
Acute, unilateral, lancinating posterior headache with movement of cervical spine
Occipital neuralgia
Clinical syndrome associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome
Posthypoxic positive and negative myoclonus with action and gait
Lance-Adams syndrome
Flaccid paralysis with preserved vibration and position sense after prolonged aortic surgery
Anterior spinal artery infarct
Diagnosis suggested by language loss before cognitive dysfunction
Primary progressive aphasia
VTE treatment in CNS malignancy
Therapeutic low-molecular-weight heparin
Management of unceasing convulsive status epilepticus after IV benzodiazepine and ASM
Intubation; anesthetically induced coma for 24-48 h (propofol, midazolam, or pentobarbital)
Antibody test in myasthenia gravis with weakness of cervical extension
Anti–muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK)
Exercise-induced weakness, cramping, myoglobinuria
McArdle disease, carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency
Refractory daily headaches with triptan, ergot alkaloid, opioid, or combination analgesic use ≥10 days/month
Medication overuse headache
Migraine aura subtypes
Typical, brainstem, hemiplegic, retinal